Renewable energy challenges in Somalia: A case study of wind-solar production

This research aims to identify the renewable energy challenges in Somalia as a case study of wind-solar production. Since the general use of renewable energy in both developing and developed countries is critical for achieving sustainability in the solar and wind energy industries. As a result, the constraints facing Somalia’s energy industry can be divided into three main categories: limited energy resources with a lack of social awareness, inefficiencies in utilizing these resources, and inadequate technical institutions and policy frameworks. Therefore, this research is conducted by delivering a questionnaire to the company’s Somalian employees, where a total of 100 questionnaires have been distributed, and 85 filled questionnaires have been received from the respondents. The data was analysed by using version 23.0 of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). It was found that the cost of renewable energy technologies is too high with the absence of maintenance and incentives followed by a poor opinion of family and friends resulted in obstacles to switch green energy. Furthermore, this study also highlights solar and wind production energy is not fully implemented in Somalia due to absence of subsidy programs with no institutional and policy framework, difficulty in popularizing solar-wind energy applications. Moreover, installing any renewable energy technology is required to have technical knowledge and skills which results in poor layout and adjustment of solar panels and wind turbines.