Prime Minister Youssef Chahed decided Friday to dismiss Minister of Energy, Mines and Renewable Energy Khaled Gaddour, Secretary of State in charge of Mines Hachem Hmidi, the Director-General and CEO of the Tunisian Oil Activities Enterprise (ETAP), a Prime Ministry press release announced without providing further details on the causes.

Chahed also decided to merge the Energy, Mines and Renewable Energy Ministry with that of Industry and Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises.

A commission of experts stemming from the Prime Ministry will be set up and tasked with restructuring the Energy Ministry and reviewing the sector’s governance, the same source specified.

The General Public Service Control Authority (ICGSP) and that of the General Financial Control (CGF) will be entrusted with initiating a thorough investigation into this ministry.