Somalia launches solar-plus-storage tender

Somalia’s Ministry of Energy and Minerals has launched a tender to design, supply, install, test and commission an 8 MW/20 MWh solar-plus-storage project in the northwest of the country.

The project will be built in Borama, the largest city in the northwestern Awdal region of Somalia. The contract will cover the design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of the hybrid system, alongside the implementation of 5 km of a 33 kV evacuation line for local utility Awdal Electric Company.

The government will use financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the works, which form part of the Somali Electricity Sector Recovery Project. Full bidding documents can be obtained from the government’s website. A pre-bid conference will be conducted virtually on May 14, 2025, ahead of the deadline for applications, which must be received via post by June 14, 2025. For additional details about this tender, please visit our Business Opportunity page here.