Angola Power Market Assessment Tender, Angola - 52163646

Procurement Summary

Country : Angola

Summary : Angola Power Market Assessment

Deadline : 26 Apr 2021

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 52163646

Document Ref. No. : 1274105

Financier : International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

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Tender Details

Expression of Interest are invited for Angola Power Market Assessment.

REQUEST FOR ExPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR SELECTION # 1274105

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Selection Information

Assignment Title

Angola Power Market Assessment

Publication Date

09-Apr-2021

Expression of Interest Deadline

26-Apr-2021 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time - Washington D.C.)

Language of Notice

English

Selection Notice

Assignment Country

· AO - Angola

Funding Sources

The World Bank Group intends to finance the assignment/services under:

· BB - BANK BUDGET

· BF000144 - Unrestricted Service Fees Budget against the Revenue

Individual/Firm

The consultant will be a firm.

Assignment Description

Despite an abundant endowment of energy resources, Angola suffers from a lack of reliable energy supply that affects the growth of its economy and the living standards of its people. Angola has made notable improvements in generation capacity, though access to electricity remains limited.

Subsequently, increasing electric power availability to diversify the economy and meet the increasing energy demand of a growing population is among the Government of Angola (GoA) highest stated priorities for which they have instituted an ambitious infrastructure plan (Strategy Angola 2025). The Strategy aims to increase the installed generation capacity from 5.8GW in 2020 to 9.9GW by 2025 and achieve the targeted 60 percent electrification rate by 2025.

However, major barriers have been preventing private sectors to invest in the Angolan energy sector. These barriers lead to a small pipeline of bankable energy projects that seek commercial financing. Only seven (7) energy projects financed by the private sector materialised over the last 20 years (amounting to $286 million).

As a result, IFC is looking to hire a consulting firm (the Consultant) to draw on emerging approaches, in different regions, to explore opportunities for private sector participation in power generation, transmission and distribution infrastructure, and conduct a power market assessment (APMA) to identify potential least-cost generation projects opportunities in Angola.

This EOI concerns the APMA activities and includes the following elements: (i) identify a) specific bankable power generation projects and b) transmission and distribution opportunities if any that IFC could finance in combination with the private sector; (ii) assess the impact of these projects on the existing Angolan power system, and (iii) consider potential import/export flows to/from South African Power Pool (SAPP) countries.

Interested firms should submit their EOI for the APMA consultant role, providing information that shows that they meet the minimum qualification criteria:
1. Experience conducting least-cost power expansion analyses;
2. Experience and detailed knowledge of power utilities and their operation including utilities transmission and distributions networks;
3. Experience with cross border trading arrangements;
4. Experience in sub-Saharan Africa will be a very important aspect of the consultants experience. The consultant should either have examples of where they have worked with African power sector/utilities or demonstrate such expertise as part of its consortium;
5. Experience with power market design, power utilities regulations review, and private sector engagements with power utilities; and
6. Provide information on the qualifications of key staff.

Qualification Criteria

· 1. 1. Experience conducting least-cost power expansion analyses. *

· 2. 2. Experience and detailed knowledge of power utilities and their operation including utilities transmission and distributions networks. *

· 3. 3. Experience with cross border trading arrangements; *

· 4. 4. Experience in sub-Saharan Africa will be a very important aspect of the consultants experience. The consultant should either have examples of where they have worked with African power sector/utilities or demonstrate such expertise as part of its consortium. *

· 5. 5. Experience with power market design, power utilities regulations review, and private sector engagements with power utilities. *

· 6. 6. Provide information on the qualifications of key staff. *

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