Strengthening the Operational and Management Capacities of SONABEL

• Country: Burkina Faso
• Summary: Strengthening the Operational and Management Capacities of SONABEL
• BFT Ref No: 52352876
• Deadline: 06 May 2021
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• Purchaser Ownership: Government
• Tender Value: Refer Document
• Notice Type: Tender
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• Tenders are invited for Strengthening the Operational and Management Capacities of SONABEL The Government of Burkina Faso (“Government” or “GdBF”) has signed an agreement with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (“MCC”), called Compact, and plans to allocate part of the funds to payments for contracts for goods, works and contracts. services. The Compact includes an investment from MCC for a total amount of US $ 500,110,795, comprising (i) an MCC Grant of US $ 450 million and (ii) a Government Contribution of US $ 50,110,895, with a view to strengthen Burkina Faso's electricity sector, in particular by helping to develop a favorable framework for a competitive, efficient and sustainable electricity market, by developing projects with independent energy producers and financing infrastructure for the transmission and distribution of electricity. It revolves around the following three projects: Project 1 (P1): Project to improve efficiency in the electricity sector (PREDEL) The Electricity Efficiency Enhancement Project (PREDEL) aims to improve and strengthen the legal and institutional framework of the electricity sector by investing in priority reforms and capacity building for stakeholders. keys, in particular the incumbent operator, the Regulatory Authority and the Ministry in charge of Energy. The project will lead to improvements in the quality and supply of electricity, which will result in improved operational efficiency, lower costs, improved service and increased private sector investment. This mandate is part of this project. Project 2 (P2): Project to increase the supply of less expensive electricity (PADOEL) The project to increase the supply of less expensive electricity aims to increase the energy supply and the reliability of the network, at a lower cost for the incumbent electricity supplier (SONABEL), by the production and storage of electricity. solar energy and increased imports. This project will strengthen the energy supply infrastructure by supporting new solar energy projects, introducing battery storage and making upgrades to telecontrol centers. These activities are expected to increase the availability of cheaper electricity through the production and storage of solar energy and through increased imports, which in turn will improve the reliability of the electricity grid. Improved reliability and increased supply from less expensive sources will make electricity more profitable by reducing costs for both the incumbent; which will ultimately lead to a reduction in prices for customers. Project 3 (P3): Network and Access to Electricity Project (PRAEL) The networks and access to electricity project or project to strengthen electricity transmission and distribution networks aims to reduce power outages and increase the availability and consumption of electricity for end users (i) by upgrading the transmission and distribution network and (ii) increasing access and targeting the productive use of electricity. This project is expected to extend the reach and capacity of the network, allowing the incumbent to reduce power losses and outages caused by system failures and power failure. redundancy as well as increasing the coverage, access and consumption of end users. General description of services: The Government of Burkina Faso (GdBF), represented by UCF-Burkina Faso (or later, MCA-Burkina Faso II), intends to hire a firm to provide various services of Project 1. The MCA- Burkina Faso II, acting as a client on behalf of the GdBF, will procure the services of a professional firm (the Consultant) to help SONABEL to update and implement a strategic plan which will make it possible to define a new organizational structure, in particular based on accounting separation. This Consultant will also have to identify the means to face the challenges created by the opening of markets, the development of new production technologies, mainly solar, and the achievement of the electrification objectives of Burkina Faso. The Consultant will also be in charge of other important activities listed below and detailed in the provisional version of the terms of reference (TORs) in the appendix, in particular the formalization of the accounting separation principles and a plan contract between the GdBF and SONABEL. The deliverables of certain key activities will enable GdBF to meet the previous conditions for entry into force of the Compact.  This contract covers the period before the entry into force of the Compact (Pre-EIF Period or Base Period) and will optionally continue for the duration of the Compact. The Consultant's mandate will be focused on: 1) The review and possible updating of SONABEL's strategic plan for 2030; 2) The establishment of an accounting separation for the different activities of SONABEL; 3) The development of an action plan for the implementation of the strategy and the establishment of the new organizational structure; 4) The establishment of a plan contract to measure its evolution and promote the incentive of the performance of SONABEL; 5) Support or assistance in the implementation and monitoring of priority actions, mainly at the activity level: a. financial; b. commercial; vs. and transport and distribution networks. The detailed description of the services is presented in the provisional version of the terms of reference. Objective of the request for information UCF-Burkina Faso is in the process of finalizing the Terms of Reference which will be used to recruit a Consultant within the framework of a Request for Proposals. We are contacting you, dear potential bidders, to collect your observations / suggestions on the ToRs project. UCF-Burkina Faso would like to have the answers to the various questions below, relating to the scope of services project.
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