Abdelaziz HALLEB, President of FEDELEC (UTICA)- Tunisia

Industrial Cooperation to Electrify Africa

Tunisian Trade Union

FEDELECThe Trade Union of the Electric and Electronic Industries

1 Trade Union 400 Entreprises 100000 Employees 6 Billion USD 80% Export The 1st exporting sector in Tunisia

Introduction

1. In Africa, more than 700 million people are without electricity

2. Africa is the continent with the largest population growth. by 2040, one billion African people will need to access to electricity

3. Africa is rich in energy resources of all types

Why ?

3 business reasons

Tunisia is the gateway To access to this future big market

Tunisia is the most electrified country in Africa, 94 % electrification rate

Its experience is recognized by African countries

Tax breaks- Total exemption from taxes on profits for 10 years- Off-shore bank accounts

Freedom to invest- Possibility of holding up to 100% of capital- Repatriation of dividends and proceeds from sale

Intellectual property

-Protected by the terms of domestic law and by international treaties

Ease of export & import- Single bundle of documentation for imports- Generalization of bonded warehouses

Free trade-20 bilateral agreements-Association agreement with the EU-Agadir Agreement-Member of COMESA

Export (US $ M) Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof (2011)

1 Tunisia 45002 Moroco 32003 South africa 23004 Egypt 12005 Mauritius 20

Today, Tunisia is the first African country exporter of electrical and electronic products

Fact

Export (US $ M) of Electrical machinery and equipment

and parts thereof (2011)

8500 Finland

1 Tunisia 4500 4600 Brazil

2 Morocco 3200 3300 Russian Federation

3 South africa 2300

EME EXPORT VALUE Tunisian Export vs Other Countries

Transformers

All range of the electrical equipment

Network and distribution components

Indoor and Outdoor Electrical accessories

Solar heater equipment

Components for the wind turbines and solar

Monitoring System

Energy and Water metering

Components for the automotive industry

Distribution Panels

Indoor & outdoor lighting systems

Diversified electrical industry

Tunisian standards identical to European standards

Member of the International Electrotechnical Commission

Several companies specialized in service, maintenance and installations are based in Africa

Tunisian consulting firms are present in over 20 countries in Africa Major of the Africans employees are Trained in Tunisia

Facts

Tunisia, the only African country to participate in PISA,

the OECD's Programme for International

Student Assessment (PISA) that evaluates education systems worldwide by testing 15-year-olds in key subjects

Cooperation between finnish and tunisian companies open opportunities to new value chain possibilities for a competitive access to the african market, examples:• Power generation• Power distribution• Rural electrification

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