Energy Transition Facing Energy Challenges: Empowering Tunisian Housholds to Embrace Solar Energy 49.7°C in Kairouan, Tunisia recorded on July 18, 2026. This single figure underscores the urgency of the situation. Last week,FNF Tunisia, in partnership with the Tunisian Women Network for Energy Transition, brought together experts, institutions, and civil society for a crucial debate: "Facing Energy Challenges: The Potential of Residential Solar Power for Tunisian Households." The event was moderated by Dr. Essia Znouda of the National Engineering School of Tunis (ENIT). A Country at the Crossroads of Three Transitions Tunisia is facing the convergence of three transitions at once: climate, energy, and social. Summer consumption peaks are skyrocketing reaching 4,383 MW in July 2026, of which roughly 1,200 MW is attributable to air conditioning alone. Nearly 2.8 million air conditioning units are currently installed across the country, more than 1 million of which do not comply with efficiency standards. Against this backdrop, the panel discussions explored not only the technical dimensions of the crisis, but also its human and social stakes. Panel 1: Understanding the Crisis The first panel opened with an uncomfortable question: has Tunisia entered a state of energy emergency? Speakers examined the structural pressures driving the country's energy system rising demand, import dependency, and constraints on the national grid. The discussion then broadened to climate justice. Extreme heat does not affect everyone equally, and the right to affordable energy must be protected particularly for low-income households and other vulnerable groups who are the least equipped to cope with rising energy costs and worsening heat exposure. Panel 2: Residential Solar Power as a Concrete Solution The second panel, featuring experts from the National Agency for Energy Conservation (ANME), the solar installation sector, and the Tunisian Electricity and Gas Company (STEG), focused on the PROSOL Elec program Tunisia's