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Terms Of Reference (TOR) Introduction The Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) was established in August 1995 as an electricity power pool when member governments of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Region, signed an Inter-Governmental Memorandum of Understanding (IGMOU). SAPP is currently operating as an association of national power utilities and independent power producers in the SADC Region. SAPP is responsible for the trading of electricity as well as the development of several regional power generation and transmission infrastructure projects in SADC. The preparation and development of projects as well as technical analytical studies is carried out by the Projects Advisory Unit (PAU) in SAPP. A key aspect in these projects is the provision of specialist support to produce financial and economic models for internal use and for presentation to project financiers and other key stakeholders. SAPP increasingly expects to be involved in the lead role to develop major projects and to arrange early-stage development funding and project financing, and eventually to sell down its portfolio of projects. ‘State of the art’ financial modeling expertise is a key element in SAPP’s competitive advantage and to achieving its development objectives. Background Access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy is critical to boost socio-economic growth and drive regional integration in SADC. Yet, despite considerable progress, the region still faces significant challenges in energy development and usage. Increasing investment in regional generation and transmission infrastructure and in particular private sector participation in the sector is a specific and shared challenge for the stakeholders of SAPP. The fundamental role of energy in accomplishing the development goals of SADC and its Member States has long been acknowledged, with SAPP recognising the importance of providing the least cost, environmentally friendly and affordable electricity and increasing accessibility to rural communities. However, the levels of electrification remain low, despite considerable strides in energy development and usage. Increased regional electricity trade can play an important role in alleviating existing challenges across the regional power sector and to support the broader SADC development and integration agenda. However, persisting transmission constraints hinder efforts to expand energy trading across the market and reap the significant benefits of integration. Without sufficient transmission capacity and strategic interconnection, a fundamental component of SAPP’s mandate is being undermined, and the opportunities that would be delivered by an integrated SAPP transmission landscape are lost. Investments in interconnected transmission networks are essential to remove critical bottlenecks and unlock a wide range of cost savings. The 2017 SAPP Pool Plan provides evidence that new and strengthened transmission corridors underpin significant potential reductions in Net Present Value (NPV) costs (USD37-42 billion by 2040), while accounting for only a small proportion (~3%) of the total investment needs. of Multi-country transmission lines and interconnectors provide significant regional benefits for power pooling and trading. However, existing approaches to financing have not delivered new generation and transmission infrastructure at the speed and scale required. The barriers to accessing appropriate finance in the region are complex and interrelated. As part of this assignment a detailed diagnostic analysis identified six critical cross-cutting constraints to advancing projects including: 1) Political economy constraint; 2) Lack of a plurality of standardised collaboration or commercial models to support delivery; 3) Utilities’ often weak financial position; 4) Constraints to financing in strategic jurisdictions in the Pool; 5) Potential gaps in regional approaches to coordinating projects; and 6) Gaps in the regional regulatory framework. To support the development of regional projects, SAPP is looking to recruit a Financial and Economic Analyst as a full-time consultant. Tasks to be performed by the Consultant Financial and Economic Analysis of Projects The role of the Consultant is to perform integrated financial and socio-economic analyses of projects in the SAPP portfolio during the various stages in the project cycle as required. The tasks performed will depend on the specific requirements of each project. Such tasks will include but are not limited to: • Improve and optimise integrated project spreadsheet models that conform to FAST[1] and financial modelling standards acceptable to SAPP. This may range from reviewing financial models prepared by other parties, keeping track of changes made to original models, to developing complex financial models in-house for specific transactions. • Analysis of financial data and statements to create financial models for projects. . • Deconstruct complex financial models into “user friendly” spreadsheets for SAPP, member utilities and potential financiers’ credit risk evaluation. • Assist in analysing, understanding, and acquainting with financial and economic models prepared by other parties such as technical consultants, utilities, and project sponsors/owners within the scope of project preparation and evaluation activities. • Develop and build project financial and economic models. • Determine the appropriate assumptions for linking the socio-economic and financial cash flows in the models. • Determine the nature and magnitude of a project’s economic benefit and determine the financial and economic impact for all stakeholders. • In certain cases, determining the appropriate statistical parameters for key project variables that are used to perform a multivariate Monte Carlo risk analysis and other probabilistic analyses of project outcomes. • Draw conclusions from the financial and socio-economic analyses that can be used to evaluate project risks in conjunction with potential financiers. • Audit models provided by project sponsors, consultants, or financiers for logical integrity and the reasonableness of key assumptions. • Conduct sensitivity analyses on financial models, as necessary to comply with SAPP, project sponsor and potential financiers’ requirements. The Consultant will be required to: • travel with the project team to understand and collect data for the proper analysis of projects. • prepare the spreadsheet models according to FAST and acceptable industry standards, format and extract the tables according to project sponsor requirements. • annotate and archive all models for ease of reference. • issue for each project a memorandum highlighting key issues, key indicators and questions to sponsors/advisors. This document will be revised with updated information during the project development process. For each project, the Consultant will make explicit the key model parameters (e.g. discount factors, elasticities of supply and demand, shadow prices, etc.) and assumptions, so that sensitivity and robustness analyses can be conducted on model parameters independently. • review investment proposals to ensure integrity with the model assumptions and outputs. • Monitoring Financial Activities in the PAU The Consultant will be required to keep track of the financial performance of projects. This will include: • Providing input and monitoring the financial aspects of the Projects WorkPlan and Budget. • Supporting the Project Team to mobilise funding for projects and monitoring disbursement schedules. • Calculate variances between forecasts and actuals. • Report on financial project performance periodically and as required. • Capacity Building Capacity building is an important part of the contract. Ensure that SAPP staff have sufficient expertise to interact with the project advisors and relevant stakeholders. The Consultant will assist in providing capacity building by: • Developing standardised project financial and economic models covering the SAPP regional projects, i.e. power generation across various technology platforms and transmission infrastructure development projects. Such models may also be produced in simplified form suitable for use by the Project Teams. • Providing ‘on the job’ training to SAPP Project Team members to ensure that they are able, not only to understand the models, but are progressively more capable of performing such services independently and directly. • Assisting project managers to undertake the modelling work themselves. • Propose training interventions on financial modelling for the Project Teams including SAPP staff and Project Sponsor team members. • Reporting The Consultant will report to the Programmes Manager in the Projects Advisory Unit (PAU). The Consultant will work closely with the Chief Transactions Advisor on project financial analysis and modelling but shall also work with the Accounts Officer and Project Specialist on financial reporting on project activities. The Consultant will prepare an Inception Report within one month after commencement of the assignment. The report will describe any additional facilities required and propose recommendations for performing the services. Additionally, the Consultant will provide a monthly report of activities undertaken, and a Report on activities undertaken at the end of the contract. Inputs and Qualification The Consultant should have the following qualifications as a minimum: • A Bachelors Degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics/Statistics • Masters level in any of the above will be an advantage or MBA/MBL equivalent • A proven track record of at least five (5) years in financial modelling and socio-economic analysis of public or private sector projects produced to FAST standards;[2] or acceptable international standards. The relevant experience should also include: • credit analysis of corporate fin
Financial Analyst for SAPP Project
Terms Of Reference (TOR) Introduction The Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) was established in August 1995 as an electricity power pool when member governments of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Region, signed an Inter-Governmental Memorandum of Understanding (IGMOU). SAPP is currently operating as an association of national power utilities and independent power producers in the SADC Region. SAPP is responsible for the trading of electricity as well as the development of several regional power generation and transmission infrastructure projects in SADC. The preparation and development of projects as well as technical analytical studies is carried out by the Projects Advisory Unit (PAU) in SAPP. A key aspect in these projects is the provision of specialist support to produce financial and economic models for internal use and for presentation to project financiers and other key stakeholders. SAPP increasingly expects to be involved in the lead role to develop major projects and to arrange early-stage development funding and project financing, and eventually to sell down its portfolio of projects. ‘State of the art’ financial modeling expertise is a key element in SAPP’s competitive advantage and to achieving its development objectives. Background Access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy is critical to boost socio-economic growth and drive regional integration in SADC. Yet, despite considerable progress, the region still faces significant challenges in energy development and usage. Increasing investment in regional generation and transmission infrastructure and in particular private sector participation in the sector is a specific and shared challenge for the stakeholders of SAPP. The fundamental role of energy in accomplishing the development goals of SADC and its Member States has long been acknowledged, with SAPP recognising the importance of providing the least cost, environmentally friendly and affordable electricity and increasing accessibility to rural communities. However, the levels of electrification remain low, despite considerable strides in energy development and usage. Increased regional electricity trade can play an important role in alleviating existing challenges across the regional power sector and to support the broader SADC development and integration agenda. However, persisting transmission constraints hinder efforts to expand energy trading across the market and reap the significant benefits of integration. Without sufficient transmission capacity and strategic interconnection, a fundamental component of SAPP’s mandate is being undermined, and the opportunities that would be delivered by an integrated SAPP transmission landscape are lost. Investments in interconnected transmission networks are essential to remove critical bottlenecks and unlock a wide range of cost savings. The 2017 SAPP Pool Plan provides evidence that new and strengthened transmission corridors underpin significant potential reductions in Net Present Value (NPV) costs (USD37-42 billion by 2040), while accounting for only a small proportion (~3%) of the total investment needs. of Multi-country transmission lines and interconnectors provide significant regional benefits for power pooling and trading. However, existing approaches to financing have not delivered new generation and transmission infrastructure at the speed and scale required. The barriers to accessing appropriate finance in the region are complex and interrelated. As part of this assignment a detailed diagnostic analysis identified six critical cross-cutting constraints to advancing projects including: 1) Political economy constraint; 2) Lack of a plurality of standardised collaboration or commercial models to support delivery; 3) Utilities’ often weak financial position; 4) Constraints to financing in strategic jurisdictions in the Pool; 5) Potential gaps in regional approaches to coordinating projects; and 6) Gaps in the regional regulatory framework. To support the development of regional projects, SAPP is looking to recruit a Financial and Economic Analyst as a full-time consultant. Tasks to be performed by the Consultant Financial and Economic Analysis of Projects The role of the Consultant is to perform integrated financial and socio-economic analyses of projects in the SAPP portfolio during the various stages in the project cycle as required. The tasks performed will depend on the specific requirements of each project. Such tasks will include but are not limited to: • Improve and optimise integrated project spreadsheet models that conform to FAST[1] and financial modelling standards acceptable to SAPP. This may range from reviewing financial models prepared by other parties, keeping track of changes made to original models, to developing complex financial models in-house for specific transactions. • Analysis of financial data and statements to create financial models for projects. . • Deconstruct complex financial models into “user friendly” spreadsheets for SAPP, member utilities and potential financiers’ credit risk evaluation. • Assist in analysing, understanding, and acquainting with financial and economic models prepared by other parties such as technical consultants, utilities, and project sponsors/owners within the scope of project preparation and evaluation activities. • Develop and build project financial and economic models. • Determine the appropriate assumptions for linking the socio-economic and financial cash flows in the models. • Determine the nature and magnitude of a project’s economic benefit and determine the financial and economic impact for all stakeholders. • In certain cases, determining the appropriate statistical parameters for key project variables that are used to perform a multivariate Monte Carlo risk analysis and other probabilistic analyses of project outcomes. • Draw conclusions from the financial and socio-economic analyses that can be used to evaluate project risks in conjunction with potential financiers. • Audit models provided