The Federal Government of Somalia, ministry of energy and water resources is implementing Somali electricity sector recovery project. The Project Development Objective is to increase access to lower cost and cleaner electricity supply in the project areas and to Re-establish the electricity supply industry.

The project will benefit about 1.1 million households, equivalent to almost 7 million people, of which 3.5 million will be females, including those benefiting from improved health and education services. The project will also provide electricity access to approximately 585 social institutions, 205 health facilities (including hospitals, health centers and maternal health clinics) and 380 schools (including primary, secondary, tertiary, and non-formal education facilities). Overall, the project is expected to provide improved health services for 330,000 households (about 2 million people), and improved education services for 83,000 households (about 500,000 people in Somalia).