# Somaliland Unveils Renamed Somali Electricity Sector Recovery Project

> Somaliland Chronicle reported on 2022-12-06 that the Ministry of Energy and Minerals unveiled a $50m World Bank-funded project…

- 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/somaliland-unveils-somali-electricity-sector-recovery-project

## Key points

- On 2022-12-06 Somaliland Chronicle reported the Ministry of Energy and Minerals unveiled a $50 million World Bank-funded project named Somaliland Electricity Sector Recovery Project.
- World Bank documents cited by Somaliland Chronicle refer to a Somali Electricity Sector Recovery Project ongoing since December 2021, with the Somali Federal Government as borrower.
- The report does not establish whether any project component has started implementation since the ceremony.

On 6 December 2022, Somaliland Chronicle reported that the Ministry of Energy and Minerals unveiled a project named the Somaliland Electricity Sector Recovery Project at a ceremony in Somaliland. The event was attended by government ministers and headlined by the Vice President of the Republic of Somaliland, according to the report.

The Ministry described a $50 million World Bank-funded project. Officials at the event said it would substantially lower the price of electricity and provide stand-alone solar off-grid access to select public educational institutions and healthcare facilities. Officials also said the project has a duration of six years, the report states.

However, the same report notes that World Bank documents refer to a Somali Electricity Sector Recovery Project, not a specifically Somaliland project. The documents show that project has been ongoing since December 2021, with the Somali Federal Government as the borrower, not the government of Somaliland. The financing agreement was signed by Somalia's former Minister of Finance Dr. Abdirahman Duale Beileh, according to World Bank documents cited by Somaliland Chronicle.

The World Bank documents break the project into four components: subtransmission and distribution network reconstruction, reinforcement and operations efficiency in the major load centers of Mogadishu and Hargeisa; hybridization and battery storage systems for minigrids; stand-alone solar off-grid access to public institutions (health and education); and institutional development and capacity building.

There is no indication that the government of Somaliland has entered any agreement with the World Bank as a direct recipient of funds, the report says. Instead, the financing agreement points to a separate agreement called the Somaliland Subsidiary Agreement, under which Somaliland signed with Somalia as an implementing partner.

The Somaliland Chronicle report, dated 6 December 2022, does not establish what has happened since the ceremony. It provides no evidence that any component has begun implementation or that the World Bank has recognized the renamed project. The current status of the project, including any progress under the subsidiary agreement, remains undocumented in the report.

## Questions

### What is the Somali Electricity Sector Recovery Project?

According to World Bank documents cited by Somaliland Chronicle, it is a project ongoing since December 2021, financed by the World Bank with the Somali Federal Government as borrower, comprising four components including network reconstruction, minigrid hybridization, solar off-grid access, and capacity building.

### Who is funding the project?

The World Bank is funding the project, with a reported value of $50 million according to Somaliland Chronicle. The report does not specify whether this is total cost, loan amount, or grant amount.

## Sources

- [Ministry of Energy and Minerals Renames and Unveils the Somali Electricity Sector Recovery Project in Somaliland](https://somalilandchronicle.com/2022/12/06/ministry-of-energy-and-minerals-renames-and-unveils-the-somali-electricity-sector-recovery-project-in-somaliland/) — Somaliland Chronicle, 2022-12-06