The CEO of Somalian telco Hormuud has said the company plans on building more green data centers to support the growing demands of the local and global economy.

First reported by Bloomberg, CEO Ahmed Mohamed Yusuf said: “Somalia is one of the sunniest countries in the world and many of our data centers are already running on solar power during the day. As Somalia’s economy grows, so will demand for data, and our infrastructure must grow with it.”

Details of the operator's plans were not disclosed.

Hormuud, meaning ‘pioneer,’ currently operates 11 data centers with a combined 10MW of capacity. Some of these data centers use as much as 95 percent solar energy during the day.

There is little other information available online about the company's existing data center portfolio.

Yusuf added: “We operate in a complex environment with security concerns and infrastructure gaps that can make progress slower than we’d like. At the same time, Somalia is brimming with opportunity.”

Somalia's network infrastructure has suffered in recent years, amid decades of civil war. Hormuud has previously blamed the Somali militant group Al-Shabab for deliberately destroying telecom infrastructure.

Founded in 2002, Mogadishu-based Hormuud launched 5G services across several parts of Somalia in March this year.

In May, six Hormuud employees were killed in a roadside bomb attack on the outskirts of the Somalian capital.

This year, Somalia has seen other attempts to improve its connectivity. The National Communications Authority of Somalia and the International Finance Corporation partnered in September to discuss new regulations for subsea cables in the country.