# Erigavo solar plant installation toured by energy minister in 2020

> Somaliland Sun reported a minister's tour of an Erigavo solar installation and targets for January and February 2021.

- 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: electrical-work, utilities
- Web version: https://somaliconstructionreview.com/blog/erigavo-solar-plant-tour-2020

## Key points

- On 19 December 2020, Somaliland Sun reported an Energy Ministry delegation toured a solar power plant installation site in Erigavo, Sanaag region.
- SEBCO Chairman Mohamud Ahmed Liban was reported saying works were expected to be completed by the end of January; the report states no year.
- No evidence covers what happened after that report: completion, February 2021 supply and current operation are not established.

On 19 December 2020, Somaliland Sun reported that Somaliland's Minister of Energy and Minerals, Hon. Jama Mohamud Egal, toured a solar power plant installation site in Erigavo, in the Sanaag region, and that residents would benefit from the project.

## Who was there and what was said

The delegation was welcomed in Erigavo by Sanaag Governor Eng Ahmed Cisman Hassan, Erigavo Mayor Ismail Haji Nur and SEBCO Chairman Mohamud Ahmed Liban, according to Somaliland Sun. The report says Liban gave details on the progress of the solar installation, whose works he said were expected to be completed by the end of January. The source sentence does not state a year.

The report says the project will include solar panels, a daylight saving battery and power generators with state-of-the-art equipment. It does not state solar capacity, battery capacity, generator numbers, the number of beneficiaries or a tariff.

A second attributed statement carries the completion claim. The Minister of Energy, named in the report's quotation as Mr. Jama M Cigaal, thanked the company assigned the installation task and said the solar power project was nearing its completion stage, according to Somaliland Sun. The same report says the Minister said the project's main aim was to provide safer and affordable electricity to Erigavo residents come February 2021. That is a stated target, not a record of supply.

Sanaag Energy Coordinator Osman Omar Farah, speaking at the site, said people would be getting cheap electricity in the near future, and thanked the Minister and the company assigned the installation task, the report says. The Mayor said they welcomed the delegation's arrival and the Ministry of Energy's facilitation of implementation. The Governor said he was pleased with the delegation's arrival and the ongoing work on solar power.

## What the report does not establish

It states no project value, contract value, total cost or currency. No funder is named, and no contractor or installer is named; SEBCO's role is not specified. The phased language is the officials' own, reported on a single date.

No evidence covers the period after 19 December 2020. Whether works were completed by the end of January, whether electricity supply began in February 2021, and how the plant operates now are not established by the report, and there is no later document to confirm or contradict those statements.

## Questions

### When did Somaliland Sun report the Erigavo solar plant tour?

On 19 December 2020, reporting that Minister of Energy and Minerals Hon. Jama Mohamud Egal toured a solar power plant installation site in Erigavo.

### What completion date was given in the 2020 report?

SEBCO Chairman Mohamud Ahmed Liban was reported saying works were expected to be completed by the end of January; the source sentence does not state a year.

### What is the capacity of the Erigavo solar plant?

The report does not state solar capacity, battery capacity, generator numbers or a tariff level.

## Sources

- [Somaliland: Residents of Erigavo to Benefit from Solar Power Project- says Minister Jama](https://somalilandsun.com/somaliland-residents-of-erigavo-to-benefit-from-solar-power-project-says-minister-jama/) — Somaliland Sun, 2020-12-19