by project sponsors, consultants, or financiers for logical integrity and the reasonableness of key assumptions. • Conduct sensitivity analyses on financial models, as necessary to comply with SAPP, project sponsor and potential financiers’ requirements. The Consultant will be required to: • travel with the project team to understand and collect data for the proper analysis of projects. • prepare the spreadsheet models according to FAST and acceptable industry standards, format and extract the tables according to project sponsor requirements. • annotate and archive all models for ease of reference. • issue for each project a memorandum highlighting key issues, key indicators and questions to sponsors/advisors. This document will be revised with updated information during the project development process. For each project, the Consultant will make explicit the key model parameters (e.g. discount factors, elasticities of supply and demand, shadow prices, etc.) and assumptions, so that sensitivity and robustness analyses can be conducted on model parameters independently. • review investment proposals to ensure integrity with the model assumptions and outputs. • Monitoring Financial Activities in the PAU The Consultant will be required to keep track of the financial performance of projects. This will include: • Providing input and monitoring the financial aspects of the Projects WorkPlan and Budget. • Supporting the Project Team to mobilise funding for projects and monitoring disbursement schedules. • Calculate variances between forecasts and actuals. • Report on financial project performance periodically and as required. • Capacity Building Capacity building is an important part of the contract. Ensure that SAPP staff have sufficient expertise to interact with the project advisors and relevant stakeholders. The Consultant will assist in providing capacity building by: • Developing standardised project financial and economic models covering the SAPP regional projects, i.e. power generation across various technology platforms and transmission infrastructure development projects. Such models may also be produced in simplified form suitable for use by the Project Teams. • Providing ‘on the job’ training to SAPP Project Team members to ensure that they are able, not only to understand the models, but are progressively more capable of performing such services independently and directly. • Assisting project managers to undertake the modelling work themselves. • Propose training interventions on financial modelling for the Project Teams including SAPP staff and Project Sponsor team members. • Reporting The Consultant will report to the Programmes Manager in the Projects Advisory Unit (PAU). The Consultant will work closely with the Chief Transactions Advisor on project financial analysis and modelling but shall also work with the Accounts Officer and Project Specialist on financial reporting on project activities. The Consultant will prepare an Inception Report within one month after commencement of the assignment. The report will describe any additional facilities required and propose recommendations for performing the services. Additionally, the Consultant will provide a monthly report of activities undertaken, and a Report on activities undertaken at the end of the contract. Inputs and Qualification The Consultant should have the following qualifications as a minimum: • A Bachelors Degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics/Statistics • Masters level in any of the above will be an advantage or MBA/MBL equivalent • A proven track record of at least five (5) years in financial modelling and socio-economic analysis of public or private sector projects produced to FAST standards;[2] or acceptable international standards. The relevant experience should also include: • credit analysis of corporate fin
Financial Analyst — SAPP Project
Terms Of Reference (TOR) Introduction The Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) was established in August 1995 as an electricity power pool when member governments of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Region, signed an Inter-Governmental Memorandum of Understanding (IGMOU). SAPP is currently operating as an association of national power utilities and independent power producers in the SADC Region. SAPP is responsible for the trading of electricity as well as the development of several regional power generation and transmission infrastructure projects in SADC. The preparation and development of projects as well as technical analytical studies is carried out by the Projects Advisory Unit (PAU) in SAPP. A key aspect in these projects is the provision of specialist support to produce financial and economic models for internal use and for presentation to project financiers and other key stakeholders. SAPP increasingly expects to be involved in the lead role to develop major projects and to arrange early-stage development funding and project financing, and eventually to sell down its portfolio of projects. ‘State of the art’ financial modeling expertise is a key element in SAPP’s competitive advantage and to achieving its development objectives. Background Access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy is critical to boost socio-economic growth and drive regional integration in SADC. Yet, despite considerable progress, the region still faces significant challenges in energy development and usage. Increasing investment in regional generation and transmission infrastructure and in particular private sector participation in the sector is a specific and shared challenge for the stakeholders of SAPP. The fundamental role of energy in accomplishing the development goals of SADC and its Member States has long been acknowledged, with SAPP recognising the importance of providing the least cost, environmentally friendly and affordable electricity and increasing accessibility to rural communities. However, the levels of electrification remain low, despite considerable strides in energy development and usage. Increased regional electricity trade can play an important role in alleviating existing challenges across the regional power sector and to support the broader SADC development and integration agenda. However, persisting transmission constraints hinder efforts to expand energy trading across the market and reap the significant benefits of integration. Without sufficient transmission capacity and strategic interconnection, a fundamental component of SAPP’s mandate is being undermined, and the opportunities that would be delivered by an integrated SAPP transmission landscape are lost. Investments in interconnected transmission networks are essential to remove critical bottlenecks and unlock a wide range of cost savings. The 2017 SAPP Pool Plan provides evidence that new and strengthened transmission corridors underpin significant potential reductions in Net Present Value (NPV) costs (USD37-42 billion by 2040), while accounting for only a small proportion (~3%) of the total investment needs. of Multi-country transmission lines and interconnectors provide significant regional benefits for power pooling and trading. However, existing approaches to financing have not delivered new generation and transmission infrastructure at the speed and scale required. The barriers to accessing appropriate finance in the region are complex and interrelated. As part of this assignment a detailed diagnostic analysis identified six critical cross-cutting constraints to advancing projects including: 1) Political economy constraint; 2) Lack of a plurality of standardised collaboration or commercial models to support delivery; 3) Utilities’ often weak financial position; 4) Constraints to financing in strategic jurisdictions in the Pool; 5) Potential gaps in regional approaches to coordinating projects; and 6) Gaps in the regional regulatory framework. To support the development of regional projects, SAPP is looking to recruit a Financial and Economic Analyst as a full-time consultant. Tasks to be performed by the Consultant Financial and Economic Analysis of Projects The role of the Consultant is to perform integrated financial and socio-economic analyses of projects in the SAPP portfolio during the various stages in the project cycle as required. The tasks performed will depend on the specific requirements of each project. Such tasks will include but are not limited to: • Improve and optimise integrated project spreadsheet models that conform to FAST[1] and financial modelling standards acceptable to SAPP. This may range from reviewing financial models prepared by other parties, keeping track of changes made to original models, to developing complex financial models in-house for specific transactions. • Analysis of financial data and statements to create financial models for projects. . • Deconstruct complex financial models into “user friendly” spreadsheets for SAPP, member utilities and potential financiers’ credit risk evaluation. • Assist in analysing, understanding, and acquainting with financial and economic models prepared by other parties such as technical consultants, utilities, and project sponsors/owners within the scope of project preparation and evaluation activities. • Develop and build project financial and economic models. • Determine the appropriate assumptions for linking the socio-economic and financial cash flows in the models. • Determine the nature and magnitude of a project’s economic benefit and determine the financial and economic impact for all stakeholders. • In certain cases, determining the appropriate statistical parameters for key project variables that are used to perform a multivariate Monte Carlo risk analysis and other probabilistic analyses of project outcomes. • Draw conclusions from the financial and socio-economic analyses that can be used to evaluate project risks in conjunction with potential financiers. • Audit models provided by project sponsors, consultants, or financiers for logical integrity and the reasonableness of key assumptions. • Conduct sensitivity analyses on financial models, as necessary to comply with SAPP, project sponsor and potential financiers’ requirements. The Consultant will be required to: • travel with the project team to understand and collect data for the proper analysis of projects. • prepare the spreadsheet models according to FAST and acceptable industry standards, format and extract the tables according to project sponsor requirements. • annotate and archive all models for ease of reference. • issue for each project a memorandum highlighting key issues, key indicators and questions to sponsors/advisors. This document will be revised with updated information during the project development process. For each project, the Consultant will make explicit the key model parameters (e.g. discount factors, elasticities of supply and demand, shadow prices, etc.) and assumptions, so that sensitivity and robustness analyses can be conducted on model parameters independently. • review investment proposals to ensure integrity with the model assumptions and outputs. • Monitoring Financial Activities in the PAU The Consultant will be required to keep track of the financial performance of projects. This will include: • Providing input and monitoring the financial aspects of the Projects WorkPlan and Budget. • Supporting the Project Team to mobilise funding for projects and monitoring disbursement schedules. • Calculate variances between forecasts and actuals. • Report on financial project performance periodically and as required. • Capacity Building Capacity building is an important part of the contract. Ensure that SAPP staff have sufficient expertise to interact with the project advisors and relevant stakeholders. The Consultant will assist in providing capacity building by: • Developing standardised project financial and economic models covering the SAPP regional projects, i.e. power generation across various technology platforms and transmission infrastructure development projects. Such models may also be produced in simplified form suitable for use by the Project Teams. • Providing ‘on the job’ training to SAPP Project Team members to ensure that they are able, not only to understand the models, but are progressively more capable of performing such services independently and directly. • Assisting project managers to undertake the modelling work themselves. • Propose training interventions on financial modelling for the Project Teams including SAPP staff and Project Sponsor team members. • Reporting The Consultant will report to the Programmes Manager in the Projects Advisory Unit (PAU). The Consultant will work closely with the Chief Transactions Advisor on project financial analysis and modelling but shall also work with the Accounts Officer and Project Specialist on financial reporting on project activities. The Consultant will prepare an Inception Report within one month after commencement of the assignment. The report will describe any additional facilities required and propose recommendations for performing the services. Additionally, the Consultant will provide a monthly report of activities undertaken, and a Report on activities undertaken at the end of the contract. Inputs and Qualification The Consultant should have the following qualifications as a minimum: • A Bachelors Degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics/Statistics • Masters level in any of the above will be an advantage or MBA/MBL equivalent • A proven track record of at least five (5) years in financial modelling and socio-economic analysis of public or private sector projects produced to FAST standards;[2] or acceptable international standards. The relevant experience should also include: • credit analysis of corporate fin
Financial Analyst — SAPP Project
