Transmission Pricing model validation and wheeling

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS 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: The Improvement of the SAPP Transmission Pricing Methodology for Implementation

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 overall objective of the assignment is to improve the SAPP nodal transmission pricing model for implementation as indicated in the detailed scope below.

Ensure that the SAPP, Transmission System Operators, and other stakeholders, have a good understanding of the principles and application of the transmission tariff methodology and determination of transmission use of system charges.

Required Qualifications and Experience

The Consultant shall be a qualified, internationally recognized firm with at least 10 years’ experience and proven track record in transmission model development. This shall involve at least 3 similar assignments executed/under execution by the firm. The firm should be able to field multinational teams, covering at a minimum, areas such as: Team Leader with broad transmission power sector experience including power system planning expertise and Power System Modelling Expert.

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 power sector consulting services experience

• Availability of qualified and experienced staff such as Team Leader with broad transmission power sector experience including power system planning expertise and Power System Modelling Expert.

• Evidence of having executed relevant regional (SADC) projects in terms of similar size / volume and complexity the areas of balancing market trading platforms

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 QBS method set out in the Consultant Guidelines.

Further information can be obtained through the below email Monday to Friday [ 09:00 to 16:00 hours ].

Expressions of interest must be emailed to the email below, on or before 09 July 2020 at 15:00 hours Central African time and mention "Expression of Interest for Consultancy Services for the Improvement of the SAPP Transmission Pricing Methodology for Implementation “

Contact:

Southern African Power Pool

Attention: Thembekani Luthuli, SAPP Procurement Specialist

Tel: +27 10 446 9600/+27 72 709 7252

Email Address: [email protected]