GAROWE — Somalia’s Ministry of Energy and Water Resources, in partnership with the World Bank, has launched a new electricity recovery initiative in Garowe, the administrative capital of the Puntland region, aimed at improving access to affordable and reliable power.
The project, known as the Somalia Electricity Recovery Project (ILAYS), is designed to rehabilitate and expand local electricity infrastructure, with the goal of strengthening service delivery and reducing the high cost of power currently borne by households and businesses in the city.
Officials say the initiative will focus on upgrading existing power networks, improving distribution systems, and supporting efforts to stabilise electricity supply in Garowe, where residents have long relied on costly and often inconsistent private generation.
Once completed, the project is expected to significantly improve the quality of electricity services, while making prices more affordable for the local population, according to project planners.
The World Bank-backed programme forms part of broader efforts to rebuild Somalia’s energy sector, which has been weakened by decades of conflict and limited national infrastructure development.
Authorities did not immediately provide a completion timeline for the ILAYS project, but said implementation is underway in coordination with regional and federal institutions.
