Business and CostsProjectGarowe
NECSOM and NEPCO named as Puntland's utilities in solar programme
World Bank aide-memoire of February 2025 names NECSOM in Garowe and NEPCO in Galkayo as selected providers, with bids issued in December 2024.
Planned projects
50 articles on planned projects in Somaliland and Puntland, newest first, from Somali Construction Review.
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Business and CostsAnalysisBerbera
Berbera Economic Zone: 15 km from the port, BII study
A December 2025 BII and Itad study records the Berbera Economic Zone, a special economic zone 15 km from the port along the Berbera corridor.
Infrastructure and ServicesAnalysisBerbera
Berbera phase 2: a 1,000 m quay and 2 million TEU, timing uncertain
A BII and Itad study of December 2025 reports phase 2 of Berbera port is planned to reach 2 million TEU, with timing still uncertain.
Business and CostsAnalysisGarowe
Puntland asked the World Bank to pause SESRP works
World Bank's February 2025 aide-memoire records Puntland's ministry asking to suspend SESRP activities until scope and implementation arrangements were agreed.
Business and CostsProjectSomaliland
AfDB-funded DRSLP II pays for the dams, through IGAD and Save the Children
An Inter-Agency Procurement Group notice says IGAD received African Development Fund financing for DRSLP II, with Save the Children paying for eight earth dams.
Infrastructure and ServicesProjectGarowe
Garowe: tender for 10 MWp of solar, 20 MWh of storage and a 9 km line for NECSOM
ESI Africa reported on 15 January 2025 a Ministry of Energy and Water Resources tender for solar, storage and a 33 kV line in Garowe.
Business and CostsProjectGarowe
World Bank money and a Garowe site: the terms of the solar tender
ESI Africa reported on 15 January 2025 that Somalia tendered a 10 MWp solar plant with 20 MWh of storage for Garowe under the World Bank SESRP.
Business and CostsProjectBosaso
Bosaso grid project: prepaid meters and solar home systems
The African Development Bank's November 2025 appraisal budgets UA 0.892 million for 3,000 prepaid meters and 5,000 solar home systems in Bosaso.
Infrastructure and ServicesAnalysisBosaso
Bosaso power: 24.18 MW installed, 14.59 MW available, mostly diesel
African Development Bank appraisal, November 2025: Bosaso has 24.18 MW installed but about 14.59 MW available, mostly diesel.
Infrastructure and ServicesNewsPuntland
Garacad port to Tuuri-Dibi customs post: a highway plan announced
WardheerNews reported on 4 July 2025 that President Deni announced a highway linking Garacad port to the Tuuri-Dibi customs checkpoint.
Infrastructure and ServicesAnalysisGalkayo
Garacad corridor: 270 km and USD 216 million from port to Galkayo
Horn Review reported on 17 March 2025 a proposed 270 km Garacad corridor estimated at USD 216 million, linking Garacad port to Galkayo and Galdogob.
Business and CostsProjectBosaso
AfDB appraises a UA 18 million Bosaso grid project for 2026 to 2030
An AfDB appraisal report of November 2025 sets the Bosaso power grid project at UA 18.021 million, with works planned for 2026 to 2030.
Business and CostsNewsPuntland
Garacad port to pass to a UAE company, President Deni confirms
WardheerNews reported on 4 July 2025 that President Said Abdullahi Deni confirmed Garacad port will go to a UAE-based company.
Infrastructure and ServicesProjectBosaso
UN-Habitat seeks builders for 30 Bosaso housing units
UN Global Marketplace reports UNON sought expressions of interest by 16 December 2024 for about 30 climate-adjusted housing units at Bosaso's Gribble site.
Infrastructure and ServicesProjectSomaliland
Eight earth dams of 18,000 m3 tendered across four Somaliland districts
A procurement notice states Save the Children International tendered eight earth dams of 18,000 m3 each in five lots across Somaliland.
Business and CostsAnalysisGalkayo
Garacad corridor: security, funding and political questions
Horn Review reported on 17 March 2025 that security, funding and political cooperation must be addressed for the Garacad corridor to be completed.
Business and CostsNewsHargeisa
Who pays for Road 150: government, business, residents
Somaliland Standard reported on 21 September 2024 that Hargeisa's council put a 13 km Road 150 plan and a USD 19 million estimate to stakeholders.
Infrastructure and ServicesNewsBerbera
Berbera's USD 24 million energy expansion: 12 MWp of solar and 70 MWh of storage
Somaliland Standard reported on 26 May 2026 that the energy minister launched a USD 24 million solar and battery project in Berbera.
Business and CostsNewsHargeisa
Hargeisa's Road 150: 13 km through four districts at USD 19 million
Somaliland Standard reported the Hargeisa Municipal Council's statement that building 13 km of Road 150 would cost USD 19 million.
Infrastructure and ServicesNewsHargeisa
What the airport deal promises: terminals, a refurbished runway
Hiiraan Online reported on 17 September 2025 that Somaliland signed a USD 70 million agreement to modernise Egal International Airport in Hargeisa.
Infrastructure and ServicesNewsSomaliland
89 km of roads under federal oversight across six states
Hiiraan Online reported on 8 August 2026 that Somalia's public works minister put federal oversight at about 89 km of roads across six states.
Infrastructure and ServicesNewsHargeisa
First phase: 23 km of Hargeisa roads and the Bundaweyn bridge
Hiiraan Online reported on 8 August 2026 that a design and feasibility agreement covers 23 km of Hargeisa roads and the Bundaweyn bridge.
Engineering and MethodsProjectGalkayo
Galkayo airport: 3.5 km runway design goes to tender
Galkayo Development Group PLC issued an addendum on 28 June 2026 to its consultancy tender for Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport modernisation.
Engineering and MethodsProjectBosaso
Bosaso: 51 km of new MV lines and four 33/11 kV substations
AfDB's November 2025 appraisal plans 51 km of new medium-voltage lines and four 7.5 MVA substations in Bosaso under ESPSEI.
