In brief
- On 6 June 2015, Somaliland Sun reported that the Hargeisa Urban Water Supply Upgrading Project (HUWSUP) had begun, with two firms contracted for civil works.
- The report gives no project cost, specific start date, or current status, and no subsequent progress or completion has been documented in the source.
On 6 June 2015, Somaliland Sun reported that the rehabilitation and expansion of the Hargeisa Urban Water System had begun. The report was headlined “Somaliland: Hargeisa Urban Water Supply Upgrading Project Commence.”
The work, known as the Hargeisa Urban Water Supply Upgrading Project (HUWSUP), was reported to have "ensued" and "kicked off upon the arrival of the firms from Ethiopia and France", Awash Weldey & Feljas and Masson Contracting Companies, which Somaliland Sun said were contracted to perform civil works.
Somaliland Sun reported that the two firms "jointly won an open bid for Main Construction Contract." The publication stated that HUWSUP was being undertaken by the Hargeisa Water Agency (HWA), with technical support from UN-HABITAT and funding from the European Union and the Somaliland Development Fund (SDF).
The report said the main works would be undertaken at Geed Deeble, 22 km north of Hargeisa Town, and would involve drilling three new boreholes, borehole equipment, and piped connection of the Hora Haadley boreholes to the Geed Deeble system.
HWA Managing Director Ibrahim Siyaad Yonis was quoted by Somaliland Sun as saying the works were necessitated by insufficient supply from a system installed by a Chinese firm.
Somaliland Sun reported that a meeting between HWA officials and the two contracting firms in Hargeisa "ended on concurrence towards completion of works as per specification and timeline." No meeting date or specific timeline was given.
The publication also reported that extension works for the Xaraf Ayaha Water Supply System project had "already been accomplished," aimed at reducing water costs for the Hayaha 1&2 IDP settlements in South West Hargeisa.
The report does not give a project value, contract value, or funding amount for HUWSUP or the Xaraf Ayaha extension. It also does not state a specific commencement date, completion date, or any progress or status update after 6 June 2015.