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Expression of Interest – Off-grid Electrification – Republic of Uganda

Expression of Interest – Off-grid Electrification – Republic of Uganda

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Categories : Avis d'appel d'offres

Domaines : Electricité - Electromécanique - Réparation - IndustrieEnergie - Petrole - Autres Ressources Naturelles

Regions : Ouganda

Rural Electrification Agency

Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS)

 

Development of an Off-Grid Electrification Master Plan for Islands on Lake Victoria and Pilot Net-metering Using Grid-tie PV solar Systems

Decentralized Renewables Development Program

Republic of Uganda

Sector : Energy

Financing Agreement reference:

Grant No : 565155001551

Project ID No :

P-UG-F00-002

Procurement Ref No : REA-AfDB/SRVCS/18-19/000177

  1. The Government of Uganda has received a Project Preparation Grant from the Strategic Climate Fund, through the African Development Bank towards the cost of the Decentralized Renewables Development Program and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this grant to payments under the contract for Consultancy Services to develop an Off-Grid Electrification Master Plan for the Islands on Lake Victoria and Pilot net-Metering using Grid-tie PV Solar Systems.

The Decentralized Renewables Development Program is one of the projects under the country’s.

Scaling-Up Renewable Energy Program :

  1. The services included under this project are :
  • Develop an off-grid master plan for the electrification of islands on Lake Victoria. The master plan will serve to prioritize investments and be the basis for the electrification of the islands in an orderly and sequential manner ;
  • Identify suitable sites to install net-metering pilot solar PV rooftop systems on public building, prepare design, specifications and bidding documents and support procurement of the pilot solar PV rooftop systems ;
  • Draft regulations, legislation and standards required to scale-up net metering. The objective is to eventually put in place appropriate policies, laws, regulation, and standards for solar grid-connected rooftop systems that will lay the foundation for net metering to be scaled-up by private users such as businesses and households.
  1. It is expected that the assignment will take 18 months ;
  2. The Rural Electrification Agency of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development now invites consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services :
  • Legal documents indicating the legal status (Certificate of Registration/Incorporation, Memorandum and Articles of Association), corporate profile/brochures and Powers of Attorney) ;
  • Description of similar assignments undertaken ;
  • Experience in similar conditions (i.e. sub-Saharan African and low income countries in Asia and America).
  • Availability of appropriate skills among staff.

Consultants may constitute joint-ventures to enhance their chances of qualification.

  1. Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the Procurement Policy for Bank Group funded Operation dated October 2015, revised, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org ;
  2. Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours 09:00-16:00 hours, except on public holidays ;
  3. Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by 1st November 2018 at 11:00 hours (Uganda time) and mention Expression of Interest (EOI) – Off-grid Electrification.

Master Plan for Islands on Lake Victoria and Pilot Net-metering Using Grid-tie PV solar Systems

Attention : Head Procurement and Disposal Unit Rural Electrification Agency

House of Hope

Plot 10, Windsor Loop

  1. O Box 7317, Kampala, Uganda

Tel no: +256 312 318 100

Email: procurement@rea.or.ug