DEADLINE: 4TH MARCH, 2024
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI) FOR RECRUITMENT OF AN INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT TO SUPPORT THE NIGERIA BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (BESS) STUDIES
- Assignment: The African Development Bank (“The Bank”) hereby invites individual consultants to express their interest in the following services: Nigeria Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Studies.
- Background and Context: As part of support to Nigeria to implement its Energy Transition Plan (ETP), which envisages key RE absorption milestones that require complementarity of grid strengthening and stability, the Bank has approved grant funding under its Africa Energy Transition Catalyst programme (AETC) to support technical and regulatory studies on BESS for Nigeria. The project to be executed through the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) will involve three following activities: (i) Grid feasibility Studies for BESS and Variable Renewable Energy (VRE) deployment, (ii) Development of business models, regulatory requirements and competitive procurement framework for private sector participation in BESS deployment (iii) Capacity Building for sector stakeholders on BESS.
- Objectives: This assignment aims to engage an individual consultant (“the consultant”) to support the Bank in executing this support, specifically to provide (i) general support, program management and coordination among sector stakeholders, (ii) technical expertise and support to TCN on the designing the scope of work and development of appropriate Terms of Reference (ToR) and bidding documents for procuring a firm to undertake the BESS study. Accordingly, the consultant will be expected to provide both technical and program support for delivering the activities outlined.
- Tasks and Deliverables: the individual consultant is expected to (i) support TCN to develop the TOR for the selection of a Consulting Firm to carry out the BESS study (ii) evaluate deliverables and activities carried out as part of the activities in BESS study and (iii) provide general project management and coordination activities including providing the Project Technical Working Group (PTWG) and the Bank’s Task Team with the reports
and documents necessary for monitoring the project.
- Expression of interest: The Bank invites eligible individual consultants to express their interest in providing consulting services to assist the Bank in executing this “Assignment” in the form of Expression of Interest (EOI). The EOI should have the following title: “Nigeria Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Studies.”
- Eligibility: Applicants for this assignment must be nationals of a Member Country of the Bank.
- Required Expertise and Experience: Interested Consultants shall provide information on their qualifications and experience (using format in Annex 1) demonstrating their ability to undertake this assignment (including documents, reference to similar services, CVs, experience in similar assignments, etc.). Consultant should have Master’s degree in
power systems, energy or renewable energy engineering, electrical engineering, energy economics or related fields with a strong understanding of the current issues in the Nigerian power sector. Should have a minimum of 10 years’ experience mostly in similar assignments and management of donor funded projects. Detailed TOR will be provided
in the RfP to be issued to shortlisted applicants.
- Department issuing the request: Energy Financial Solutions, Policy and Regulations.
- Duration of the assignment: The duration of the assignment is Twelve (12) calendar months with a possibility of extension subject to satisfactory performance of the consultant and availability of budget. The commencement date is anticipated to be April 1, 2024.
- Place of assignment: The location for the assignment is Abuja, Nigeria. The consultant will be stationed in the Bank’s office in Abuja but may be required from time to time to work from the office of AfDB Project Implementation Unit (PIU) located at the TCN office in Abuja.
- Language of Assignment: The assignment shall be carried out in English.
- Procurement Process:
–Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the “Bank’s Procurement Policy and Procedure for Corporate Consultants Recruitment”.
–Please note that interest expressed by a consultant does not imply any obligation on the part of the Bank to include them in the shortlist. Adherence to the Bank’s Code of Ethics and Core Values is an essential requirement for this Assignment. The Bank reserves the right to cancel or postpone this procurement process should that be deemed necessary.
- Deadline and contact:
–Interested consultants may obtain further information at the email addresses below during office hours: 08:00 – 17:00 GMT.
–Request for clarifications must be sent to the Bank via email no later than Monday, March 1, 2024, at 17:00 GMT.
–Expressions of interest must be received in soft copy to the email addresses below no later than Monday, March 4, 2024, at 17:00 GMT and specifically mentioning: “Expression of Interest – Consultancy Services for BESS Studies for Nigeria”.
–Expressions of Interest should be submitted following the format shared in Annex 1.
- For the attention of: Mr Solomon Sarpong: s.sarpong@afdb.org
With copy to:
Mr. Chigoziri Egeruoh: C.EGERUOH@AFDB.ORG;
Mr. Carlos Mollinedo: C.MOLLINEDO@AFDB.ORG.
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