Terms Of Reference (TOR) Introduction The Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) was established in August 1995 as an electricity power pool when member governments of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Region, signed an Inter-Governmental Memorandum of Understanding (IGMOU). SAPP is currently operating as an association of national power utilities and independent power producers in the SADC Region. SAPP is responsible for the trading of electricity as well as the development of several regional power generation and transmission infrastructure projects in SADC. The preparation and development of projects as well as technical analytical studies is carried out by the Projects Advisory Unit (PAU) in SAPP. A key aspect in these projects is the provision of specialist support to produce financial and economic models for internal use and for presentation to project financiers and other key stakeholders. SAPP increasingly expects to be involved in the lead role to develop major projects and to arrange early-stage development funding and project financing, and eventually to sell down its portfolio of projects. ‘State of the art’ financial modeling expertise is a key element in SAPP’s competitive advantage and to achieving its development objectives. Background Access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy is critical to boost socio-economic growth and drive regional integration in SADC. Yet, despite considerable progress, the region still faces significant challenges in energy development and usage. Increasing investment in regional generation and transmission infrastructure and in particular private sector participation in the sector is a specific and shared challenge for the stakeholders of SAPP. The fundamental role of energy in accomplishing the development goals of SADC and its Member States has long been acknowledged, with SAPP recognising the importance of providing the least cost, environmentally friendly and affordable electricity and increasing accessibility to rural communities. However, the levels of electrification remain low, despite considerable strides in energy development and usage. Increased regional electricity trade can play an important role in alleviating existing challenges across the regional power sector and to support the broader SADC development and integration agenda. However, persisting transmission constraints hinder efforts to expand energy trading across the market and reap the significant benefits of integration. Without sufficient transmission capacity and strategic interconnection, a fundamental component of SAPP’s mandate is being undermined, and the opportunities that would be delivered by an integrated SAPP transmission landscape are lost. Investments in interconnected transmission networks are essential to remove critical bottlenecks and unlock a wide range of cost savings. The 2017 SAPP Pool Plan provides evidence that new and strengthened transmission corridors underpin significant potential reductions in Net Present Value (NPV) costs (USD37-42 billion by 2040), while accounting for only a small proportion (~3%) of the total investment needs. of Multi-country transmission lines and interconnectors provide significant regional benefits for power pooling and trading. However, existing approaches to financing have not delivered new generation and transmission infrastructure at the speed and scale required. The barriers to accessing appropriate finance in the region are complex and interrelated. As part of this assignment a detailed diagnostic analysis identified six critical cross-cutting constraints to advancing projects including: 1) Political economy constraint; 2) Lack of a plurality of standardised collaboration or commercial models to support delivery; 3) Utilities’ often weak financial position; 4) Constraints to financing in strategic jurisdictions in the Pool; 5) Potential gaps in regional approaches to coordinating projects; and 6) Gaps in the regional regulatory framework. To support the development of regional projects, SAPP is looking to recruit a Financial and Economic Analyst as a full-time consultant. Tasks to be performed by the Consultant Financial and Economic Analysis of Projects The role of the Consultant is to perform integrated financial and socio-economic analyses of projects in the SAPP portfolio during the various stages in the project cycle as required. The tasks performed will depend on the specific requirements of each project. Such tasks will include but are not limited to: • Improve and optimise integrated project spreadsheet models that conform to FAST[1] and financial modelling standards acceptable to SAPP. This may range from reviewing financial models prepared by other parties, keeping track of changes made to original models, to developing complex financial models in-house for specific transactions. • Analysis of financial data and statements to create financial models for projects. . • Deconstruct complex financial models into “user friendly” spreadsheets for SAPP, member utilities and potential financiers’ credit risk evaluation. • Assist in analysing, understanding, and acquainting with financial and economic models prepared by other parties such as technical consultants, utilities, and project sponsors/owners within the scope of project preparation and evaluation activities. • Develop and build project financial and economic models. • Determine the appropriate assumptions for linking the socio-economic and financial cash flows in the models. • Determine the nature and magnitude of a project’s economic benefit and determine the financial and economic impact for all stakeholders. • In certain cases, determining the appropriate statistical parameters for key project variables that are used to perform a multivariate Monte Carlo risk analysis and other probabilistic analyses of project outcomes. • Draw conclusions from the financial and socio-economic analyses that can be used to evaluate project risks in conjunction with potential financiers. • Audit models provided by project sponsors, consultants, or financiers for logical integrity and the reasonableness of key assumptions. • Conduct sensitivity analyses on financial models, as necessary to comply with SAPP, project sponsor and potential financiers’ requirements. The Consultant will be required to: • travel with the project team to understand and collect data for the proper analysis of projects. • prepare the spreadsheet models according to FAST and acceptable industry standards, format and extract the tables according to project sponsor requirements. • annotate and archive all models for ease of reference. • issue for each project a memorandum highlighting key issues, key indicators and questions to sponsors/advisors. This document will be revised with updated information during the project development process. For each project, the Consultant will make explicit the key model parameters (e.g. discount factors, elasticities of supply and demand, shadow prices, etc.) and assumptions, so that sensitivity and robustness analyses can be conducted on model parameters independently. • review investment proposals to ensure integrity with the model assumptions and outputs. • Monitoring Financial Activities in the PAU The Consultant will be required to keep track of the financial performance of projects. This will include: • Providing input and monitoring the financial aspects of the Projects WorkPlan and Budget. • Supporting the Project Team to mobilise funding for projects and monitoring disbursement schedules. • Calculate variances between forecasts and actuals. • Report on financial project performance periodically and as required. • Capacity Building Capacity building is an important part of the contract. Ensure that SAPP staff have sufficient expertise to interact with the project advisors and relevant stakeholders. The Consultant will assist in providing capacity building by: • Developing standardised project financial and economic models covering the SAPP regional projects, i.e. power generation across various technology platforms and transmission infrastructure development projects. Such models may also be produced in simplified form suitable for use by the Project Teams. • Providing ‘on the job’ training to SAPP Project Team members to ensure that they are able, not only to understand the models, but are progressively more capable of performing such services independently and directly. • Assisting project managers to undertake the modelling work themselves. • Propose training interventions on financial modelling for the Project Teams including SAPP staff and Project Sponsor team members. • Reporting The Consultant will report to the Programmes Manager in the Projects Advisory Unit (PAU). The Consultant will work closely with the Chief Transactions Advisor on project financial analysis and modelling but shall also work with the Accounts Officer and Project Specialist on financial reporting on project activities. The Consultant will prepare an Inception Report within one month after commencement of the assignment. The report will describe any additional facilities required and propose recommendations for performing the services. Additionally, the Consultant will provide a monthly report of activities undertaken, and a Report on activities undertaken at the end of the contract. Inputs and Qualification The Consultant should have the following qualifications as a minimum: • A Bachelors Degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics/Statistics • Masters level in any of the above will be an advantage or MBA/MBL equivalent • A proven track record of at least five (5) years in financial modelling and socio-economic analysis of public or private sector projects produced to FAST standards;[2] or acceptable international standards. The relevant experience should also include: • credit analysis of corporate fin
Financial Analyst — SAPP Project
Terms Of Reference (TOR) Introduction The Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) was established in August 1995 as an electricity power pool when member governments of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Region, signed an Inter-Governmental Memorandum of Understanding (IGMOU). SAPP is currently operating as an association of national power utilities and independent power producers in the SADC Region. SAPP is responsible for the trading of electricity as well as the development of several regional power generation and transmission infrastructure projects in SADC. The preparation and development of projects as well as technical analytical studies is carried out by the Projects Advisory Unit (PAU) in SAPP. A key aspect in these projects is the provision of specialist support to produce financial and economic models for internal use and for presentation to project financiers and other key stakeholders. SAPP increasingly expects to be involved in the lead role to develop major projects and to arrange early-stage development funding and project financing, and eventually to sell down its portfolio of projects. ‘State of the art’ financial modeling expertise is a key element in SAPP’s competitive advantage and to achieving its development objectives. Background Access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy is critical to boost socio-economic growth and drive regional integration in SADC. Yet, despite considerable progress, the region still faces significant challenges in energy development and usage. Increasing investment in regional generation and transmission infrastructure and in particular private sector participation in the sector is a specific and shared challenge for the stakeholders of SAPP. The fundamental role of energy in accomplishing the development goals of SADC and its Member States has long been acknowledged, with SAPP recognising the importance of providing the least cost, environmentally friendly and affordable electricity and increasing accessibility to rural communities. However, the levels of electrification remain low, despite considerable strides in energy development and usage. Increased regional electricity trade can play an important role in alleviating existing challenges across the regional power sector and to support the broader SADC development and integration agenda. However, persisting transmission constraints hinder efforts to expand energy trading across the market and reap the significant benefits of integration. Without sufficient transmission capacity and strategic interconnection, a fundamental component of SAPP’s mandate is being undermined, and the opportunities that would be delivered by an integrated SAPP transmission landscape are lost. Investments in interconnected transmission networks are essential to remove critical bottlenecks and unlock a wide range of cost savings. The 2017 SAPP Pool Plan provides evidence that new and strengthened transmission corridors underpin significant potential reductions in Net Present Value (NPV) costs (USD37-42 billion by 2040), while accounting for only a small proportion (~3%) of the total investment needs. of Multi-country transmission lines and interconnectors provide significant regional benefits for power pooling and trading. However, existing approaches to financing have not delivered new generation and transmission infrastructure at the speed and scale required. The barriers to accessing appropriate finance in the region are complex and interrelated. As part of this assignment a detailed diagnostic analysis identified six critical cross-cutting constraints to advancing projects including: 1) Political economy constraint; 2) Lack of a plurality of standardised collaboration or commercial models to support delivery; 3) Utilities’ often weak financial position; 4) Constraints to financing in strategic jurisdictions in the Pool; 5) Potential gaps in regional approaches to coordinating projects; and 6) Gaps in the regional regulatory framework. To support the development of regional projects, SAPP is looking to recruit a Financial and Economic Analyst as a full-time consultant. Tasks to be performed by the Consultant Financial and Economic Analysis of Projects The role of the Consultant is to perform integrated financial and socio-economic analyses of projects in the SAPP portfolio during the various stages in the project cycle as required. The tasks performed will depend on the specific requirements of each project. Such tasks will include but are not limited to: • Improve and optimise integrated project spreadsheet models that conform to FAST[1] and financial modelling standards acceptable to SAPP. This may range from reviewing financial models prepared by other parties, keeping track of changes made to original models, to developing complex financial models in-house for specific transactions. • Analysis of financial data and statements to create financial models for projects. . • Deconstruct complex financial models into “user friendly” spreadsheets for SAPP, member utilities and potential financiers’ credit risk evaluation. • Assist in analysing, understanding, and acquainting with financial and economic models prepared by other parties such as technical consultants, utilities, and project sponsors/owners within the scope of project preparation and evaluation activities. • Develop and build project financial and economic models. • Determine the appropriate assumptions for linking the socio-economic and financial cash flows in the models. • Determine the nature and magnitude of a project’s economic benefit and determine the financial and economic impact for all stakeholders. • In certain cases, determining the appropriate statistical parameters for key project variables that are used to perform a multivariate Monte Carlo risk analysis and other probabilistic analyses of project outcomes. • Draw conclusions from the financial and socio-economic analyses that can be used to evaluate project risks in conjunction with potential financiers. • Audit models provided by project sponsors, consultants, or financiers for logical integrity and the reasonableness of key assumptions. • Conduct sensitivity analyses on financial models, as necessary to comply with SAPP, project sponsor and potential financiers’ requirements. The Consultant will be required to: • travel with the project team to understand and collect data for the proper analysis of projects. • prepare the spreadsheet models according to FAST and acceptable industry standards, format and extract the tables according to project sponsor requirements. • annotate and archive all models for ease of reference. • issue for each project a memorandum highlighting key issues, key indicators and questions to sponsors/advisors. This document will be revised with updated information during the project development process. For each project, the Consultant will make explicit the key model parameters (e.g. discount factors, elasticities of supply and demand, shadow prices, etc.) and assumptions, so that sensitivity and robustness analyses can be conducted on model parameters independently. • review investment proposals to ensure integrity with the model assumptions and outputs. • Monitoring Financial Activities in the PAU The Consultant will be required to keep track of the financial performance of projects. This will include: • Providing input and monitoring the financial aspects of the Projects WorkPlan and Budget. • Supporting the Project Team to mobilise funding for projects and monitoring disbursement schedules. • Calculate variances between forecasts and actuals. • Report on financial project performance periodically and as required. • Capacity Building Capacity building is an important part of the contract. Ensure that SAPP staff have sufficient expertise to interact with the project advisors and relevant stakeholders. The Consultant will assist in providing capacity building by: • Developing standardised project financial and economic models covering the SAPP regional projects, i.e. power generation across various technology platforms and transmission infrastructure development projects. Such models may also be produced in simplified form suitable for use by the Project Teams. • Providing ‘on the job’ training to SAPP Project Team members to ensure that they are able, not only to understand the models, but are progressively more capable of performing such services independently and directly. • Assisting project managers to undertake the modelling work themselves. • Propose training interventions on financial modelling for the Project Teams including SAPP staff and Project Sponsor team members. • Reporting The Consultant will report to the Programmes Manager in the Projects Advisory Unit (PAU). The Consultant will work closely with the Chief Transactions Advisor on project financial analysis and modelling but shall also work with the Accounts Officer and Project Specialist on financial reporting on project activities. The Consultant will prepare an Inception Report within one month after commencement of the assignment. The report will describe any additional facilities required and propose recommendations for performing the services. Additionally, the Consultant will provide a monthly report of activities undertaken, and a Report on activities undertaken at the end of the contract. Inputs and Qualification The Consultant should have the following qualifications as a minimum: • A Bachelors Degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics/Statistics • Masters level in any of the above will be an advantage or MBA/MBL equivalent • A proven track record of at least five (5) years in financial modelling and socio-economic analysis of public or private sector projects produced to FAST standards;[2] or acceptable international standards. The relevant experience should also include: • credit analysis of corporate fin
