World Bank $150m project to boost electrification in Somalia

Power lines.

Power lines. The World Bank has announced a $150 million electricity recovery project to support electricity supply in Somalia. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

The World Bank has announced a $150 million electricity recovery project to help light up Somalia.

According to a statement released last week BY the Bank’s International Development Association (IDA), the project will increase access to cleaner, lower cost electricity for 1.1 million households, or approximately 7 million people, of which 3.5 million are women.