Somaliland to Cut Electricity Price from $0.78 to $0.20 per kWh

[moosaid]

The Somaliland government has announced major electricity price reductions. In Berbera, the rate has already dropped from $0.8 to $0.20 per kWh.
And it's a great thing because Berbera is a hot coastal city people use electricity a lot now is it cheaper than all the cities Djibouti Bossaso Mogadishu

President Irro Inaugurates $20 Million Electricity Expansion and Upgrading Project in Berbera City - Somali News today Live

On March 23, 2025, President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdilahi Irro initiated a significant project to enhance Berbera’s electricity infrastructure. This $20 million World Bank-funded initiative aims to add 12MW of solar power and a 36MW battery storage system, addressing the city’s power challenges...

www.ftlsomalia.com

 

[moosaid]

Reer berbera and price change prices have decreased by 60%

 

[Beyle]

Insane that it was that high in the first place

 

[moosaid]

Insane that it was that high in the first place

In some cities it's $1 per kilowatt So it's crazy even though the country is poor.

 

[Beyle]

In some cities it's $1 per kilowatt So it's crazy even though the country is poor.

And people wonder why investors stick to hotels and cafes , theres no hope for factories with these type of fees

 

[Zak12]

I literally asked about electricity prices in another thread lol. Great news @Idilinaa

 

[DR OSMAN]

The Somaliland government has announced major electricity price reductions. In Berbera, the rate has already dropped from $0.8 to $0.20 per kWh.
And it's a great thing because Berbera is a hot coastal city people use electricity a lot now is it cheaper than all the cities Djibouti Bossaso Mogadishu

President Irro Inaugurates $20 Million Electricity Expansion and Upgrading Project in Berbera City - Somali News today Live

On March 23, 2025, President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdilahi Irro initiated a significant project to enhance Berbera’s electricity infrastructure. This $20 million World Bank-funded initiative aims to add 12MW of solar power and a 36MW battery storage system, addressing the city’s power challenges...

www.ftlsomalia.com

Electricity is artificial energy and won't help Berbera, I'm ensuring PL govt focuses on tree planting, especially selecting tree species that add more moisture in a dry climate.

Trees are far more better and longer lasting and has better impact on weather altering. Good luck Berbera with your wasted $. 20 million. Electricity is only needed as secondary back up not a primary solution.

 

[Barkhadle1520]

Electricity is artificial energy and won't help Berbera, I'm ensuring PL govt focuses on tree planting, especially selecting tree species that add more moisture in a dry climate.

Trees are far more better and longer lasting and has better impact on weather altering. Good luck Berbera with your wasted $. 20 million. Electricity is only needed as secondary back up not a primary solution.

Dont forget to take your pill this morning

 

[Idilinaa]

And people wonder why investors stick to hotels and cafes , theres no hope for factories with these type of fees

Yall never rest with this Cafe Hotels Bs Loool. People invest in small businesses to supply demand and create jobs.
But most investment actually goes to Agriculture, followed by fishing, education, housing and energy. Investment are pretty diversified.

Investors have already sunk substantial capital into various factories. If there were no hope for industrialization, they wouldn’t be building them and yet some are even exporting. For factories that are profitable, the reliability and stability of the power supply matter more than its cost. High electricity prices mainly hurt businesses operating at the margin, where small increases can erase profits. Over time, as infrastructure and renewable transition improves, electricity costs will be continuously falling.

A Somali transnational conglomerate MSG group sunk 60 million into a modern large cement plant in Berbera,

Another transnational Somali conglomerate Omaar Group/Ominco invested millions to build a large Flour Mill in Berbera as well since 2020

They stand to gain substantial revenue from the export/production. All this will position Berbera as a key industrial/export hub.

 

[Idilinaa]

Insane that it was that high in the first place

It was that high at 0.78 years ago. Before that reduction it was actually 1.20 a decade back.

They reduced it to 0.39 and then now they reduced it even more to 0.20

I literally asked about electricity prices in another thread lol. Great news @Idilinaa

Yeah, I’ve been saying that in most places, electricity prices will drop to around 0.20 soon. In Berbera, prices have already been steadily falling over the years.

Expanding electricity access and improving reliability should be the top priority , issues of affordability can be dealt with afterward. There’s no point in having cheap electricity if it’s unreliable or if large parts of the population can’t access it.

 

[DR OSMAN]

Dont forget to take your pill this morning

You are going to continue with that take your pills shit? Are U just angry that PL is the best and SL is just drugged out?

 

[DR OSMAN]

Dont forget to take your pill this morning

What's wrong with SL cuqdud when anytime PL is mentioned you guys go all Buck wild about us and for spond with negativity, shit you guys even hiding in our mountains so scared we are better while we don't give a f*ck about U, U don't even exist to us and when your mentioned we r clueless or we respond with was langaabki and we treat them like minority and build up their confidence thru good words about SL.

While PL when it Hears SL, we respond with absolute