- The Government of Somaliland has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of Somali Electricity Sector Recovery Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the Contract Design, Supply, Installation, Testing, and Commissioning of 12MWp Solar PV Power Plant with 36MWh of Battery Energy Storage System Including a 13.5km of 33kV Evacuation line for BEC, Berbera , Somaliland.
Somaliland, officially the Republic of Somaliland, is an de facto state in the Horn of Africa, recognised internationally as de jure part of Somalia. It is located in the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden and bordered by Djibouti to the northwest, Ethiopia to the south and west, and Somalia to the east.
The Ministry of Energy and Minerals in Somalia has opened a tender for the installation of a 12 MW solar PV project with a 36 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS).
The broad scope of work for the selected EPC contractors is design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning. The winner will also be required to set up a 13.5 km 33 kV evacuation line in Berbera.
Link to the full tender document HERE
Good luck!
Author: Bryan Groenendaal
