The energy sector in the Federal Republic of Somalia (“Somalia”) has high investment costs and limited power supply. In the aftermath of the civil war, the local private sector has been the main supplier of electricity in the country. Local private companies supply close to 90% of electricity in urban areas through private mini-grids.

Access to electricity in FRS is one of the lowest in Africa, with less than a third of the population connected to private and public grids.

Annual electricity consumption per capita in FRS remains one of the lowest in Africa, while electricity prices for households are eight times higher than the regional average and amongst the highest in the world.

In that context and in order to improve the institutional structure and operations efficiency of the electricity sector in FRS, the World Bank procured CPCS as the consultant for this project.