Canal Médjerda-Cap Bon
Interbasin transfer, 120 km canal carrying 16 m3/s; irrigation of 19,000 hectares alongside drinking water supply and aquifer recharge in Tunisia.
Operational
The record
- Country
- Tunisia
- Location
- El Aroussia to Belli
- Coordinates
- —
- Technology
- Interbasin transfer
- Capacity
- 120 km canal carrying 16 m3/s; irrigation of 19,000 hectares alongside drinking water supply and aquifer recharge
- Capital cost
- —
- Stage
- Operational
- Owner or client
- Ministere de l'Agriculture, des Ressources Hydrauliques et de la Peche (DGBGTH)
- Contractor
- —
- Operator
- DGBGTH, with SONEDE drawing raw water for treatment
- Finance
- —
- Award or start year
- 1984
- Commissioned
- 1984
Record last checked 2026-09-18.
History
- 1984
Canal commissioned between the Laroussia dam and Belli
- 2015-10
Modernisation design and supervision assignment started
- 2020-01
Modernisation assignment completed
- 2026-01
SONEDE shut the canal for scheduled maintenance from 29 January to 12 February 2026
Sources
4 references
Every field in the record above is taken from the references below. A field that none of them confirms prints as a dash.
- Societe du Canal de Provence, Modernisation of the Medjerda-Cap-Bon canal infrastructure, Tunisia. web.archive.org.
- 120 km canal carrying 16 m3/s, commissioned 1984, carrying raw water from the Laroussia dam for drinking water, irrigation of 19,000 hectares and groundwater replenishment; client DGBGTH; modernisation assignment from October 2015 to January 2020 covering the canal, pumping stations, regulating valves and screening equipment.
- SONEDE, Du 29 janvier et jusqu'au 12 fevrier 2026, chomage technique du Canal Medjerda-Cap Bon. sonede.com.tn.
- MENA Water Review major projects register and PPP pipeline — compiled from procurer publications, development-bank project pages and trade reporting; each record names its source.
Describes the canal as the principal drinking water artery for Cap Bon, the Sahel and northern Sfax, affecting Nabeul, Sousse, Monastir, Mahdia and northern Sfax during the shutdown.