# Somalia awards $45 million solar-plus-storage contract for Mogadishu’s Jazeera power plant

> A US, Turkish and Saudi joint venture will build 55 MWp of PV with 160 MWh of batteries for BECO in 18 months.

- Topic: Contract award
- Event date: 2026-08-04
- First published on EPC Feed: 2026-10-24T06:44:58.097Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T06:44:58.097Z
- Value: USD 45,018,820.23
- Companies: Ministry of Energy and Water Resources (Somalia), Renewvia Energy Corporation, Asunim Renewable Energy, Civil and Electrical Projects Contracting Company, World Bank
- Countries: Somalia
- Page: https://epcfeed.com/news/somalia-jazeera-solar-and-storage-contract-awarded


## Key facts

- Employer: Ministry of Energy and Water Resources, Somalia
- Beneficiary: BECO, Jazeera power plant, Mogadishu
- Winner: Renewvia / Asunim / Civil and Electrical Projects Contracting JV
- Signed price: USD 45,018,820.23
- Duration: 18 months

Somalia’s Ministry of Energy and Water Resources has awarded the World Bank-financed contract for a 55 MWp (AC) solar PV plant with 160 MWh of battery storage at the Jazeera power plant in Mogadishu, built for BECO. The award notice was published on 4 August 2026; the notification of award is dated 29 July 2026.

The winning joint venture is formed by Renewvia Energy Corporation (United States), Asunim Renewable Energy Joint Stock Company (Türkiye) and Civil and Electrical Projects Contracting Company Limited (Saudi Arabia). The signed contract price is USD 45,018,820.23 for a contract duration of 18 months.

One other bid was evaluated: a joint bid by CCC International Engineering Nigeria Limited and Guangxi Yingchen New Energy Technology Co., Ltd at USD 43,089,553.38. The notice does not publish evaluation scores, so it does not show why the higher-priced bid won.

## Sources

1. [World Bank procurement notice OP00460416: Contract award, 55 MWp solar PV and 160 MWh BESS, Jazeera power plant](https://search.worldbank.org/api/v2/procnotices?format=json&id=OP00460416). Official notice, World Bank, Published 2026-08-04, Read 2026-10-23.