Tag Archives: Renewable Energy

eC2:Renewable Energy Program Consultant

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Deadline: 18-Aug-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The World Bank is looking for a full time local consultant for Renewable Energy Program solar-energyimplemented jointly with Rural Energy Agency in Tanzania. The consultant is expected to provide technical and organizational support for implementation of the Program, including field visits to project sites, gathering information and managing database, search for new projects, supporting projects with fulfillment of Clean Development Mechanism requirements on monitoring and reporting.

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eC2: Design of Mini-Grid Financing and Support Component

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Deadline: 01-Aug-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – WashiIndia Energyngton D.C.)

The Objective of this assignment is to prepare the Mini-grid Component of the Rwanda Renewable Energy Fund Project. The mini-grid component is expected to support private sector renewable energy mini-grids to demonstrate that commercially viable mini-grids are able to deliver affordable electricity services to households and enterprises in rural areas.

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eConsultant2: increasing shareholder participation in renewable energy program

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Deadline: 14-Jul-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The Government of South Africa seeks an analysis of the options for increasing scaling+solar+main+bannerBroad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Shareholder participation in the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Program (REIPPP) including by improving the accessibility and terms of financing for B-BBEE equity and increasing the ability of B-BBEE shareholders to realize the benefit of their investment. This should include an assessment of the enabling conditions for primary market participation and also the constraints affecting the sale of B-BBEE shareholdings in REIPP projects. The same analysis could also be applied to other (non-renewable) projects procured under the Independent Power Producers Programme of the Department of Energy to the extent the B-BBEE position is similar.

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World Bank Webinar: ‘Unleashing Private Investment in Renewable Energy’

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evd__8324What solutions already exist and what needs to be done to stimulate further private sector investment in renewable energy?

At the 9th of October, a panel of global and regional investors, a renewable energy developer, and a senior government official will discuss how success can be scaled; and explore the specific actions to leverage public energy financing for scaled up private flows. World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim will open the discussion in a moderated conversation with Norway’s Foreign Minister Mr. Børge Brende.

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eConsultant2: Support India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to Draw up Rollout Plan for Renewable Energy.

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Deadline:  24-Sep-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

File:India fields and wind turbines.jpgThe World Bank now intends to engage a Consulting Firm to study the finalized 24X7 plans with respect to Renewable energy and prepare a state wise roll out plan for the implementation of the plans. The consultants will also be required to support MNRE in coordination with the states for the renewable energy aspect of the 24X7 plan
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eConsultant2: Solar PV Advisor

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As part of E&RE program, we require the services of a Senior Solarsolar-energy Energy Specialist on a Short Term Consultancy (STC) basis to provide technical advice to E&RE.

Responsibilities:
– Provide support to E&RE on the implementation of solar projects on as needed basis; technical support includes: due diligence solar resource assessment, technology selection, PV plant design review and energy yield estimation.
– Support E&RE on PV project siting, project planning and implementation

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eConsultant2: Solar Ultra Mega Power Project (Madhya Pradesh) – Technical Consultant

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Government of Madhya Pradesh (GoMP) in partnership with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), Government of India, is keen to setup a 750 MW PV solar park in the Rewa District of Madhya Pradesh through private sector participation. This includes developing the infrastructure facilities of the solar park and subsequently selecting the private sector developer(s) to develop and operate the solar PV project(s) in the solar park.

IFC has been invited by GoMP (the “Client”) to provide lead transaction advisory services to assist in structuring the project for implementation under PPP mode. Continue reading →

Tesla’s low-cost renewable battery could revolutionise Africa’s energy supply

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Makhtar Diop (  @Diop_WB  ) World Bank Vice President  Africa recently posted this article on his twitter feed and we enjoyed it so much we wanted to share it as well!

Batteries that can store renewable energy for longer and at half the current cost have been hailed as an energy revolution that could transform Africa’s power supply.