Somali Electricity Sector Recovery Project

The development objective of the Somali Electricity Sector Recovery Project for Somalia is to increase access to lower cost and cleaner electricity supply in project areas and to reestablish the electricity supply industry. The project comprises of four components. The first component, sub-transmission and distribution network reconstruction, reinforcement, and operations efficiency in the major load centers of Mogadishu and Hargeisa will improve network reliability and operational efficiency by interconnecting the current energy services provider (ESPs’) distribution networks and existing generation to optimize overall distribution network operations. It consists of following sub-components: (i) generator synchronization and automation; and (ii) sub transmission and distribution network interconnection in the major load center of Mogadishu and Hargeisa. The second component, hybridization and battery storage systems for minigrids will support activities aimed at the hybridization and optimization of existing mini grids. The third component, stand-alone solar off-grid access to public institutions will finance the delivery, installation, and operation and maintenance (O and M) for lighting global - certified solar photovoltaic (SPV) systems over the lifetime of the project for selected education and health facilities. The fourth component, institutional development and capacity building will support the implementation of the recommendations provided under the ongoing electricity supply industry (ESI) institutional design option analysis for sector development and project implementation arrangements: (i) policy and regulatory development; (ii) sector planning and feasibility studies for renewable energy projects; (iii) ESP and Ministry of Energy and Water Resources (MOEWR) and Ministry of Energy and Mines (MOEM) business support services; (iv) project implementation support including for environment and social safeguards; and (v) implementation of a gender action...