RETRADE-SA MPA Phase 2: Technical Assistance to the Southern African Power Pool

GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE

SOUTHERN AFRICAN POWER POOL

Technical Assistance to the Southern African Power Pool (RETRADE SAPP)

Grant No. IDA Grant IDA-E5990 and ESMAP Grant TF-C9737

Project ID No. P512662

The Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) has received financing in the amount of US$12 million equivalent from the World Bank (comprising SDR 7.4 million from the International Development Association and US$2 million from the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program Multi-Donor Trust Fund) toward the Technical Assistance to the Southern African Power Pool (RETRADE SAPP, or the “Project”) under the Regional Energy Transmission, Trade and Decarbonization Project in Southern Africa Multi-phase Programmatic Approach (RETRADE-SA MPA) Program, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods, non-consulting services and consulting services to be procured under this Project.

The Project will consist of the following three components, under each of which the planned major procurement activities are outlined:

Component 1: Support to the SAPP Coordination Centre and Regional Energy Institutions

Sub-component 1.1: Support to the SAPP CC, including PAU

This sub-component will finance the SAPP Coordination Centre to support the operation of its Project Advisory Unit (PAU), including procurement of individual consultants and provision of necessary implementation support. The following procurement activities are planned.

Goods:

• Office and computer equipment for the PAU Office

Consulting Services:

• Individual consultants, including a Programmes Manager, Project Specialist(s), Procurement Specialist(s), Financial Management Specialist, Accounts Officer, Environmental Specialist, Social Development Specialist, Stakeholder Engagement and Communications Specialist, Programme Assistant, and Gender Specialist

• Audit services

Sub-component 1.2: Support to Regional Energy Institutions

This sub-component will finance the engagement of experts to strengthen the capacity of key SADC institutions including the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat, the Regional Energy Regulators Association of Southern Africa (RERA), and the SADC Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (SACREEE). The following procurement activities are planned.

Consulting Services:

• Individual consultants, including a Renewable Energy Expert (SACREEE), Technical Advisor (SADC), and Project Administrator (SADC)

Component 2: Regional Project Preparation and Implementation

Sub-component 2.1: Project Preparation Funds

This sub-component will support preparatory activities for regional energy infrastructure projects, primarily transmission infrastructure but may include other energy projects such as generation and battery storage. Procurement of consulting services (firms) is planned for, but not limited to, the following activities for these projects, once they are identified.

• Technical Feasibility Study

• Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)

• Market Study

• Technical Specifications

• Business Case

• Legal and Financial Structuring

• Project Information Memorandum

Sub-component 2.2: Private Sector Mobilization

This sub-component will support efforts to mobilize private sector investment in regional transmission infrastructure, including operationalization of the Regional Transmission Infrastructure Financing Facility (RTIFF). Procurement of consulting services (firms) is planned for, but not limited to, the following activities.

• Project financial structuring and transaction advisory

• Analytical & advisory services to support private sector mobilization

Component 3: Strengthening the Enabling Environment for Regional Energy Integration

Sub-component 3.1: Regional Electricity Market Development

This sub-component will support expansion of participation in existing market segments and development of new market segments to enhance regional electricity trade. Procurement of consulting services (firms) is planned for, but not limited to, the following activities.

• New market product design and development

• Design of market coupling options for SAPP and EAPP markets

• Development of market coupling software for SAPP and EAPP markets

Sub-component 3.2: Energy Sector Planning, Strategic Frameworks, and Technical Tools

This sub-component will support energy sector planning, strategic frameworks, and technical tools development. Procurement of consulting firms and individual consultants is planned for, but not limited to, the following activities.

• Drought Sensitivity and Resilience and Adaptation Study for SAPP

• Assessment of economic transformation Driven by Regional Trade

• Development and implementation of SACREEE Renewable Energy & Efficiency Strategy and Action Plan

• Development of SADC Sustainable Energy Knowledge Hub

• Review, update, and publication of the RERA tariff database

• Regional Gender Diagnostic Assessment

Sub-component 3.3: Regional Coordination

This sub-component will support high-level regional coordination among key stakeholders involved in grid interconnectivity, renewable energy development, and electricity trade, including coordination under the Mission 300 initiative. Procurement of consulting services (firms) is planned for, but not limited to, the following activities.

• Engagement with the SADC Ministers on the removal of trade barriers in energy trade

• SADC Sustainable Energy Week

Procurement of contracts financed by the World Bank will be conducted through the procedures as specified in the World Bank's Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers (Procurement Regulations), and is open to all eligible firms and individuals as defined in the Procurement Regulations. After Project negotiations, the World Bank shall arrange the publication on its external website of the agreed initial procurement plan and all subsequent updates once it has provided a “no objection”.

Specific procurement notices for contracts subject to open international competitive procurement will be announced, as they become available, in UN Development Business online and on the World Bank's external website.

Interested eligible firms and individuals who would wish to be considered for the provision of goods, non-consulting services and consulting services for the above-mentioned project, or those requiring additional information, should contact the Borrower at the address below:

SAPP Coordination Centre

Executive Director

Co-ordination Centre

24 Golden Stairs Road

P.O. Box EH52

Emerald Hill,

Harare

Zimbabwe

Tel: +(263-242) 335548/58

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.sapp.co.zw