# Ethiopia's TACON Completes Somaliland Airport Terminal, Fence

> Goobjoog News reported on 4 Mar 2015 that TACON finished the terminal and 12km fence at Berbera airport for 80m Birr; post-2015 status unconfirmed.

- By: Editorial Team, Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com/about)
- Published: 1 October 2026
- Format: News story (reported from one named public source)
- Publication: Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com)
- Subject: Infrastructure and Services
- Tags: ports, utilities
- Web version: https://somaliconstructionreview.com/blog/tacon-completes-somaliland-airport-terminal-fence

## Key points

- Goobjoog News on 4 March 2015 reported that Ethiopian contractor TACON completed a new terminal and 12km perimeter fence at Berbera airport in Somaliland at a reported cost of 80 million Birr.
- TACON reportedly won the tender for 83 million Br and worked in a joint venture with Afro-sino Contracting & Investment Company of Somaliland, with design by firms from India and Kuwait.
- The report does not establish the airport's or terminal's condition after March 2015; figures are in unspecified Birr and are not independently verified.

On 4 March 2015, Goobjoog News reported that Ethiopian construction company TACON had completed a new airport terminal and 12-kilometre perimeter fence at Berbera airport in Somaliland at a cost of 80 million Birr, according to the item, which cites addisfortune.net as its source.

The reported scope rests on a 3,200-square-metre site. Goobjoog News listed the terminal as containing baggage checkpoints, security check equipment, public address and communication equipment, baggage transfer, scales measuring up to 200 kilograms, a water tanker, and an asphalt road to the runway. The report did not state that the runway itself was built or completed under this contract.

Somaliland's Ministry of Civil Aviation offered the contract, Goobjoog News reported. TACON won the tender for 83 million Br and spent 80 million Br on the whole construction, according to the same account. The report does not specify whether the Birr figures are Ethiopian or Somaliland Birr, and it does not state whether the 80 million Br figure is contract value, expenditure or a claimed cost. The ministry's award notice is not included in the report.

The construction was finalised in a joint venture between TACON and Afro-sino Contracting & Investment Company of Somaliland, Goobjoog News reported. It did not provide shareholding, roles or other terms of that venture. The design was done by two companies from India and Kuwait called International Consultants Technocrats and Marco construction, the report said, without identifying which firm was from which country.

Goobjoog News reported that TACON's deputy CEO of engineering and construction, Habtamu Mengiste, said in a phone interview with Fortune that construction took one year and was delayed by materials supply shortages and a lack of trained local human resource. Habtamu also cited extreme temperatures between June and September, requiring workers to be brought from Ethiopia, as major challenges. Goobjoog News separately reported TACON turned a three million Br profit on the year's work, and that TACON describes itself as a Grade 1 contractor with more than twenty years of experience, listing projects including Jimma University, Mekele University, Oromia Region president's office, Gambella Region TVET College and civil works of the Yayu fertilizer factory. These profit, grading and portfolio claims are not independently verified in the report.

The inauguration of the terminal was attended by Somaliland President Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud Siilaanyo and officials from Ethiopia, Djibouti and Yemen, according to unnamed media sources in Somaliland as re-reported by Goobjoog News.

The 2015 report does not establish what has happened to the terminal or fence since. It does not confirm whether the facility remains in service, whether any remediation was required, or whether it has been superseded by later works. No post-March 2015 status is available from the published item.

## Questions

### What exactly did TACON complete at Berbera airport?

According to Goobjoog News on 4 March 2015, TACON completed a new terminal and a 12km perimeter fence. The report did not state that the runway or whole airport was built.

### How much did the terminal and fence cost?

Goobjoog News reported 80 million Birr was spent on the whole construction, while TACON won the tender for 83 million Br. The report does not state which Birr and does not give a single contract value.

### Who was the contractor?

Ethiopian firm TACON in a joint venture with Afro-sino Contracting & Investment Company of Somaliland, according to Goobjoog News.

## Sources

- [Ethiopia's TACON Completes Somaliland's New Airport Terminal and Fence With 80 Million Br](https://en.goobjoog.com/ethiopias-tacon-completes-somalilands-new-airport-terminal-and-fence-with-80-million-br/) — Goobjoog News, 2015-03-04