Difference between revisions of "Somalia Energy Situation"
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|CES Country Capital=Mogadishu | |CES Country Capital=Mogadishu | ||
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|CES Country Coordinates=2.0333° N, 45.3500° E | |CES Country Coordinates=2.0333° N, 45.3500° E | ||
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= Introduction = | = Introduction = | ||
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= Energy Situation = | = Energy Situation = | ||
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= Renewable Energy = | = Renewable Energy = | ||
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| − | = Fossil | + | = Fossil Fuels = |
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= Key Problems of the Energy Sector = | = Key Problems of the Energy Sector = | ||
| + | Power Africa lists the following as the biggest issues for the Somalian energy sector<ref name="Power Africa. (2018). Somalia Factsheet. Retrieved from: https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1860/Somalia_-_November_2018_Country_Fact_Sheet.pdf">Power Africa. (2018). Somalia Factsheet. Retrieved from: https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1860/Somalia_-_November_2018_Country_Fact_Sheet.pdf</ref>: | ||
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| + | *Limited regulation & oversight of the sector<br/> | ||
| + | *Monopoly distribution control in some areas<br/> | ||
| + | *Acute shortage of qualified staff<br/> | ||
| + | *Generation and distribution losses (up to 40%) due to poor infrastructure and collection<br/> | ||
| + | *High electricity tariffs due in part to energy company inefficiencies<br/> | ||
| + | *Insecurity and political instability<br/> | ||
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= Policy Framework, Laws and Regulations = | = Policy Framework, Laws and Regulations = | ||
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= Institutional Set up in the Energy Sector = | = Institutional Set up in the Energy Sector = | ||
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| + | = <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Other Key Actors / Activities of Donors, Implementing Agencies, Civil Society Organisations</span><br/> = | ||
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= Further Information = | = Further Information = | ||
| + | *USAID Power Africa: [https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1860/Somalia_-_November_2018_Country_Fact_Sheet.pdf Somalia Factsheet] | ||
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= References = | = References = | ||
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Revision as of 14:29, 27 January 2020
Capital:
Mogadishu
Region:
Coordinates:
2.0333° N, 45.3500° E
Total Area (km²): It includes a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.
637,660
Population: It is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin.
17,597,511 (2022)
Rural Population (% of total population): It refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.
53 (2022)
GDP (current US$): It is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources.
10,419,541,202 (2022)
GDP Per Capita (current US$): It is gross domestic product divided by midyear population
592.10 (2022)
Access to Electricity (% of population): It is the percentage of population with access to electricity.
49.32 (2021)
Energy Imports Net (% of energy use): It is estimated as energy use less production, both measured in oil equivalents. A negative value indicates that the country is a net exporter. Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.
no data
Fossil Fuel Energy Consumption (% of total): It comprises coal, oil, petroleum, and natural gas products.
no data
Introduction
Energy Situation
Renewable Energy
Fossil Fuels
Key Problems of the Energy Sector
Power Africa lists the following as the biggest issues for the Somalian energy sector[1]:
- Limited regulation & oversight of the sector
- Monopoly distribution control in some areas
- Acute shortage of qualified staff
- Generation and distribution losses (up to 40%) due to poor infrastructure and collection
- High electricity tariffs due in part to energy company inefficiencies
- Insecurity and political instability
Policy Framework, Laws and Regulations
Institutional Set up in the Energy Sector
Other Key Actors / Activities of Donors, Implementing Agencies, Civil Society Organisations
Further Information
- USAID Power Africa: Somalia Factsheet
References
- ↑ Power Africa. (2018). Somalia Factsheet. Retrieved from: https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1860/Somalia_-_November_2018_Country_Fact_Sheet.pdf
