# 2015 Report: ADB Water Plan for Somaliland

> A 2 June 2015 Somaliland Sun report said Somalia Federal Government received an African Water Facility grant for a water resources plan in Somaliland.

- By: Editorial Team, Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com/about)
- Published: 1 October 2026
- Format: News story (reported from one named public source)
- Publication: Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com)
- Subject: Infrastructure and Services
- Tags: water-supply, utilities
- Web version: https://somaliconstructionreview.com/blog/adb-water-plan-somaliland-2015

## Key points

- On 2 June 2015 Somaliland Sun reported, citing an African Development Bank statement, that the Somalia Federal Government received a grant from the African Water Facility for a water resources plan in Somaliland.
- The reported executing agency was the African Water Facility, with procurement under AFDB rules and bidding documents expected in August 2015.
- The report does not establish whether the project started, was implemented, or was completed after June 2015.

On 2 June 2015, Somaliland Sun reported that the Somalia Federal Government had received a grant from the African Water Facility, administered and hosted by the African Development Bank, to finance the “Preparation of Water Resources Management and Investment Plan” for Somaliland. The report cited an African Development Bank statement.

The stated objective of the project was to improve water resources management and catalyse water sector investments in Somaliland. The executing agency was the African Water Facility, according to the same report.

Procurement of works, goods and services for the project was to be undertaken by the African Water Facility using the African Development Bank’s procurement rules of May 2008, revised July 2012. The report said bidding documents were expected to be available in August 2015.

The report did not specify a grant amount, currency, agreement number, or project location. It gave no information on whether the Somalia Federal Government or the African Water Facility had confirmed the grant or project details beyond the cited statement.

The article’s headline referred to “Building Resilience to Water Stress” and named Hargeisa, but the body text described a different project title and gave no location. The report provided no evidence on what happened after June 2015: no start date, implementation progress, or completion. No subsequent procurement notices, contracts, or implementation reports were cited.

## Questions

### Which entity is SFG?

SFG stands for Somalia Federal Government, as named in the Somaliland Sun report of 2 June 2015.

### What is the project scope?

The reported scope was the “Preparation of Water Resources Management and Investment Plan” for Somaliland, with the objective to improve water resources management and catalyse water sector investments.

### What is the funding amount from ADB?

The report does not state a grant amount. It only says a grant was received from the African Water Facility, administered and hosted by the African Development Bank.

## Sources

- [Somaliland: SFG to Manage ADB Funded “Building Resilience to Water Stress” Project in Hargeisa](https://somalilandsun.com/somaliland-sfg-to-manage-adb-funded-building-resilience-to-water-stress-project-in-hargeisa/) — Somaliland Sun, 2015-06-02