Electricity and water
Somali electricity, solar and water companies: directory
This directory lists 8 Somali electricity companies, 6 solar firms and 4 water companies, including Benadir Electric Company (BECO) in Mogadishu, the main power firms in Hargeisa, Berbera and Baidoa, and piped and bottled water firms, with head office and a source for each. Almost all electricity and much piped water in Somalia is supplied by private companies.
About this list
After 1991 the state power company stopped working, and private firms took over generating and selling electricity, mostly from diesel generators and more recently from solar (Wikipedia, Electric power companies of Somalia). Clingendael's 2019 study links several power companies to the large Somali business groups (Clingendael, Transnational capital in Somalia, 2019).
Electricity companies
| Company | Type | Founded | Head office | Owner or head, and status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benadir Electric Company (BECO) | Electricity | 2014 | Mogadishu | merger of private generator firms | hiiraan.com |
| Kaah Electric Power and Lighting (KEPLC) | Electricity | 1997 | Hargeisa | Wikipedia | |
| Baidoa Electric Company | Electricity | 2012 | Baidoa | merger of five local firms; about 13,000 customers | Shuraako |
| Somali Energy Company | Electricity | Mogadishu | Wikipedia | ||
| Sompower | Electricity | 2016 | Hargeisa | merger of 39 local firms; Dahabshiil entity per Clingendael | Wikipedia |
| Tayo Energy (Berbera Electricity Company) | Electricity | Berbera | Dahabshiil entity per Clingendael | Clingendael 2019 | |
| NECSOM | Electricity, wind | Puntland | 3.5 MW wind plant since 2016 | trade.gov | |
| Trans-National Industrial Electricity and Gas Company | Electricity | 2010 | Mogadishu | Wikipedia |
Solar companies
For solar and wind power, see Somali solar and wind power companies.
| Company | Type | Founded | Head office | Owner or head, and status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaah Electrical General Trading | Solar panels, pumps and installation | 2003 | Puntland | works in Bosaso, Garowe, Galkayo and Qardho | Shuraako |
| Burao Solar Systems | Solar installation, solar pumps for wells | 2010 | Burao | pay-as-you-go service for rural customers | Shuraako |
| Solargen Technologies | Solar water pumps and mini-grids | 2012 | Shuraako | ||
| Tamarso Energy | Solar installation, financing and mini-grids | 134 systems, 3.5 MW by 2024 | ruralelec.org | ||
| Blue Sky | Off-grid solar | trade.gov | |||
| Delta | Off-grid solar | trade.gov |
Water companies
For how water is sold in Mogadishu and the 2026 registration of wells, see Somali water companies.
| Company | Type | Founded | Head office | Owner or head, and status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Siha Enterprises | Bottled water, ice and fish | 1997 | Bosaso | family company | Shuraako |
| Afi Water Factory | Bottled water | 2000 | Shuraako | ||
| Ijaabo Water | Piped and bottled water, ice | 2004 | Mogadishu | Shuraako | |
| Somali Water Development Union Company (SWDUC) | Piped water from boreholes | 2017 | merger of borehole owners; 24 boreholes in three districts | Shuraako |
For prices, supply and regulation, see Electricity in Somalia.
Sources
- Wikipedia, Electric power companies of Somalia · en.wikipedia.org
- Clingendael, Transnational capital in Somalia, 2019 · kpsrl.org
- hiiraan.com · hiiraan.com
- Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- Shuraako · shuraako.org
- Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- trade.gov · trade.gov
- Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- Shuraako · shuraako.org
- Shuraako · shuraako.org
- Shuraako · shuraako.org
- ruralelec.org · ruralelec.org
- Shuraako · shuraako.org
- Shuraako · shuraako.org
- Shuraako · shuraako.org
- Shuraako · shuraako.org
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Where this matters
- Muqdisho (Mogadishu) and BanaadirMogadishu (Muqdisho) is Somalia's capital and makes up the Banadir region, with about 2.97 million people in 20 districts.
- Hargeysa (Hargeisa) and Woqooyi GalbeedWoqooyi Galbeed is the north-western region that holds Hargeisa (Hargeysa) and the port of Berbera, with about 1 to 1.45 million people.
- Burco (Burao) and TogdheerTogdheer is the northern region around Burco (Burao), with about 894,874 people including Buuhoodle.
- Boosaaso (Bosaso) and BariBari is Puntland's north-east region, with the port city of Bosaso (Boosaaso) as its capital and about 1.28 million people.
- Garoowe (Garowe) and NugaalNugaal is the region around Garoowe (Garowe), Puntland's capital, with about 656,910 people in three districts.
- Baydhabo (Baidoa) and BayBay is a farming region in South West State, with Baidoa (Baydhabo) as its main city and about 1.25 to 1.8 million people.
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- Bristol (Somali diaspora)9,167 people in Bristol identified as Somali or Somalilander in Census 2021, the city's largest minority group. Where they live, work, housing, leaders and ties home.
- Calgary, Alberta, Canada2,845 people of Somali origin lived in Calgary at the 2021 Census, plus 890 in Brooks. How they came, who serves them and what they face.
- Denmark (Somali diaspora)21,885 people of Somali origin lived in Denmark in 2026, half born there. Numbers, history, work, permit reviews, and ties home.
- DjiboutiAbout 13,900 refugees from Somalia live in Djibouti (Aug 2026): numbers since 1990, Ali Addeh, Holl-Holl, the 2017 refugee law, Arta 2000 and 2025 returns.
Keep reading
- Somali water companies: wells, piped water and bottled waterSomali private water companies in facts: how Mogadishu gets its water, the 2026 registration of wells and water firms, and companies such as Ijaabo, Afi, the Somali Water Development Union Company and Al Siha.
- Somali solar and wind power companiesSomali solar and wind companies in facts: BECO's solar farm, NECSOM's wind plant in Puntland, and solar firms Tamarso Energy, Solargen, Burao Solar Systems and Kaah Electrical General Trading.