A technician (1st R) introduces a solar panel to visitors at the first International Fair of Energy Transition in Tunis, Tunisia, on Oct. 19, 2022. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)
TUNIS, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- The first International Fair of Energy Transition (SITE) closed on Friday in Tunisia's capital Tunis. The three-day event attracted at least 30 exhibitors from Tunisia, Germany and China and received about 5,000 visitors.
"It is an opportunity to attract investment in the field of renewable energies in the light of the development of the Russia-Ukraine crisis and the global trend toward a green economy and clean energies," Ahlam Al-Baji Al-Sayeb, chief-of-staff of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy, said at the opening ceremony on Wednesday.
It is worth noting that Tunisia recently decided to release strategic oil reserves amid rising global oil prices and fuel shortages in the North African country.
A woman tries an electric motorcycle at the first International Fair of Energy Transition in Tunis, Tunisia, on Oct. 19, 2022. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)
Vehicles line up to refuel at a gas station in Tunis, Tunisia, on Oct. 14, 2022. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)
Photo taken on Oct. 14, 2022 shows a closed gas station in Tunis, Tunisia. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)■