ASUNIM and its consortium partner achieved a significant success in an international tender organized by the World Bank, winning a $18 million solar energy and storage system project in Somalia. . In a recent peer-reviewed study, my co-authors and I analyzed the long-term effects of renewable energy, trade, globalization and economic growth on environmental quality in Somalia from 1990 to 2019. 4% reduction in. . Somalia has higher tariffs than neighboring countries Kenya and Ethiopia, ranging from 50-125 cents/kWh compared to 0. The project will involve the construction of a 10 MWp Solar Power Plant (SPP), a 20 MWh Energy Storage. . This Horn of Africa nation is making serious moves in renewable energy. With blistering sunshine 300+ days a year, Somalia's betting big on solar-plus-storage projects to rebuild its power sector. 2025's already. . The economy is expected to make a modest recovery in the medium-term with real GDP growth projected to recover to 2. 8 percent in 2023 and increase to 3. As a priority enabling sector, investments to offer competitive energy prices and alternatives to current energy sources (generators, charcoal) will prove profitable for both investors and. .