Garowe solar and storage for NECSOM (World Bank SESRP)
A tender for a 10 MWp solar PV plant with a 20 MWh battery system and a 9 km 33 kV line for the National Energy Corporation of Somalia in Garowe, closing on 10 February 2025 and financed under the World Bank's Somali Electricity Sector Recovery Project, ESI Africa reported. A World Bank mission record of February 2025 notes that Puntland's ministry asked for project activities to be suspended until their scope was agreed, and that further consultations followed.
- In procurement, as of 15 January 2025
- Sourced, not yet verified
- Grouping under review
The project in brief
- Place
- Garowe, Puntland
- Type
- Power and energy
- Status
- In procurement, as of 15 January 2025: Garowe: tender for 10 MWp of solar, 20 MWh of storage and a 9 km line for NECSOM
- Value
- Not published
- Start
- Not published
- Expected completion
- Not published
- Completed
- Not published
- Progress
- Not published
- Last checked
- 21 September 2026
Organisations named
- Owner: Ministry of Energy and Water Resources, issued the tender.
- Funder: World Bank, financing under the Somali Electricity Sector Recovery Project.
- Operator: National Energy Corporation of Somalia, named as the selected electricity provider in Garowe.
What the sources report
- 15 January 2025
Garowe: tender for 10 MWp of solar, 20 MWh of storage and a 9 km line for NECSOM
ESI Africa reported a Ministry of Energy and Water Resources tender for a 10 MWp solar PV plant with a 20 MWh battery energy storage system and a 9 km 33 kV evacuation line for the National Energy Corporation of Somalia in Garowe, with a 10 February 2025 deadline.
- 15 January 2025
World Bank money and a Garowe site: the terms of the solar tender
The notice states the tender is financed under the World Bank's Somali Electricity Sector Recovery Project and requires a minimum of 10 MWp and 20 MWh of consumable storage on a site in Garowe.
- February 2025
Puntland asked the World Bank to pause SESRP works until scope was agreed
The February 2025 aide-memoire records a letter from Puntland's ministry stating that project activities were selected without adequate consultation and requesting suspension until scope and implementation arrangements were agreed, followed by a field mission to Garowe on 16-18 February 2025 that agreed further consultations.
- February 2025
NECSOM and NEPCO named as Puntland's utilities in the solar programme; bids issued December 2024
The aide-memoire lists NECSOM in Garowe and NEPCO in Galkayo as the selected electricity providers in Puntland, with requests for bids issued on 9 and 15 December 2024 and contract effectiveness planned for 15 April 2025.
Related coverage
- Garowe: tender for 10 MWp of solar, 20 MWh of storage and a 9 km line for NECSOM
- World Bank money and a Garowe site: the terms of the solar tender
- Puntland asked the World Bank to pause SESRP works until scope was agreed
- NECSOM and NEPCO named as Puntland's utilities in the solar programme; bids issued December 2024
Sources and their limits
- World Bank: Somali Electricity Sector Recovery Project mission, February 2025
Funder mission aide-memoire, February 2025. Checked 21 September 2026.
What it does not establish: Mission record as of February 2025; the capacity table did not extract cleanly and is not quoted; later awards or restructuring are not in the source.
- ESI Africa: Garowe 10 MWp solar and storage tender
Tender notice summary, 15 January 2025. Checked 21 September 2026.
What it does not establish: Tender invitation; award and construction are not in the source.
How this record was put together
PLAN-044 and PLAN-045 share one tender summary. PLAN-046 and PLAN-047 come from a World Bank mission record about the same programme in Puntland, which also covers NEPCO in Galkayo; grouped here for review.