IGAD is seeking expressions of interest from consultants to execute assignments as part of Desert-to-Power’s (DtP) East Africa Regional Energy Project (EAREP).
EAREP is the second phase of DtP and aims to develop and harmonize a regional renewable energy policy for the East African Sahel countries.
IGAD plans to recruit national advisors in seven of its member states – Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan and Uganda – to conduct a solar mapping exercise for the project.
According to the tender documentTThe consultancy work falls under the second component of EAREP, namely the development of technical studies to support the implementation of regional solar parks that respond to the electricity demand in the region.
IGAD has received funding for the pproject from the African Development Bank. Expressions of interest must be submitted by 30 August.
The Desert-to-Power initiative, which was first launched in 2018aims to deploy 10 GW of solar energy in 11 countries by 2030, providing access to approximately 250 million people through a combination of on-grid and off-grid solutions. Earlier this year, a tender was launched in which financial management specialists were asked to support the scheme.
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