The Somali Ministry of Energy and Water Resources has initiated a bidding process for the design, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of off grid solar energy storage power plants.
These power plants will provide services to 46 educational institutions in the Benadir administrative region of southeastern Somalia, which also includes the country's capital Mogadishu. The bidding documents list 46 plots, with minimum photovoltaic capacity ranging from 16 kW to 250 kW and minimum battery storage capacity ranging from 50 kWh to 800 kWh.
The project is called the Somali Electricity Industry Recovery Project (SESRP) and is funded by the World Bank. The delivery period for this project is eight months from the effective date.
Bids must be submitted by mail on or before August 1st.
According to the International Renewable Energy Agency, as of the end of last year, Somalia had deployed 51 megawatts of solar energy, up from 47 megawatts the year before.