Somalia’s Ministry of Energy and Water Resources has issued a tender for a hybrid solar-plus-storage project at Mogadishu’s Jazeera Power Plant.
The project involves the design, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of a 55 MW solar plant with a 160 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) as part of the Accelerating Sustainable and Clean Energy Access Transformation in Somalia program, funded by the World Bank.
A pre-bid conference will be held on March 13, with applications due by April 14.
Additionally, a separate tender has been launched for a 10 MW solar plant with a 20 MWh BESS, with a February 10 deadline.
In January, the government opened bidding for off-grid solar systems with BESS to power 28 educational facilities across two regions. Applications for that tender are due by March 12.
Somalia’s cumulative installed photovoltaic (PV) capacity reached 51 MW in 2023, up from 47 MW in 2022, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
