# Shaba says Borama boreholes pumped; no outcome confirmed since

> On 24 September 2016 Goobjoog News reported Shaba Water Supply Company said it pumped water at Borama boreholes, without volumes, cost or later outcome.

- 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-wells, water-supply, groundwater
- Web version: https://somaliconstructionreview.com/blog/shaba-borama-boreholes-pumped-announcement-2016

## Key points

- On 2016-09-24 Goobjoog News reported that Shaba Water Supply Company announced it had pumped water from boreholes in Borama town.
- The report gives no volume, cost, funder, contractor, completion record or water-quality test.
- Nothing in the source establishes what has happened at the boreholes since 24 September 2016.

On 24 September 2016, Goobjoog News reported that Shaba Water Supply Company announced it had pumped water from boreholes in Borama town, water that the company said could supply the town's much needed supply.

The report tied the pumping to a water drilling project by a local water supply company. Per Goobjoog News, the Afraag borehole is located about 17 Km from Borama town and will be the second after Abu-qeys borehole, which the outlet said previously served a population of nearly 40,000. The report does not date that figure or say whether Abu-qeys still serves that population. It also does not specify what "second after Abu-qeys" ranks: second borehole of which project, town or company is not stated.

Shaba Water Supply Company said one of the boreholes has been fitted with solar panels for power. No capacity, output or commissioning detail is given for the panels.

## Survey and a delivery promise

An unnamed Shaba Water Supply Company officer, quoted by Goobjoog News, said the company started a new major survey in the district to determine the quantity of the water, and that the project ended successfully. The report as published records no quantity from that survey.

Shaba also said water would be delivered to residents by the end of that week, the week of 24 September 2016, and that the projects aim to provide safe water to local communities. That delivery statement is forward-looking; the report records no water delivered to residents.

## What the report does not establish

Goobjoog News placed the project against long-running shortages. It reported that Borama residents have faced water shortages since before and after Siayad Barre's government, and that Northern Somalia was hit by a devastating drought last year. It described the shortages as likely to end, not ended.

The report gives no volume, yield or capacity of water pumped; no number of boreholes beyond Afraag and Abu-qeys; no completion date, commissioning record or water-quality test; and no cost, budget, funder or investor for any borehole or for the solar installation. No start date for the drilling or the survey is stated, no project name, contract, tender or government authorisation is given, and the quoted Shaba officer is not named.

The pumping announcement is the operator's own. Goobjoog News' report does not identify an independent authority or verified record confirming it, and it contains no information after 24 September 2016. Nothing in the source establishes what has happened at the boreholes since that date: whether water reached residents, whether the survey produced a figure, whether the boreholes are in service, or whether the shortage in Borama has changed.

## Questions

### Where are the Borama boreholes?

Goobjoog News reported on 24 September 2016 that the Afraag borehole is located about 17 Km from Borama town and will be the second after Abu-qeys borehole.

### What is the estimated water yield from the boreholes?

No volume, yield or capacity is given. An unnamed Shaba Water Supply Company officer, quoted by Goobjoog News, said the company started a major survey to determine the quantity of the water, and the report states no result.

### Who is developing the boreholes, and at what cost?

Goobjoog News reported a water drilling project by a local water supply company, Shaba Water Supply Company. No cost, budget, funder, contractor or investor is stated.

## Sources

- [Massive water discovery in Borama, northern Somalia](https://en.goobjoog.com/massive-water-discovery-in-borama-northen-somalia/) — Goobjoog News, 2016-09-24