Tunisia enforces rolling blackouts as heatwave strains power grid

Tunisia has been enforcing rolling blackouts after weeks of extended power cuts left businesses and households struggling, as an extreme heatwave pushed strain on the country's energy grid to critical levels. The Order of Young Doctors reported that between 150 and 200 people died from heat-related causes during the crisis.

Businesses reported serious losses as perishable goods spoiled during the outages, compounding the economic toll of the heatwave. Authorities said power supply is beginning to return to normal this week as temperatures ease across the country.

The crisis has exposed Tunisia's fragile dependence on its existing energy infrastructure, as climate change drives increasingly frequent and severe heatwaves across North Africa, prompting renewed debate over investment in grid capacity and renewable energy sources.