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In brief
- Hargeisa Water Agency's General Manager told the House of Elders on 21 April 2025 that the strategy is to fill the large reservoirs at Al Huda, Manhal, Gacan-Libaax and Koodbuur before moving to smaller ones such as Ina-Naxar and SingaSigaha.
- The same briefing states that 228 km of pipes and nine new water facilities were complete and ready but not yet operational at that date.
- The account contains different pipeline totals and gives no present condition, so anyone relying on it should request the current completion and commissioning record from the agency.
Contents
Hargeisa Water Agency's General Manager, Mohamed Ali Darood, told the Standing Committee of the Somaliland House of Elders on 21 April 2025 that the agency's strategy for the second phase of the water expansion is to fill the major reservoirs first, then the smaller downstream ones. The agency published its account of that briefing.
What the source records
In the briefing, the General Manager said the plan is "to prioritize filling the larger reservoirs to supply water to wider areas before moving on to the smaller reservoirs", naming Al Huda, Manhal, Gacan-Libaax (on top of Karinta hill) and the main Chinese reservoir in Koodbuur, followed by Ina-Naxar and SingaSigaha. The same account states 228 km of pipes were laid but not yet operational, and lists four service reservoirs of 7,630 cubic metres capacity plus Coca-Cola Africa Foundation facilities, nine new facilities in total, complete and ready but not yet operational, according to Hargeisa Water Agency.
What it means on site
The mechanism is commissioning sequence: water reaches customers through the main service reservoirs and the distribution mains, so a connection that branches off a smaller reservoir can stay dry until that reservoir is filled and its pipework charged. When a client asks about supply timing for a plot, the useful question is which reservoir and which distribution main the connection depends on, and whether that main is listed as operational or complete but not charged. Confirm the sequence against the agency's own commissioning record rather than a verbal projection.
What the source does not establish
This is a briefing as of 21 April 2025. It states an intention to prioritise larger reservoirs; it does not show that any of them was filled, charged or supplying water. The account also gives different pipeline totals in different passages, so the pipe figures need reconciliation against a single schedule. Nothing in it sets out present completion or commissioning status, and it records the contract termination and the replacement arrangement without this article drawing any conclusion about responsibility.
What to do next
Ask Hargeisa Water Agency's office for the current commissioning schedule: which reservoirs are filled and charged, which distribution mains are operational, and the pipe schedule that supersedes the totals in the April 2025 briefing. Get the answer in writing referencing the plot or project.
Frequently asked questions
Which reservoirs does the plan fill first?
The April 2025 account names Al Huda, Manhal, Gacan-Libaax (on top of Karinta hill) and the main Chinese reservoir in Koodbuur as the larger reservoirs to fill first, with Ina-Naxar and SingaSigaha to follow, per the agency account of the 21 April 2025 briefing.
Why does the pipe total differ between passages of the briefing?
The account gives 166 km in one passage and 228 km in another. This article cannot reconcile them, so ask the agency for the current pipe schedule.
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.