Financial Analyst — SAPP Project
Terms Of Reference (TOR) Introduction The Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) was established in August 1995 as an electricity power pool when member governments of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Region, signed an Inter-Governmental Memorandum of Understanding (IGMOU). SAPP is currently operating as an association of national power utilities and independent power producers in the SADC Region. SAPP is responsible for the trading of electricity as well as the development of several regional power generation and transmission infrastructure projects in SADC. The preparation and development of projects as well as technical analytical studies is carried out by the Projects Advisory Unit (PAU) in SAPP. A key aspect in these projects is the provision of specialist support to produce financial and economic models for internal use and for presentation to project financiers and other key stakeholders. SAPP increasingly expects to be involved in the lead role to develop major projects and to arrange early-stage development funding and project financing, and eventually to sell down its portfolio of projects. ‘State of the art’ financial modeling expertise is a key element in SAPP’s competitive advantage and to achieving its development objectives. Background Access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy is critical to boost socio-economic growth and drive regional integration in SADC. Yet, despite considerable progress, the region still faces significant challenges in energy development and usage. Increasing investment in regional generation and transmission infrastructure and in particular private sector participation in the sector is a specific and shared challenge for the stakeholders of SAPP. The fundamental role of energy in accomplishing the development goals of SADC and its Member States has long been acknowledged, with SAPP recognising the importance of providing the least cost, environmentally friendly and affordable electricity and increasing accessibility to rural communities. However, the levels of electrification remain low, despite considerable strides in energy development and usage. Increased regional electricity trade can play an important role in alleviating existing challenges across the regional power sector and to support the broader SADC development and integration agenda. However, persisting transmission constraints hinder efforts to expand energy trading across the market and reap the significant benefits of integration. Without sufficient transmission capacity and strategic interconnection, a fundamental component of SAPP’s mandate is being undermined, and the opportunities that would be delivered by an integrated SAPP transmission landscape are lost. Investments in interconnected transmission networks are essential to remove critical bottlenecks and unlock a wide range of cost savings. The 2017 SAPP Pool Plan provides evidence that new and strengthened transmission corridors underpin significant potential reductions in Net Present Value (NPV) costs (USD37-42 billion by 2040), while accounting for only a small proportion (~3%) of the total investment needs. of Multi-country transmission lines and interconnectors provide significant regional benefits for power pooling and trading. However, existing approaches to financing have not delivered new generation and transmission infrastructure at the speed and scale required. The barriers to accessing appropriate finance in the region are complex and interrelated. As part of this assignment a detailed diagnostic analysis identified six critical cross-cutting constraints to advancing projects including: 1) Political economy constraint; 2) Lack of a plurality of standardised collaboration or commercial models to support delivery; 3) Utilities’ often weak financial position; 4) Constraints to financing in strategic jurisdictions in the Pool; 5) Potential gaps in regional approaches to coordinating projects; and 6) Gaps in the regional regulatory framework. To support the development of regional projects, SAPP is looking to recruit a Financial and Economic Analyst as a full-time consultant. Tasks to be performed by the Consultant Financial and Economic Analysis of Projects The role of the Consultant is to perform integrated financial and socio-economic analyses of projects in the SAPP portfolio during the various stages in the project cycle as required. The tasks performed will depend on the specific requirements of each project. Such tasks will include but are not limited to: • Improve and optimise integrated project spreadsheet models that conform to FAST[1] and financial modelling standards acceptable to SAPP. This may range from reviewing financial models prepared by other parties, keeping track of changes made to original models, to developing complex financial models in-house for specific transactions. • Analysis of financial data and statements to create financial models for projects. . • Deconstruct complex financial models into “user friendly” spreadsheets for SAPP, member utilities and potential financiers’ credit risk evaluation. • Assist in analysing, understanding, and acquainting with financial and economic models prepared by other parties such as technical consultants, utilities, and project sponsors/owners within the scope of project preparation and evaluation activities. • Develop and build project financial and economic models. • Determine the appropriate assumptions for linking the socio-economic and financial cash flows in the models. • Determine the nature and magnitude of a project’s economic benefit and determine the financial and economic impact for all stakeholders. • In certain cases, determining the appropriate statistical parameters for key project variables that are used to perform a multivariate Monte Carlo risk analysis and other probabilistic analyses of project outcomes. • Draw conclusions from the financial and socio-economic analyses that can be used to evaluate project risks in conjunction with potential financiers. • Audit models provided by project sponsors, consultants, or financiers for logical integrity and the reasonableness of key assumptions. • Conduct sensitivity analyses on financial models, as necessary to comply with SAPP, project sponsor and potential financiers’ requirements. The Consultant will be required to: • travel with the project team to understand and collect data for the proper analysis of projects. • prepare the spreadsheet models according to FAST and acceptable industry standards, format and extract the tables according to project sponsor requirements. • annotate and archive all models for ease of reference. • issue for each project a memorandum highlighting key issues, key indicators and questions to sponsors/advisors. This document will be revised with updated information during the project development process. For each project, the Consultant will make explicit the key model parameters (e.g. discount factors, elasticities of supply and demand, shadow prices, etc.) and assumptions, so that sensitivity and robustness analyses can be conducted on model parameters independently. • review investment proposals to ensure integrity with the model assumptions and outputs. • Monitoring Financial Activities in the PAU The Consultant will be required to keep track of the financial performance of projects. This will include: • Providing input and monitoring the financial aspects of the Projects WorkPlan and Budget. • Supporting the Project Team to mobilise funding for projects and monitoring disbursement schedules. • Calculate variances between forecasts and actuals. • Report on financial project performance periodically and as required. • Capacity Building Capacity building is an important part of the contract. Ensure that SAPP staff have sufficient expertise to interact with the project advisors and relevant stakeholders. The Consultant will assist in providing capacity building by: • Developing standardised project financial and economic models covering the SAPP regional projects, i.e. power generation across various technology platforms and transmission infrastructure development projects. Such models may also be produced in simplified form suitable for use by the Project Teams. • Providing ‘on the job’ training to SAPP Project Team members to ensure that they are able, not only to understand the models, but are progressively more capable of performing such services independently and directly. • Assisting project managers to undertake the modelling work themselves. • Propose training interventions on financial modelling for the Project Teams including SAPP staff and Project Sponsor team members. • Reporting The Consultant will report to the Programmes Manager in the Projects Advisory Unit (PAU). The Consultant will work closely with the Chief Transactions Advisor on project financial analysis and modelling but shall also work with the Accounts Officer and Project Specialist on financial reporting on project activities. The Consultant will prepare an Inception Report within one month after commencement of the assignment. The report will describe any additional facilities required and propose recommendations for performing the services. Additionally, the Consultant will provide a monthly report of activities undertaken, and a Report on activities undertaken at the end of the contract. Inputs and Qualification The Consultant should have the following qualifications as a minimum: • A Bachelors Degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics/Statistics • Masters level in any of the above will be an advantage or MBA/MBL equivalent • A proven track record of at least five (5) years in financial modelling and socio-economic analysis of public or private sector projects produced to FAST standards;[2] or acceptable international standards. The relevant experience should also include: • credit analysis of corporate fin
Financial Analyst — SAPP Project
Terms Of Reference (TOR) Introduction The Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) was established in August 1995 as an electricity power pool when member governments of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Region, signed an Inter-Governmental Memorandum of Understanding (IGMOU). SAPP is currently operating as an association of national power utilities and independent power producers in the SADC Region. SAPP is responsible for the trading of electricity as well as the development of several regional power generation and transmission infrastructure projects in SADC. The preparation and development of projects as well as technical analytical studies is carried out by the Projects Advisory Unit (PAU) in SAPP. A key aspect in these projects is the provision of specialist support to produce financial and economic models for internal use and for presentation to project financiers and other key stakeholders. SAPP increasingly expects to be involved in the lead role to develop major projects and to arrange early-stage development funding and project financing, and eventually to sell down its portfolio of projects. ‘State of the art’ financial modeling expertise is a key element in SAPP’s competitive advantage and to achieving its development objectives. Background Access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy is critical to boost socio-economic growth and drive regional integration in SADC. Yet, despite considerable progress, the region still faces significant challenges in energy development and usage. Increasing investment in regional generation and transmission infrastructure and in particular private sector participation in the sector is a specific and shared challenge for the stakeholders of SAPP. The fundamental role of energy in accomplishing the development goals of SADC and its Member States has long been acknowledged, with SAPP recognising the importance of providing the least cost, environmentally friendly and affordable electricity and increasing accessibility to rural communities. However, the levels of electrification remain low, despite considerable strides in energy development and usage. Increased regional electricity trade can play an important role in alleviating existing challenges across the regional power sector and to support the broader SADC development and integration agenda. However, persisting transmission constraints hinder efforts to expand energy trading across the market and reap the significant benefits of integration. Without sufficient transmission capacity and strategic interconnection, a fundamental component of SAPP’s mandate is being undermined, and the opportunities that would be delivered by an integrated SAPP transmission landscape are lost. Investments in interconnected transmission networks are essential to remove critical bottlenecks and unlock a wide range of cost savings. The 2017 SAPP Pool Plan provides evidence that new and strengthened transmission corridors underpin significant potential reductions in Net Present Value (NPV) costs (USD37-42 billion by 2040), while accounting for only a small proportion (~3%) of the total investment needs. of Multi-country transmission lines and interconnectors provide significant regional benefits for power pooling and trading. However, existing approaches to financing have not delivered new generation and transmission infrastructure at the speed and scale required. The barriers to accessing appropriate finance in the region are complex and interrelated. As part of this assignment a detailed diagnostic analysis identified six critical cross-cutting constraints to advancing projects including: 1) Political economy constraint; 2) Lack of a plurality of standardised collaboration or commercial models to support delivery; 3) Utilities’ often weak financial position; 4) Constraints to financing in strategic jurisdictions in the Pool; 5) Potential gaps in regional approaches to coordinating projects; and 6) Gaps in the regional regulatory framework. To support the development of regional projects, SAPP is looking to recruit a Financial and Economic Analyst as a full-time consultant. Tasks to be performed by the Consultant Financial and Economic Analysis of Projects The role of the Consultant is to perform integrated financial and socio-economic analyses of projects in the SAPP portfolio during the various stages in the project cycle as required. The tasks performed will depend on the specific requirements of each project. Such tasks will