Berbera solar, storage and line tender (World Bank SESRP)
A Ministry of Energy and Minerals tender, reported by ESI Africa in March 2025, for a 12 MWp solar PV plant with 36 MWh of battery storage and a 13.5 km 33 kV line for BEC in Berbera, closing on 5 May 2025. The notice says the contract is financed by the World Bank under the Somali Electricity Sector Recovery Project and runs for 15 months. The award and its outcome are not in the source.
- In procurement, as of 7 March 2025
- Verified by the desk
- Grouping under review
The project in brief
- Place
- Berbera, Somaliland
- Type
- Power and energy
- Status
- In procurement, as of 7 March 2025: Tender: 12 MWp of solar, 36 MWh of batteries and a 13.5 km line for Berbera
- Value
- Not published
- Start
- Not published
- Expected completion
- Not published
- Completed
- Not published
- Progress
- Not published
- Last checked
- 29 September 2026, verified by the desk on 29 September 2026
Organisations named
- Owner: Ministry of Energy and Minerals, issued the tender.
- Funder: World Bank, financing under the Somali Electricity Sector Recovery Project.
What the sources report
- 7 March 2025
Tender: 12 MWp of solar, 36 MWh of batteries and a 13.5 km line for Berbera
ESI Africa reported a Ministry of Energy and Minerals tender for the supply, installation, testing and commissioning of a 12 MWp solar PV plant with 36 MWh of battery storage and a 13.5 km 33 kV evacuation line for BEC in Berbera, with a 5 May 2025 deadline.
- 7 March 2025
World Bank SESRP money behind the Berbera solar contract, 15 months to deliver
The tender notice states that Somaliland received World Bank financing under the Somali Electricity Sector Recovery Project for the contract, that the contract duration is 15 months, and that payments use the direct payment method.
Related coverage
Sources and their limits
- ESI Africa: Somaliland 12 MWp solar plant tender
Tender notice summary, 7 March 2025. Checked 21 September 2026.
What it does not establish: A tender invitation, not an award; the outcome is not in the source.
How this record was put together
Two facts from one tender summary. It may be the project behind the Berbera Electricity Supply and Expansion Project's foundation stone of March 2025, which has its own record: the sources do not link them.