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In brief
- Hargeisa Water Agency told the House of Elders standing committee on 21 April 2025 that it fully funded and completed the Kalqoray Dam, described in the briefing as the largest dam in Somaliland.
- The same briefing said the dam is expected to improve the condition of the underwater reservoirs at Geedeeble; that reads as an expectation, not a measured result.
- The briefing gives different pipeline totals in different passages, so scopes need reconciling before any figure is used as the project total.
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Hargeisa Water Agency reported on 21 April 2025 that it fully funded and completed the Kalqoray Dam, the largest dam in Somaliland, and that the dam is expected to improve the condition of the underwater reservoirs at Geedeeble. The General Manager, Mohamed Ali Darood, gave the account in an introductory report to the Standing Committee of the Somaliland House of Elders.
What the source records
In the briefing, Hargeisa Water Agency states that it fully funded and completed the Kalqoray Dam and that the dam is expected to improve the condition of the underwater reservoirs at Geedeeble. The same account records phase one of the water expansion as completed in October 2022, with production rising from 6,500 to 26,000 cubic metres per day, and a 23 km, 600 mm feeder main from Geedeeble. It also reports 166 km of pipe and four service reservoirs in phase two, and elsewhere 228 km of pipe laid but not yet operational.
What it means on site
For a builder, engineer or client reading this as a record of what was reported, the useful detail is the split between completed and operational. The agency describes reservoirs as completed and tested but not yet operational, and pipes as laid but not in use. Those are commissioning states, not supply states, and they turn on valves, pumps and connections. Where a design depends on recharge from the dam, treat the recharge benefit as an expectation until monitoring records show it. Ask the agency or the project engineer which structures are tied in and which are isolated.
What the source does not establish
The source is a parliamentary briefing dated 21 April 2025, so it is a snapshot as of that date, not the present condition of the dam, the reservoirs or the pipe network. It does not give the dam's dimensions, spillway arrangement, storage volume or instrumentation. The recharge benefit is stated as expected, not measured. The briefing gives different pipeline totals in different passages, and it does not reconcile the scopes, so the figures should not be totalled without checking. It also does not assign fault for any contract outcome.
What to do next
Request the agency's completion record for the Kalqoray Dam, including as-built drawings, the reservoir commissioning and test certificates, and any water level or recharge monitoring data for Geedeeble. Ask the agency's project office which of the listed pipelines and reservoirs are tied into supply.
Frequently asked questions
Did Hargeisa Water Agency say it completed the Kalqoray Dam?
Yes. In its 21 April 2025 briefing to the House of Elders standing committee, the agency stated that it fully funded and completed the Kalqoray Dam and that the dam is expected to improve the condition of the underwater reservoirs at Geedeeble.
Why do the pipeline figures in the briefing differ?
The source gives 166 km in one passage and 228 km in another. The briefing does not reconcile the scopes, so ask the agency which totals cover which phase before using either figure.
Sources
Local reporting: this article is written for building work in Hargeisa and Somaliland. Ground conditions, prices and rules differ between places; confirm the details for your own site.