include but are not limited to: • Improve and optimise integrated project spreadsheet models that conform to FAST[1] and financial modelling standards acceptable to SAPP. This may range from reviewing financial models prepared by other parties, keeping track of changes made to original models, to developing complex financial models in-house for specific transactions. • Analysis of financial data and statements to create financial models for projects. . • Deconstruct complex financial models into “user friendly” spreadsheets for SAPP, member utilities and potential financiers’ credit risk evaluation. • Assist in analysing, understanding, and acquainting with financial and economic models prepared by other parties such as technical consultants, utilities, and project sponsors/owners within the scope of project preparation and evaluation activities. • Develop and build project financial and economic models. • Determine the appropriate assumptions for linking the socio-economic and financial cash flows in the models. • Determine the nature and magnitude of a project’s economic benefit and determine the financial and economic impact for all stakeholders. • In certain cases, determining the appropriate statistical parameters for key project variables that are used to perform a multivariate Monte Carlo risk analysis and other probabilistic analyses of project outcomes. • Draw conclusions from the financial and socio-economic analyses that can be used to evaluate project risks in conjunction with potential financiers. • Audit models provided by project sponsors, consultants, or financiers for logical integrity and the reasonableness of key assumptions. • Conduct sensitivity analyses on financial models, as necessary to comply with SAPP, project sponsor and potential financiers’ requirements. The Consultant will be required to: • travel with the project team to understand and collect data for the proper analysis of projects. • prepare the spreadsheet models according to FAST and acceptable industry standards, format and extract the tables according to project sponsor requirements. • annotate and archive all models for ease of reference. • issue for each project a memorandum highlighting key issues, key indicators and questions to sponsors/advisors. This document will be revised with updated information during the project development process. For each project, the Consultant will make explicit the key model parameters (e.g. discount factors, elasticities of supply and demand, shadow prices, etc.) and assumptions, so that sensitivity and robustness analyses can be conducted on model parameters independently. • review investment proposals to ensure integrity with the model assumptions and outputs. • Monitoring Financial Activities in the PAU The Consultant will be required to keep track of the financial performance of projects. This will include: • Providing input and monitoring the financial aspects of the Projects WorkPlan and Budget. • Supporting the Project Team to mobilise funding for projects and monitoring disbursement schedules. • Calculate variances between forecasts and actuals. • Report on financial project performance periodically and as required. • Capacity Building Capacity building is an important part of the contract. Ensure that SAPP staff have sufficient expertise to interact with the project advisors and relevant stakeholders. The Consultant will assist in providing capacity building by: • Developing standardised project financial and economic models covering the SAPP regional projects, i.e. power generation across various technology platforms and transmission infrastructure development projects. Such models may also be produced in simplified form suitable for use by the Project Teams. • Providing ‘on the job’ training to SAPP Project Team members to ensure that they are able, not only to understand the models, but are progressively more capable of performing such services independently and directly. • Assisting project managers to undertake the modelling work themselves. • Propose training interventions on financial modelling for the Project Teams including SAPP staff and Project Sponsor team members. • Reporting The Consultant will report to the Programmes Manager in the Projects Advisory Unit (PAU). The Consultant will work closely with the Chief Transactions Advisor on project financial analysis and modelling but shall also work with the Accounts Officer and Project Specialist on financial reporting on project activities. The Consultant will prepare an Inception Report within one month after commencement of the assignment. The report will describe any additional facilities required and propose recommendations for performing the services. Additionally, the Consultant will provide a monthly report of activities undertaken, and a Report on activities undertaken at the end of the contract. Inputs and Qualification The Consultant should have the following qualifications as a minimum: • A Bachelors Degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics/Statistics • Masters level in any of the above will be an advantage or MBA/MBL equivalent • A proven track record of at least five (5) years in financial modelling and socio-economic analysis of public or private sector projects produced to FAST standards;[2] or acceptable international standards. The relevant experience should also include: • credit analysis of corporate fin
Development of the SADC Regional Guidelines and Standard Agreements for the Elec…
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION) COUNTRY: Southern African Development Community region NAME OF PROJECT: Southern African Power Pool Program for Accelerating Transformational Energy Projects Grant No.: TF-A4772 Assignment Title: Development of the SADC Regional Guidelines and Standard Agreements for the Electricity Supply Industry (ESI) The World Bank is preparing a Program with the Southern Africa Power Pool Coordination Centre (SAPP CC) to help accelerate preparation of priority regional power generation and transmission projects in the region of the Southern African Power Pool – the SAPP Program for Accelerating Regional Energy/Transformational Projects (SAPP-AREP). The Program Development Objective is “to facilitate the preparation of priority regional energy projects in the Southern African Power Pool region”. The SAPP CC is cooperating with the Regional Energy Regulators Association of Southern Africa (RERA) in implementing a portion of the SAPP-AREP that relates to RERA. As part of this initiative, the RERA through SAPP CC intends to procure the services of a Consulting firm for the Development of the SADC Regional Guidelines and Standard Agreements for the Electricity Supply Industry (ESI). Objectives of consultancy assignment The main objective of this Project is to develop the SADC Regional Guidelines and Standard Agreements for the Electricity Supply Industry (ESI) pertaining to project implementation, power purchase/supply, grid connection and interconnection, and wheeling that entails: • Developing guidelines outlining major elements of potential transactions and setting out provisions (minimum terms and conditions) that would be required to be part of the agreements; and • Developing standard agreements with provisions embodying identified major elements of potential commercial transactions that could be adopted or referenced in drafting definitive agreements. Brief Scope of work • Meet with key electricity sector stakeholders in SADC, review relevant reports, existing practices (with respects to guidelines and agreements) and prepare an inception report • Review international experiences in Africa (EAPP and WAPP) and other regions (such as North America, South Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Greater Mekong Sub region) • Meet with regional stakeholders to discuss reports from Task 1 and Task 2 and an outline of the proposed core contents of the guidelines and standard agreements • Produce the Draft Regional Guidelines and Standard Agreements for consideration by the regional stakeholders • Present/Circulate the Draft Regional Guidelines and Standard Agreements under Task 4 to the regional stakeholders for review and comment • Prepare Draft Final Report and meet with the regional stakeholders to validate the Draft Final Version of the Regional Guidelines and Standard Agreements • Prepare a final report that incorporates any revisions that the consultant deems necessary in response to comments received from regional stakeholders and other independent outside reviewers, if any Required Qualifications and Experience The Consultant shall be a qualified, internationally recognized firm with 10 years specific experience. The Consultant shall have experience in similar work with demonstrable good understanding and appreciation of electricity supply industry challenges in the SADC region and operation of power pools in general and the SAPP in particular, electricity market reforms, designs and implementation, Development/Implementation of open access regimes and Grid Codes and working with countries, regulatory agencies, utilities and other relevant stakeholders worldwide and in the SADC region. The firm should be able to field a team, covering at a minimum the Team leader, Legal Specialist, Financial or Economic Specialist, and a Renewable Energy Specialist. The SAPP now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are: • Years in business with relevant experience • Availability of qualified and experienced Team members • Evidence of having executed relevant projects in terms of similar size / volume and complexity Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub-consultancy to enhance their qualifications. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the QCBS method set out in the Regulations. Expressions of interest must be emailed to the email below, on or before 28 January 2022 at 15:00 hours Central African time and mention "Expression of Interest for Consultancy Services for the Development of the SADC Regional Guidelines and Standard Agreements for the Electricity Supply Industry (ESI). “ Contact: Southern African Power Pool Attention: Thembekani Luthuli, SAPP Procurement Specialist Tel: +27 10 446 9600/+27 72 709 7252 Email Address: [email protected]
Formulation of the SADC Regional Infrastructure Development Master Plan (RIDMP) …
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL SELECTION) COUNTRY: SADC Region NAME OF PROJECT: Southern African Power Pool Program for Accelerating Transformational Energy Projects Grant No.: H9890 Assignment Title: Formulation of the SADC Regional Infrastructure Development Master Plan (RIDMP) Short Term Action Plan (STAP) II - Energy Chapter 2021-2027 The World Bank is preparing a Program with the Southern Africa Power Pool (SAPP) to help accelerate preparation of priority regional power generation and transmission projects in the region of the Southern African Power Pool. The Program Development Objective is “to facilitate the preparation of priority regional energy projects in the Southern African Power Pool region”. As part of this initiative, the SADC Secretariat through SAPP intends to procure the services of the Consultant for the formulation of the SADC Regional Infrastructure Development Master Plan (RIDMP) Short Term Action Plan (STAP) II - Energy Chapter 2021-2027. The specific objectives of the assignment • Review available literature on the rationale for formulation of RIDMP STAP II; • Review of available infrastructure projects web portals; • Review the assessment of implementation of RIDMP STAP I in order to formulate and set SMART targets for RIDMP STAP II; • Review key constraints in projects preparation in order to ensure appropriate response measures to challenges of preparation, development and implementation of the projects; • Review other regional and global strategies inter alia SADC Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP) 2020-30, SADC Industrialisation Strategy and Roadmap 2015-2063, REASAP, REEESAP, RGMP, SAPP Pool Plan, Market and Investment Framework in SADC Power Projects to ensure alignment with the RIDMP STAP II; Map out the linkages in identified projects in the various targeted sectors and develop a holistic integrated / cross sectoral approach to project identification, definition and scoping. This will include but not be limited to using regional development corridors, river basins and spatial development initiatives as the framework for the identification and scoping of projects; • Review and address bottlenecks when it comes to the delivery of infrastructure projects; • Set criteria for selection of RIDMP STAP II projects aligned with the second Priority Action Plan for Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA PAP 2) process; • Formulate an integrated, multi-sectorial infrastructure corridor approach framework; • Produce KPIs to track, monitor and evaluate implementation of RIDMP STAP II; • Produce clear steps to enhance the institutional frameworks for RIDMP STAP II implementation; • Produce clear action plans for SADC Secretariat Divisions supported by the Subsidiary Organisations tasked to implement RIDMP STAP II projects; • Produce clear action plans for SADC Member States to implement RIDMP STAP II projects; • Develop the holistic Infrastructure Planning Framework for STAP II for the Implementation of the RIDMP, for the period 2021 - 2027; • Map out how to incorporate emerging energy technologies, energy transition, institutional and regulatory issues in planning of priority energy infrastructure programmes and projects; • Outline available financial models for developing projects and recommend suitable models for projects selected in STAP II; • Estimate costs for projects selected in RIDMP STAP II which do not have cost estimates; and • Highlight available financial resources within institutions to support the different projects in STAP II including financing windows available with Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs). Required Qualifications and Experience • A first degree in Engineering, Energy Planning/Management/Economics or similar disciplines. A specialist higher degree (MSc or similar) in a related field would be an advantage; • A minimum of 15 years of professional proven experience (in the private and/or public sectors) in one or more areas of the Infrastructure Sector; • A good knowledge of all aspects of project formulation, implementation and monitoring would be an added advantage; • Good appreciation of infrastructure project economic analyses; • Track record of working in the energy sector’s infrastructure development in the SADC region, and with knowledge of the latest infrastructure developments in the sector; • Proficiency in both written and spoken English. The ability to communicate in Portuguese and French would be an added advantage; • An understanding of socio-economic conditions and infrastructure problems of the SADC region and the SADC Member States together; • Computer literacy; • Ability to work in a team and coordinate the related activities; • Proven analytical capacity, ability to identify needs and constraints, to set priorities and translate them into action; and • Excellent oral and written communication and good presentation skills and ability to develop and maintain networks of contacts. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the QCBS method set out in the Regulations. Expressions of interest must be emailed to the email below, on or before 09 September 2021 at 15:00 hours Central African time and mention "Expression of Interest for Consultancy Services for the Formulation of the SADC Regional Infrastructure Development Master Plan (RIDMP) Short Term Action Plan (STAP) II - Energy Chapter 2021-2027.” Note: This is a re-advertisement and applicants who have submitted their expression of interest should not resubmit Address and Contact: Southern African Power Pool Attention: Thembekani Luthuli, SAPP-PAU Procurement Specialist Tel: +27 10 446 9600 Email Address: [email protected].
