# 2020 Report: Shaba Water Struggles in Borama

> Somaliland Standard reported Shaba Water Company was struggling to supply Borama as population rose; evidence since is lacking.

- By: Editorial Team, Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com/about)
- Published: 30 September 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/borama-water-supply-2020-report

## Key points

- On 18 July 2020, Somaliland Standard reported that Shaba Water Company, the piped water operator for Borama, faced strain from a rising population.
- The report cited claims of new borehole drilling in western areas including Sakawa, but provided no completion or capacity data.
- There is no verified information on Shaba Water Company's status, supply capacity, or progress since that report.

On 18 July 2020, Somaliland Standard reported that Shaba Water Company, the piped water operator supplying Borama, was struggling to meet demand as the city's population rose. The report, by M.A. Egge, described the company's service as reaching “almost every household”, but did not provide coverage data or population figures.

The report cited Prof Dahir Mohamed Hadi, deputy head of Dawan Media Group, who called the challenge “quite monumental” and said sourcing water was extensive and costly, requiring aid as in other developing countries. It did not name any international NGO or specify funding amounts.

Shaba Water Company CEO Eng Abdirahman Abdisalan Sheikh Ali Jowhar told the publication that much of Borama's water had formerly come from eastern parts of the city, and that the company had explored and was drilling new boreholes in western areas, with the latest efforts in the Sakawa vicinity.

The 2020 report does not establish what has happened since. It gives no completion status, yield, or cost for the western or Sakawa boreholes, no current water production or demand figures, and no record of any NGO or government support. As of this report, no verifiable update on Shaba Water Company's operational status or supply capacity after July 2020 is available in the public record.

## Sources

- [Shaba Water Company Struggles to Supply the Vital Commodity as Population Rises in Borama](https://somalilandstandard.com/shaba-water-company-struggles-to-supply-the-vital-commodity-as-population-rises-in-borama/) — Somaliland Standard, 2020-07-18