Tunisia is seeking investments worth 36 billion Tunisian dinars ($11.7 billion) in the rail sector by 2040, driving most of the investments through public-private partnerships (PPP), said Minister of Transport Rabi Mejidi.
The package includes 47 infrastructure projects with a total investment estimated at TND 68 billion, Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) news agency reported, citing the minister’s speech at the 17th edition of the Middle East Rail Conference in Abu Dhabi.
Mejidi said Tunisia is planning to restructure the companies operating in the rail sector and urban rail transport in cities and districts by completing the rapid rail network project in Greater Tunis.