SAPP Data Management System
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRM SELECTION) COUNTRY: Southern African Power Pool region NAME OF PROJECT: Southern African Power Pool Program for Accelerating Transformational Energy Projects Grant No.: H9890 Assignment Title: SAPP Data Management System The World Bank is preparing a Program with the Southern Africa Power Pool (SAPP) to help accelerate preparation of priority regional power generation and transmission projects in the region of the Southern African Power Pool. The Program Development Objective is “to facilitate the preparation of priority regional energy projects in the Southern African Power Pool region”. Objectives of consultancy assignment The primary objective of the assignment is to select an organisation to provide a DMS solution for the Southern African Power Pool. The proposed cloud-based Data Management System will enable SAPP to have a central depository of all data related to planning, project preparation and development, operations, markets and environment. This will assist SAPP to easily access the data for any future requirements and future studies. The structure of the data portal will be such that SAPP Members will be able to upload and update the data seeing their own portfolio without access to other SAPP Members data. The SAPP will have full access. Open source and public domain data will be accessed by all members. The data portal should be designed with these functionalities in mind. Scope of work The work shall be ideally split into two (2) phases. Phase 1 – DMS Planning (one week) Within this activity, the contractor will get acquainted with the situation of the SAPP and plan the work accordingly. At that stage, the following activities are envisaged: • Carrying out an in-depth analysis of the SAPP requirements, including available infrastructure and constraints • Carrying out an in-depth review of the DMS requirements • Define the security and privacy approach according to the DMS specifications and related Zimbabwe laws and regulations • In collaboration with the SAPP team, establish the most suited approach for Data Migration • Defining a detailed workplan for the intervention • Defining a Training schedule according to the user needs • Defining a Change Management Plan The first phase, which is foreseen to last one week, will result into the following deliverable report, D1 - “Planning the DMS Implementation”, including, at least, the following sections: • Analysis of current situation and needed software customisation to meet DMS Requirements • Interoperability approach • Training Plan • Change Management Plan • Security and Privacy Approach • Data Migration Approach • Detailed planning for the software installation/customisation, technical support and training services to be supplied during the DMS implementation. Phase 2 – DMS Implementation Phase (4 weeks) The following activities are envisaged for such a phase: • Task1. Defining the system architecture (hardware, software, network, including interoperability solutions) • Task2. DMS installation • Task3. Customising the DMS solution ensuring privacy and data security • Task4. On the job training • Task5. Data Migration • Task6. Supporting Activities Required Qualifications and Experience Interested Consulting Firms should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The Consultant should be able to have a team of experienced key experts such as the a) The Project Director and 2) DMS Analyst Expert. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the QCBS method set out in the Consultant Guidelines. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from Monday to Friday [ 09:00 to 16:00 hours ]. Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the email address below by 12 April, 2021 at 15:00 hours Central African time and mention "Expression of Interest for Consultancy Services for the Southern African Power Pool Data Management System “ Address and Contact: Southern African Power Pool Attention: Thembekani Luthuli, SAPP-PAU Procurement Specialist Tel: +27 10 446 9600 Email Address: [email protected]
SAPP Data Management
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRM SELECTION) COUNTRY: Southern African Power Pool region NAME OF PROJECT: Southern African Power Pool Program for Accelerating Transformational Energy Projects Grant No.: H9890 Assignment Title: SAPP Data Management System The World Bank is preparing a Program with the Southern Africa Power Pool (SAPP) to help accelerate preparation of priority regional power generation and transmission projects in the region of the Southern African Power Pool. The Program Development Objective is “to facilitate the preparation of priority regional energy projects in the Southern African Power Pool region”. Objectives of consultancy assignment The primary objective of the assignment is to select an organisation to provide a DMS solution for the Southern African Power Pool. The proposed cloud-based Data Management System will enable SAPP to have a central depository of all data related to planning, project preparation and development, operations, markets and environment. This will assist SAPP to easily access the data for any future requirements and future studies. The structure of the data portal will be such that SAPP Members will be able to upload and update the data seeing their own portfolio without access to other SAPP Members data. The SAPP will have full access. Open source and public domain data will be accessed by all members. The data portal should be designed with these functionalities in mind. Scope of work The work shall be ideally split into two (2) phases. Phase 1 – DMS Planning (one week) Within this activity, the contractor will get acquainted with the situation of the SAPP and plan the work accordingly. At that stage, the following activities are envisaged: • Carrying out an in-depth analysis of the SAPP requirements, including available infrastructure and constraints • Carrying out an in-depth review of the DMS requirements • Define the security and privacy approach according to the DMS specifications and related Zimbabwe laws and regulations • In collaboration with the SAPP team, establish the most suited approach for Data Migration • Defining a detailed workplan for the intervention • Defining a Training schedule according to the user needs • Defining a Change Management Plan The first phase, which is foreseen to last one week, will result into the following deliverable report, D1 - “Planning the DMS Implementation”, including, at least, the following sections: • Analysis of current situation and needed software customisation to meet DMS Requirements • Interoperability approach • Training Plan • Change Management Plan • Security and Privacy Approach • Data Migration Approach • Detailed planning for the software installation/customisation, technical support and training services to be supplied during the DMS implementation. Phase 2 – DMS Implementation Phase (4 weeks) The following activities are envisaged for such a phase: • Task1. Defining the system architecture (hardware, software, network, including interoperability solutions) • Task2. DMS installation • Task3. Customising the DMS solution ensuring privacy and data security • Task4. On the job training • Task5. Data Migration • Task6. Supporting Activities Required Qualifications and Experience Interested Consulting Firms should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The Consultant should be able to have a team of experienced key experts such as the a) The Project Director and 2) DMS Analyst Expert. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the QCBS method set out in the Consultant Guidelines. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from Monday to Friday [ 09:00 to 16:00 hours ]. Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the email address below by 12 April, 2021 at 15:00 hours Central African time and mention "Expression of Interest for Consultancy Services for the Southern African Power Pool Data Management System “ Address and Contact: Southern African Power Pool Attention: Thembekani Luthuli, SAPP-PAU Procurement Specialist Tel: +27 10 446 9600 Email Address: [email protected]
SAPP Data Management System
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRM SELECTION) COUNTRY: Southern African Power Pool region NAME OF PROJECT: Southern African Power Pool Program for Accelerating Transformational Energy Projects Grant No.: H9890 Assignment Title: SAPP Data Management System The World Bank is preparing a Program with the Southern Africa Power Pool (SAPP) to help accelerate preparation of priority regional power generation and transmission projects in the region of the Southern African Power Pool. The Program Development Objective is “to facilitate the preparation of priority regional energy projects in the Southern African Power Pool region”. Objectives of consultancy assignment The primary objective of the assignment is to select an organisation to provide a DMS solution for the Southern African Power Pool. The proposed cloud-based Data Management System will enable SAPP to have a central depository of all data related to planning, project preparation and development, operations, markets and environment. This will assist SAPP to easily access the data for any future requirements and future studies. The structure of the data portal will be such that SAPP Members will be able to upload and update the data seeing their own portfolio without access to other SAPP Members data. The SAPP will have full access. Open source and public domain data will be accessed by all members. The data portal should be designed with these functionalities in mind. Scope of work The work shall be ideally split into two (2) phases. Phase 1 – DMS Planning (one week) Within this activity, the contractor will get acquainted with the situation of the SAPP and plan the work accordingly. At that stage, the following activities are envisaged: • Carrying out an in-depth analysis of the SAPP requirements, including available infrastructure and constraints • Carrying out an in-depth review of the DMS requirements • Define the security and privacy approach according to the DMS specifications and related Zimbabwe laws and regulations • In collaboration with the SAPP team, establish the most suited approach for Data Migration • Defining a detailed workplan for the intervention • Defining a Training schedule according to the user needs • Defining a Change Management Plan The first phase, which is foreseen to last one week, will result into the following deliverable report, D1 - “Planning the DMS Implementation”, including, at least, the following sections: • Analysis of current situation and needed software customisation to meet DMS Requirements • Interoperability approach • Training Plan • Change Management Plan • Security and Privacy Approach • Data Migration Approach • Detailed planning for the software installation/customisation, technical support and training services to be supplied during the DMS implementation. Phase 2 – DMS Implementation Phase (4 weeks) The following activities are envisaged for such a phase: • Task1. Defining the system architecture (hardware, software, network, including interoperability solutions) • Task2. DMS installation • Task3. Customising the DMS solution ensuring privacy and data security • Task4. On the job training • Task5. Data Migration • Task6. Supporting Activities Required Qualifications and Experience Interested Consulting Firms should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The Consultant should be able to have a team of experienced key experts such as the a) The Project Director and 2) DMS Analyst Expert. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the QCBS method set out in the Consultant Guidelines. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from Monday to Friday [ 09:00 to 16:00 hours ]. Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the email address below by 12 April, 2021 at 15:00 hours Central African time and mention "Expression of Interest for Consultancy Services for the Southern African Power Pool Data Management System “ Address and Contact: Southern African Power Pool Attention: Thembekani Luthuli, SAPP-PAU Procurement Specialist Tel: +27 10 446 9600 Email Address: [email protected]
SAPP Data Management System
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRM SELECTION) COUNTRY: Southern African Power Pool region NAME OF PROJECT: Southern African Power Pool Program for Accelerating Transformational Energy Projects Grant No.: H9890 Assignment Title: SAPP Data Management System The World Bank is preparing a Program with the Southern Africa Power Pool (SAPP) to help accelerate preparation of priority regional power generation and transmission projects in the region of the Southern African Power Pool. The Program Development Objective is “to facilitate the preparation of priority regional energy projects in the Southern African Power Pool region”. Objectives of consultancy assignment The primary objective of the assignment is to select an organisation to provide a DMS solution for the Southern African Power Pool. The proposed cloud-based Data Management System will enable SAPP to have a central depository of all data related to planning, project preparation and development, operations, markets and environment. This will assist SAPP to easily access the data for any future requirements and future studies. The structure of the data portal will be such that SAPP Members will be able to upload and update the data seeing their own portfolio without access to other SAPP Members data. The SAPP will have full access. Open source and public domain data will be accessed by all members. The data portal should be designed with these functionalities in mind. Scope of work The work shall be ideally split into two (2) phases. Phase 1 – DMS Planning (one week) Within this activity, the contractor will get acquainted with the situation of the SAPP and plan the work accordingly. At that stage, the following activities are envisaged: • Carrying out an in-depth analysis of the SAPP requirements, including available infrastructure and constraints • Carrying out an in-depth review of the DMS requirements • Define the security and privacy approach according to the DMS specifications and related Zimbabwe laws and regulations • In collaboration with the SAPP team, establish the most suited approach for Data Migration • Defining a detailed workplan for the intervention • Defining a Training schedule according to the user needs • Defining a Change Management Plan The first phase, which is foreseen to last one week, will result into the following deliverable report, D1 - “Planning the DMS Implementation”, including, at least, the following sections: • Analysis of current situation and needed software customisation to meet DMS Requirements • Interoperability approach • Training Plan • Change Management Plan • Security and Privacy Approach • Data Migration Approach • Detailed planning for the software installation/customisation, technical support and training services to be supplied during the DMS implementation. Phase 2 – DMS Implementation Phase (4 weeks) The following activities are envisaged for such a phase: • Task1. Defining the system architecture (hardware, software, network, including interoperability solutions) • Task2. DMS installation • Task3. Customising the DMS solution ensuring privacy and data security • Task4. On the job training • Task5. Data Migration • Task6. Supporting Activities Required Qualifications and Experience Interested Consulting Firms should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The Consultant should be able to have a team of experienced key experts such as the a) The Project Director and 2) DMS Analyst Expert. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the QCBS method set out in the Consultant Guidelines. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from Monday to Friday [ 09:00 to 16:00 hours ]. Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the email address below by 12 April, 2021 at 15:00 hours Central African time and mention "Expression of Interest for Consultancy Services for the Southern African Power Pool Data Management System “ Address and Contact: Southern African Power Pool Attention: Thembekani Luthuli, SAPP-PAU Procurement Specialist Tel: +27 10 446 9600 Email Address: [email protected]
