The South-West regional seminar on solar energy potential in Tunisia was organized at the initiative of Tozeur Industrial and Technological Complex and ISET of Tozeur in collaboration with the ANME on March 26, 2015 at the university campus. The event is part of the development strategy for the use of solar energy in the governorate of Tozeur with the time horizon of 2030, conceived by the strategic planning team 'Think Tank Solar Energy’.

Tozeur, confident in its solar potential (naturally very sunny, over 3000 hours of sunshine per year) is able to make a great line of business in photovoltaic production , estimated by Djérid Pole CEO Mr. Nidhal Hedfi and thereby ensuring its energy self-sufficiency and sustaining certain activities in the region and rationalizing electricity consumption for industrials as for households and especially for the irrigation sector which currently corners 40% of total governorate consumption as far as farmers’ debts with STEG exceed 10 million dinars. The strategy developed by the strategic planning team 'Think Tank Solar Energy' is based on region’s reserves, which has 340 sunshine days, and is consolidated by the R & D potential in Tunisia besides mobilized capacities provided by a photovoltaic station that will be founded in the area by the Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas (STEG), with an estimated production capacity equal to 10 MW.

Besides the Centre of Excellence project said Center of career and Certification of competencies 4C in solar energy in ISET Tozeur aimed to produce and transfer knowledge between stakeholders of Dates and Solar sectors and strengthen the specific capabilities, The Industrial and Technological Pole has already begun the training of competencies in this field in collaboration with the university establishment to launch a professional master in renewable Energy.

It is also noted that the pole has initiated the development of a strategic plan aimed to encourage Tunisian and foreign investors to invest in the region through the animation of an interactive website and other communication tools.