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Sompower

The Sompower is a private electric utility company based in Hargeisa, Somaliland. It specialises generating, transmitting and distributing of the electric power. Founded in 2016 by the merger of 39 local utility firms. It is one of the largest utility companies in Somaliland.

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Article summary

The Sompower is a private electric utility company based in Hargeisa, Somaliland. It specialises generating, transmitting and distributing of the electric power. Founded in 2016 by the merger of 39 local utility firms. It is one of the largest utility companies in Somaliland.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 2016 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "2016". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359503137

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