Data Management System SAPP
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRM SELECTION) COUNTRY: Southern African Power Pool region NAME OF PROJECT: Southern African Power Pool Program for Accelerating Transformational Energy Projects Grant No.: H9890 Assignment Title: SAPP Data Management System The World Bank is preparing a Program with the Southern Africa Power Pool (SAPP) to help accelerate preparation of priority regional power generation and transmission projects in the region of the Southern African Power Pool. The Program Development Objective is “to facilitate the preparation of priority regional energy projects in the Southern African Power Pool region”. Objectives of consultancy assignment The primary objective of the assignment is to select an organisation to provide a DMS solution for the Southern African Power Pool. The proposed cloud-based Data Management System will enable SAPP to have a central depository of all data related to planning, project preparation and development, operations, markets and environment. This will assist SAPP to easily access the data for any future requirements and future studies. The structure of the data portal will be such that SAPP Members will be able to upload and update the data seeing their own portfolio without access to other SAPP Members data. The SAPP will have full access. Open source and public domain data will be accessed by all members. The data portal should be designed with these functionalities in mind. Scope of work The work shall be ideally split into two (2) phases. Phase 1 – DMS Planning (one week) Within this activity, the contractor will get acquainted with the situation of the SAPP and plan the work accordingly. At that stage, the following activities are envisaged: • Carrying out an in-depth analysis of the SAPP requirements, including available infrastructure and constraints • Carrying out an in-depth review of the DMS requirements • Define the security and privacy approach according to the DMS specifications and related Zimbabwe laws and regulations • In collaboration with the SAPP team, establish the most suited approach for Data Migration • Defining a detailed workplan for the intervention • Defining a Training schedule according to the user needs • Defining a Change Management Plan The first phase, which is foreseen to last one week, will result into the following deliverable report, D1 - “Planning the DMS Implementation”, including, at least, the following sections: • Analysis of current situation and needed software customisation to meet DMS Requirements • Interoperability approach • Training Plan • Change Management Plan • Security and Privacy Approach • Data Migration Approach • Detailed planning for the software installation/customisation, technical support and training services to be supplied during the DMS implementation. Phase 2 – DMS Implementation Phase (4 weeks) The following activities are envisaged for such a phase: • Task1. Defining the system architecture (hardware, software, network, including interoperability solutions) • Task2. DMS installation • Task3. Customising the DMS solution ensuring privacy and data security • Task4. On the job training • Task5. Data Migration • Task6. Supporting Activities Required Qualifications and Experience Interested Consulting Firms should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The Consultant should be able to have a team of experienced key experts such as the a) The Project Director and 2) DMS Analyst Expert. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the QCBS method set out in the Consultant Guidelines. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from Monday to Friday [ 09:00 to 16:00 hours ]. Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the email address below by 12 April, 2021 at 15:00 hours Central African time and mention "Expression of Interest for Consultancy Services for the Southern African Power Pool Data Management System “ Address and Contact: Southern African Power Pool Attention: Thembekani Luthuli, SAPP-PAU Procurement Specialist Tel: +27 10 446 9600 Email Address: [email protected]
SAPP Data Management System
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRM SELECTION) COUNTRY: Southern African Power Pool region NAME OF PROJECT: Southern African Power Pool Program for Accelerating Transformational Energy Projects Grant No.: H9890 Assignment Title: SAPP Data Management System The World Bank is preparing a Program with the Southern Africa Power Pool (SAPP) to help accelerate preparation of priority regional power generation and transmission projects in the region of the Southern African Power Pool. The Program Development Objective is “to facilitate the preparation of priority regional energy projects in the Southern African Power Pool region”. Objectives of consultancy assignment The primary objective of the assignment is to select an organisation to provide a DMS solution for the Southern African Power Pool. The proposed cloud-based Data Management System will enable SAPP to have a central depository of all data related to planning, project preparation and development, operations, markets and environment. This will assist SAPP to easily access the data for any future requirements and future studies. The structure of the data portal will be such that SAPP Members will be able to upload and update the data seeing their own portfolio without access to other SAPP Members data. The SAPP will have full access. Open source and public domain data will be accessed by all members. The data portal should be designed with these functionalities in mind. Scope of work The work shall be ideally split into two (2) phases. Phase 1 – DMS Planning (one week) Within this activity, the contractor will get acquainted with the situation of the SAPP and plan the work accordingly. At that stage, the following activities are envisaged: • Carrying out an in-depth analysis of the SAPP requirements, including available infrastructure and constraints • Carrying out an in-depth review of the DMS requirements • Define the security and privacy approach according to the DMS specifications and related Zimbabwe laws and regulations • In collaboration with the SAPP team, establish the most suited approach for Data Migration • Defining a detailed workplan for the intervention • Defining a Training schedule according to the user needs • Defining a Change Management Plan The first phase, which is foreseen to last one week, will result into the following deliverable report, D1 - “Planning the DMS Implementation”, including, at least, the following sections: • Analysis of current situation and needed software customisation to meet DMS Requirements • Interoperability approach • Training Plan • Change Management Plan • Security and Privacy Approach • Data Migration Approach • Detailed planning for the software installation/customisation, technical support and training services to be supplied during the DMS implementation. Phase 2 – DMS Implementation Phase (4 weeks) The following activities are envisaged for such a phase: • Task1. Defining the system architecture (hardware, software, network, including interoperability solutions) • Task2. DMS installation • Task3. Customising the DMS solution ensuring privacy and data security • Task4. On the job training • Task5. Data Migration • Task6. Supporting Activities Required Qualifications and Experience Interested Consulting Firms should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The Consultant should be able to have a team of experienced key experts such as the a) The Project Director and 2) DMS Analyst Expert. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the QCBS method set out in the Consultant Guidelines. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from Monday to Friday [ 09:00 to 16:00 hours ]. Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the email address below by 12 April, 2021 at 15:00 hours Central African time and mention "Expression of Interest for Consultancy Services for the Southern African Power Pool Data Management System “ Address and Contact: Southern African Power Pool Attention: Thembekani Luthuli, SAPP-PAU Procurement Specialist Tel: +27 10 446 9600 Email Address: [email protected]
Data Management System for SAPP
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRM SELECTION) COUNTRY: Southern African Power Pool region NAME OF PROJECT: Southern African Power Pool Program for Accelerating Transformational Energy Projects Grant No.: H9890 Assignment Title: SAPP Data Management System The World Bank is preparing a Program with the Southern Africa Power Pool (SAPP) to help accelerate preparation of priority regional power generation and transmission projects in the region of the Southern African Power Pool. The Program Development Objective is “to facilitate the preparation of priority regional energy projects in the Southern African Power Pool region”. Objectives of consultancy assignment The primary objective of the assignment is to select an organisation to provide a DMS solution for the Southern African Power Pool. The proposed cloud-based Data Management System will enable SAPP to have a central depository of all data related to planning, project preparation and development, operations, markets and environment. This will assist SAPP to easily access the data for any future requirements and future studies. The structure of the data portal will be such that SAPP Members will be able to upload and update the data seeing their own portfolio without access to other SAPP Members data. The SAPP will have full access. Open source and public domain data will be accessed by all members. The data portal should be designed with these functionalities in mind. Scope of work The work shall be ideally split into two (2) phases. Phase 1 – DMS Planning (one week) Within this activity, the contractor will get acquainted with the situation of the SAPP and plan the work accordingly. At that stage, the following activities are envisaged: • Carrying out an in-depth analysis of the SAPP requirements, including available infrastructure and constraints • Carrying out an in-depth review of the DMS requirements • Define the security and privacy approach according to the DMS specifications and related Zimbabwe laws and regulations • In collaboration with the SAPP team, establish the most suited approach for Data Migration • Defining a detailed workplan for the intervention • Defining a Training schedule according to the user needs • Defining a Change Management Plan The first phase, which is foreseen to last one week, will result into the following deliverable report, D1 - “Planning the DMS Implementation”, including, at least, the following sections: • Analysis of current situation and needed software customisation to meet DMS Requirements • Interoperability approach • Training Plan • Change Management Plan • Security and Privacy Approach • Data Migration Approach • Detailed planning for the software installation/customisation, technical support and training services to be supplied during the DMS implementation. Phase 2 – DMS Implementation Phase (4 weeks) The following activities are envisaged for such a phase: • Task1. Defining the system architecture (hardware, software, network, including interoperability solutions) • Task2. DMS installation • Task3. Customising the DMS solution ensuring privacy and data security • Task4. On the job training • Task5. Data Migration • Task6. Supporting Activities Required Qualifications and Experience Interested Consulting Firms should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The Consultant should be able to have a team of experienced key experts such as the a) The Project Director and 2) DMS Analyst Expert. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the QCBS method set out in the Consultant Guidelines. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from Monday to Friday [ 09:00 to 16:00 hours ]. Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the email address below by 12 April, 2021 at 15:00 hours Central African time and mention "Expression of Interest for Consultancy Services for the Southern African Power Pool Data Management System “ Address and Contact: Southern African Power Pool Attention: Thembekani Luthuli, SAPP-PAU Procurement Specialist Tel: +27 10 446 9600 Email Address: [email protected]
SAPP Data Management System
