According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently at the permitting stage. It will be developed in a single phase. The project construction is likely to commence in 2026 and is expected to enter into commercial.
Bids in the competitive round will be accepted by April 14, 2025, the official Request for Bids shows. The solicitation is supported by the World Bank and the project will be funded under the Accelerating Sustainable and Clean Energy Access Transformation in Somalia programme.
The facility is the largest renewable energy project contracted by the Department of Water Resources and is central to its goal of decarbonizing operations by 2035.
To address the inherent challenges of intermittent renewable energy generation, this paper proposes a comprehensive energy optimization strategy that integrates coordinated wind–solar power dispatch with strategic battery storage capacity allocation.
With an investment roadmap reaching USD 900 million, Genneia is advancing new clean-energy infrastructure, expanding its portfolio with battery storage and strengthening its institutional positioning in the PV Book 2025 as a leading actor in Argentina's renewable-energy ecosystem.