Mogadishu solar farm | WattsUp Africa
Mogadishu solar farm by Jacques | Jul 1, 2025 A solar renewable energy project with a capacity of 92 MW. Located in Mogadishu, Somalia. Current status: shelved – inferred 2 y.
BECO, which provides electricity services to 280,000 customers in Mogadishu, set up its first solar plant in 2016. Solar power has helped reduce the price of electricity for BECO customers from $1.20 per kilowatt to just 36 cents per kilowatt. “Economically, the public benefited with cheaper electricity.
Overall, the combined capacity of Mogadishu Power Supply and Blue-sky Energy was 30 MW and 18 MW of diesel engines, respectively. Although many solar projects have been implemented in Somalia, the cost of electricity remains high.
One of the biggest electricity companies in Mogadishu, BECO, set up a solar plant to supplement and, in the long run, potentially replace diesel generators that individuals and businesses have been using for decades, the company said. FILE - Children play under the solar powered street lights at a refugee camp in Mogadishu, July 11, 2013.
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