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRM SELECTION) COUNTRY: Southern African Power Pool region NAME OF PROJECT: Southern African Power Pool Program for Accelerating Transformational Energy Projects Grant No.: H9890 Assignment Title: SAPP Data Management System The World Bank is preparing a Program with the Southern Africa Power Pool (SAPP) to help accelerate preparation of priority regional power generation and transmission projects in the region of the Southern African Power Pool. The Program Development Objective is “to facilitate the preparation of priority regional energy projects in the Southern African Power Pool region”. Objectives of consultancy assignment The primary objective of the assignment is to select an organisation to provide a DMS solution for the Southern African Power Pool. The proposed cloud-based Data Management System will enable SAPP to have a central depository of all data related to planning, project preparation and development, operations, markets and environment. This will assist SAPP to easily access the data for any future requirements and future studies. The structure of the data portal will be such that SAPP Members will be able to upload and update the data seeing their own portfolio without access to other SAPP Members data. The SAPP will have full access. Open source and public domain data will be accessed by all members. The data portal should be designed with these functionalities in mind. Scope of work The work shall be ideally split into two (2) phases. Phase 1 – DMS Planning (one week) Within this activity, the contractor will get acquainted with the situation of the SAPP and plan the work accordingly. At that stage, the following activities are envisaged: • Carrying out an in-depth analysis of the SAPP requirements, including available infrastructure and constraints • Carrying out an in-depth review of the DMS requirements • Define the security and privacy approach according to the DMS specifications and related Zimbabwe laws and regulations • In collaboration with the SAPP team, establish the most suited approach for Data Migration • Defining a detailed workplan for the intervention • Defining a Training schedule according to the user needs • Defining a Change Management Plan The first phase, which is foreseen to last one week, will result into the following deliverable report, D1 - “Planning the DMS Implementation”, including, at least, the following sections: • Analysis of current situation and needed software customisation to meet DMS Requirements • Interoperability approach • Training Plan • Change Management Plan • Security and Privacy Approach • Data Migration Approach • Detailed planning for the software installation/customisation, technical support and training services to be supplied during the DMS implementation. Phase 2 – DMS Implementation Phase (4 weeks) The following activities are envisaged for such a phase: • Task1. Defining the system architecture (hardware, software, network, including interoperability solutions) • Task2. DMS installation • Task3. Customising the DMS solution ensuring privacy and data security • Task4. On the job training • Task5. Data Migration • Task6. Supporting Activities Required Qualifications and Experience Interested Consulting Firms should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The Consultant should be able to have a team of experienced key experts such as the a) The Project Director and 2) DMS Analyst Expert. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the QCBS method set out in the Consultant Guidelines. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from Monday to Friday [ 09:00 to 16:00 hours ]. Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the email address below by 12 April, 2021 at 15:00 hours Central African time and mention "Expression of Interest for Consultancy Services for the Southern African Power Pool Data Management System “ Address and Contact: Southern African Power Pool Attention: Thembekani Luthuli, SAPP-PAU Procurement Specialist Tel: +27 10 446 9600 Email Address: [email protected]
SAPP Data Management System
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRM SELECTION) COUNTRY: Southern African Power Pool region NAME OF PROJECT: Southern African Power Pool Program for Accelerating Transformational Energy Projects Grant No.: H9890 Assignment Title: SAPP Data Management System The World Bank is preparing a Program with the Southern Africa Power Pool (SAPP) to help accelerate preparation of priority regional power generation and transmission projects in the region of the Southern African Power Pool. The Program Development Objective is “to facilitate the preparation of priority regional energy projects in the Southern African Power Pool region”. Objectives of consultancy assignment The primary objective of the assignment is to select an organisation to provide a DMS solution for the Southern African Power Pool. The proposed cloud-based Data Management System will enable SAPP to have a central depository of all data related to planning, project preparation and development, operations, markets and environment. This will assist SAPP to easily access the data for any future requirements and future studies. The structure of the data portal will be such that SAPP Members will be able to upload and update the data seeing their own portfolio without access to other SAPP Members data. The SAPP will have full access. Open source and public domain data will be accessed by all members. The data portal should be designed with these functionalities in mind. Scope of work The work shall be ideally split into two (2) phases. Phase 1 – DMS Planning (one week) Within this activity, the contractor will get acquainted with the situation of the SAPP and plan the work accordingly. At that stage, the following activities are envisaged: • Carrying out an in-depth analysis of the SAPP requirements, including available infrastructure and constraints • Carrying out an in-depth review of the DMS requirements • Define the security and privacy approach according to the DMS specifications and related Zimbabwe laws and regulations • In collaboration with the SAPP team, establish the most suited approach for Data Migration • Defining a detailed workplan for the intervention • Defining a Training schedule according to the user needs • Defining a Change Management Plan The first phase, which is foreseen to last one week, will result into the following deliverable report, D1 - “Planning the DMS Implementation”, including, at least, the following sections: • Analysis of current situation and needed software customisation to meet DMS Requirements • Interoperability approach • Training Plan • Change Management Plan • Security and Privacy Approach • Data Migration Approach • Detailed planning for the software installation/customisation, technical support and training services to be supplied during the DMS implementation. Phase 2 – DMS Implementation Phase (4 weeks) The following activities are envisaged for such a phase: • Task1. Defining the system architecture (hardware, software, network, including interoperability solutions) • Task2. DMS installation • Task3. Customising the DMS solution ensuring privacy and data security • Task4. On the job training • Task5. Data Migration • Task6. Supporting Activities Required Qualifications and Experience Interested Consulting Firms should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The Consultant should be able to have a team of experienced key experts such as the a) The Project Director and 2) DMS Analyst Expert. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the QCBS method set out in the Consultant Guidelines. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from Monday to Friday [ 09:00 to 16:00 hours ]. Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the email address below by 12 April, 2021 at 15:00 hours Central African time and mention "Expression of Interest for Consultancy Services for the Southern African Power Pool Data Management System “ Address and Contact: Southern African Power Pool Attention: Thembekani Luthuli, SAPP-PAU Procurement Specialist Tel: +27 10 446 9600 Email Address: [email protected]
Data Management System SAPP
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRM SELECTION) COUNTRY: Southern African Power Pool region NAME OF PROJECT: Southern African Power Pool Program for Accelerating Transformational Energy Projects Grant No.: H9890 Assignment Title: SAPP Data Management System The World Bank is preparing a Program with the Southern Africa Power Pool (SAPP) to help accelerate preparation of priority regional power generation and transmission projects in the region of the Southern African Power Pool. The Program Development Objective is “to facilitate the preparation of priority regional energy projects in the Southern African Power Pool region”. Objectives of consultancy assignment The primary objective of the assignment is to select an organisation to provide a DMS solution for the Southern African Power Pool. The proposed cloud-based Data Management System will enable SAPP to have a central depository of all data related to planning, project preparation and development, operations, markets and environment. This will assist SAPP to easily access the data for any future requirements and future studies. The structure of the data portal will be such that SAPP Members will be able to upload and update the data seeing their own portfolio without access to other SAPP Members data. The SAPP will have full access. Open source and public domain data will be accessed by all members. The data portal should be designed with these functionalities in mind. Scope of work The work shall be ideally split into two (2) phases. Phase 1 – DMS Planning (one week) Within this activity, the contractor will get acquainted with the situation of the SAPP and plan the work accordingly. At that stage, the following activities are envisaged: • Carrying out an in-depth analysis of the SAPP requirements, including available infrastructure and constraints • Carrying out an in-depth review of the DMS requirements • Define the security and privacy approach according to the DMS specifications and related Zimbabwe laws and regulations • In collaboration with the SAPP team, establish the most suited approach for Data Migration • Defining a detailed workplan for the intervention • Defining a Training schedule according to the user needs • Defining a Change Management Plan The first phase, which is foreseen to last one week, will result into the following deliverable report, D1 - “Planning the DMS Implementation”, including, at least, the following sections: • Analysis of current situation and needed software customisation to meet DMS Requirements • Interoperability approach • Training Plan • Change Management Plan • Security and Privacy Approach • Data Migration Approach • Detailed planning for the software installation/customisation, technical support and training services to be supplied during the DMS implementation. Phase 2 – DMS Implementation Phase (4 weeks) The following activities are envisaged for such a phase: • Task1. Defining the system architecture (hardware, software, network, including interoperability solutions) • Task2. DMS installation • Task3. Customising the DMS solution ensuring privacy and data security • Task4. On the job training • Task5. Data Migration • Task6. Supporting Activities Required Qualifications and Experience Interested Consulting Firms should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The Consultant should be able to have a team of experienced key experts such as the a) The Project Director and 2) DMS Analyst Expert. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the QCBS method set out in the Consultant Guidelines. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from Monday to Friday [ 09:00 to 16:00 hours ]. Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the email address below by 12 April, 2021 at 15:00 hours Central African time and mention "Expression of Interest for Consultancy Services for the Southern African Power Pool Data Management System “ Address and Contact: Southern African Power Pool Attention: Thembekani Luthuli, SAPP-PAU Procurement Specialist Tel: +27 10 446 9600 Email Address: [email protected]
SAPP Data Management System
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRM SELECTION) COUNTRY: Southern African Power Pool region NAME OF PROJECT: Southern African Power Pool Program for Accelerating Transformational Energy Projects Grant No.: H9890 Assignment Title: SAPP Data Management System The World Bank is preparing a Program with the Southern Africa Power Pool (SAPP) to help accelerate preparation of priority regional power generation and transmission projects in the region of the Southern African Power Pool. The Program Development Objective is “to facilitate the preparation of priority regional energy projects in the Southern African Power Pool region”. Objectives of consultancy assignment The primary objective of the assignment is to select an organisation to provide a DMS solution for the Southern African Power Pool. The proposed cloud-based Data Management System will enable SAPP to have a central depository of all data related to planning, project preparation and development, operations, markets and environment. This will assist SAPP to easily access the data for any future requirements and future studies. The structure of the data portal will be such that SAPP Members will be able to upload and update the data seeing their own portfolio without access to other SAPP Members data. The SAPP will have full access. Open source and public domain data will be accessed by all members. The data portal should be designed with these functionalities in mind. Scope of work The work shall be ideally split into two (2) phases. Phase 1 – DMS Planning (one week) Within this activity, the contractor will get acquainted with the situation of the SAPP and plan the work accordingly. At that stage, the following activities are envisaged: • Carrying out an in-depth analysis of the SAPP requirements, including available infrastructure and constraints • Carrying out an in-depth review of the DMS requirements • Define the security and privacy approach according to the DMS specifications and related Zimbabwe laws and regulations • In collaboration with the SAPP team, establish the most suited approach for Data Migration • Defining a detailed workplan for the intervention • Defining a Training schedule according to the user needs • Defining a Change Management Plan The first phase, which is foreseen to last one week, will result into the following deliverable report, D1 - “Planning the DMS Implementation”, including, at least, the following sections: • Analysis of current situation and needed software customisation to meet DMS Requirements • Interoperability approach • Training Plan • Change Management Plan • Security and Privacy Approach • Data Migration Approach • Detailed planning for the software installation/customisation, technical support and training services to be supplied during the DMS implementation. Phase 2 – DMS Implementation Phase (4 weeks) The following activities are envisaged for such a phase: • Task1. Defining the system architecture (hardware, software, network, including interoperability solutions) • Task2. DMS installation • Task3. Customising the DMS solution ensuring privacy and data security • Task4. On the job training • Task5. Data Migration • Task6. Supporting Activities Required Qualifications and Experience Interested Consulting Firms should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The Consultant should be able to have a team of experienced key experts such as the a) The Project Director and 2) DMS Analyst Expert. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the QCBS method set out in the Consultant Guidelines. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from Monday to Friday [ 09:00 to 16:00 hours ]. Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the email address below by 12 April, 2021 at 15:00 hours Central African time and mention "Expression of Interest for Consultancy Services for the Southern African Power Pool Data Management System “ Address and Contact: Southern African Power Pool Attention: Thembekani Luthuli, SAPP-PAU Procurement Specialist Tel: +27 10 446 9600 Email Address: [email protected]