Tunisia Cloud & Infrastructure Summit 2026: Navigating Digital Transformation and Energy Sovereignty

Tunis, September 4, 2026 – The Tunisia Cloud & Infrastructure Summit convened this past Friday in Tunis, bringing together key stakeholders from the cloud, data center, and cybersecurity sectors for a full day of strategic discussions. The central theme of the event was the dual imperative of driving digital transformation while ensuring the sovereignty of Tunisia’s critical digital infrastructure.

The Critical Role of Energy

The summit opened with a keynote address by Tunisie Telecom, outlining its vision for the evolution of cloud services and digital infrastructure within the country. This was followed by an inaugural panel focused on cloud adoption, hybrid data center models, and the resilience of AI infrastructure.

Rami El Golli, a Doctor of Engineering in Energy and a consultant specializing in energy transition, highlighted a statistic that carries significant weight in the industry: data centers currently account for 1.5% of global electricity consumption, a figure projected to double by 2030. He noted that IT equipment alone consumes nearly 70% of the total electricity used by a data center.

According to El Golli, meeting this growing demand requires a balanced approach that combines both small-scale and large-scale investments to achieve results in both the short and medium term. He emphasized that a stable, available, and regular power grid is essential to realizing these goals and directly supporting the infrastructure necessary for modern data centers.

Data Centers as Strategic Investments

Nazeh Ben Ammar, Managing Director of Exellencia and a member of the Board of Directors of the Tunisian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, provided context on the global market dynamics. He observed that the worldwide data center market is increasingly polarized around two major hubs: China and the United States.

In contrast, Tunisia is still in the early stages of development, currently operating only three small data centers, all of which are running below capacity. However, this gap has not deterred foreign investors from showing interest in the Tunisian market.

Ben Ammar pointed out that international investors are increasingly conditioned by a near-systematic requirement: access to green energy sources. This has become a critical guarantee in the face of tightening global regulations, which now include financial sanctions for operators who fail to comply with new environmental standards. For Tunisia, securing sustainable energy solutions is no longer just an environmental concern but a prerequisite for attracting investment and competing in the global digital economy.