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Native name | Korontada Qaranka Soomaaliya |
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| Company type | State-owned enterprise |
| Industry | Electric power generation and transmission |
| Headquarters | Mogadishu, Somalia |
Area served | Somalia |
| Owner | Government of Somalia |
Somali National Electricity (SNE) (Somali: Korontada Qaranka Soomaaliya) is a Somali electrical power industry and state-owned electric producer. It engages in development, investment, construction, management, and operation of electricity plants, power generation and transmission of power. It is a major key to the Somali energy sector.[1]
SNE operates the organization of the national grid and works together with independent and regional providers to expand access to electricity. Contrasting with a fully integrated grid, the electricity sector in Somalia remains partially fragmented, with regional and private companies operating within Mogadishu, Hargeisa, Bosaso, Garowe and other urban areas.[2] Somali National Electricity exists as the main state-owned utility that seeks to consolidate generation and transmission for the national grid.[3]
Municipal or private utilities, like the Somali Energy Company, KAAH Electric, and local operators, are usually in charge of distribution of electric power and local transmission line operation.[4] They deliver to homes and do low-voltage distribution, while SNE does generation and high-voltage transmission.
There are tiny and isolated autonomous power generation plants and off-grid solar/diesel facilities that exist all over Somalia with capacities of 1–10 MW. They can be owned privately, community-based, or managed by local regional authorities.[5] Such independent plants' transmissions and distributions are not Somali National Electricity's core business.
History
[edit]The history of Somali National Electricity goes back to the early post-independence state period when electricity generation was consolidated under state-owned utilities.[6] With the collapse of the central government in 1991, the national electric infrastructure collapsed, and private sector firms intervened by providing localized generation and distribution in cities.[7]
During the 2000s, efforts were made to rebuild and revive portions of the public sector that led to the re-birth of a national utility concept through SNE. The company has since then been tasked with running government-owned facilities such as Mogadishu Thermal Power Station, alongside coordinating activities with independent producers in Puntland, Somaliland, and other regions.[1]
The government of Somalis has also recently promoted the establishment of renewable energy programs, notably solar and hybrid technology, with the intent to end dependence on expensive imported diesel.[8] Somali National Electricity continues to revolutionize as the focal power for the generation and transmission of energy in hopes of unifying the broken-up system into a modern national grid.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Somalia - Energy and Electricity". U.S. International Trade Administration. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "Somalia Country Report" (PDF). Tracking SDG7: The Energy Progress Report. 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "Somalia can reap a renewable energy dividend". World Economic Forum. September 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "Unlocking Somalia's Clean Energy Potential". Power Africa. 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "Energy sector overview". Somali Investment Promotion Office. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "Energy Authority and Opportunity: Somalia's Path to Energy Resilience". George Mason University CESP. 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "Country guide: Somalia" (PDF). Energy Catalyst. 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "Somalia Generation and Transmission Development Plan". Ministry of Energy and Water Resources, Somalia. 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "National Electricity Authority". Ministry of Energy and Water Resources, Somalia. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
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