Soomaaliya Maxay uga baahantahay Wasaarad Koronto| Wareysi Wasiirka Korontada Cabdullaahi Bidhaaan

This episode of Miizaan Podcast features the Minister of Energy and Water Resources of Somalia, Abdullahi Bidhaan Warsame, who is also a Member of the House of the People. The program is hosted by Ali Nur and Hussein Abdi Adan, and discusses the electricity and water situation in Somalia, the government’s role in regulating private companies, why electricity prices are still high, solar projects, a plan to reduce electricity prices, and the possibility of Somalia buying electricity from Ethiopia. The minister also discussed water projects, the water situation in Mogadishu, the city’s wells being drained, the decline in river water, and the ministry’s plan to provide water to many cities in the country. Highlights: 00:00 – Introduction: What does the ministry do? 02:17 – Introduction to Miizaan Podcast 06:19 – 500 solar power plants installed 15:39 – Plan to reduce electricity prices 26:10 – Can Somalia buy electricity from Ethiopia? 35:35 – Water situation in Mogadishu 48:54 – Minister or MP: Which will Bidhaan choose? Time code 00:00 – Introduction: What does the Ministry of Energy and Water do? 02:01 – Advertisement / Sponsor 02:17 – Introduction: Miizaan Podcast and guest Minister Abdullahi Bidhaan Warsame 03:10 – The two most important tasks required of the ministry 04:37 – Why electricity and water are in the hands of private companies 05:43 – The role of the government in regulating and protecting public services 06:04 – Major electricity projects implemented in the country 06:19 – 500 public facilities installed with solar power 06:41 – Banadir Hospital and the impact of solar power 08:20 – Why electricity is expensive in Somalia 09:20 – Can the government contribute to electricity financing? 10:15 – Public-private partnership plan 11:49 – Why solar projects are being distributed across cities 13:08 – The need for electricity in remote areas 14:02 – Solar, batteries and Somalia’s renewable energy opportunity 15:39 – A plan to reduce electricity prices in Mogadishu and major cities 16:50 – Citizens’ complaints: erratic electricity and burnt-out equipment 17:44 – Electricity regulations, safety and standards 19:44 – Current projects under the ministry’s agenda and their costs 20:06 – Electricity projects costing hundreds of millions of dollars 21:11 – How to support private electricity companies 22:30 – Can the Somali economy grow without cheap electricity? 23:19 – Minister says electricity prices could fall 23:44 – Somalia’s oil and gas: a future power opportunity 26:10 – Can Somalia buy electricity from Ethiopia? 26:34 – Ethiopia’s third power source from Somalia 27:40 – Cost and feasibility of Ethiopia’s power procurement project 28:52 – Why Somalia can’t invest in a billion-dollar project in one go 30:46 – Electricity bills in government facilities 31:49 – Minister’s view of Somalia’s high electricity prices 32:57 – Power companies: what to praise and what to criticize 34:15 – Water challenges compared to electricity 35:35 – History of Mogadishu’s water and current problems 36:17 – Regulation of water companies 37:32 – Major water projects in Somalia 38:40 – Water supply and water improvement plan for 20 cities 39:23 – Who is financing water and electricity projects? 41:24 – Why electricity is more talked about than water 43:12 – Declining river water levels and water security 44:35 – Public complaints about water bills 45:15 – Ministry’s plan for water quality and pricing 46:46 – Concerns about Ethiopian dams and Somalia’s position 47:50 – Somalia and joining international water agreements 48:54 – Minister or MP: Which role will Bidhaan choose? 49:51 – Miizaan Podcast conclusion and final message Watch, comment, and share with people interested in electricity, water, and the development of social services in Somalia. #MiizaanPodcast #Dawan #Somalia #Electricity #Water #Energy #CabdullahiBidhaan 🔔 DON'T MISS THE NEXT EPISODES Click SUBSCRIBE and turn on the notification (🔔) to be the first to be featured with our next guest — politicians, analysts, and Somali politics. 📍 Subscribe: / @dawan_tv 💬 Leave your thoughts in the comments 🔔 Follow us for the most interesting interviews from Somalia! https://www.dawan.so/ https://www.dawan.africa https://www.bawaba.africa ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📲 CONTACT US 🌐 Website: https://dawan.so/ 📘 Facebook: /DawanTV 🐦 X/Twitter: @DawanTV 📸 Instagram: @DawanTV 🎵 TikTok: @DawanTV