Publication date: 1991, December
Author: AfDB
Description: The rural electrification project in'the Medenine, Gabès, Gafsa and Tozeur Governorates is in keeping with the social and land use planning policy of the Tunisian Government. Rural electrification is indeed one of the priorities of the 5th national development plan whose overriding objective is the improvement of the people's living conditions through the attainment of food self-sufficiency, job creation in the industrial sector and the availability of electricity in the rural areas. The Tunisian authorities meant thereby to highlight their resolve to consolidate the favourable trends of the economy and ensure a fair geographic and social distribution of the fruits of growth.
