Global Survey of Scalable Business Models for Alternative Biomass Cooking Fuels

See full tender here: #1179325 Global Survey of Scalable Business Models for Alternative Biomass Cooking Fuels and their potential in Sub-Saharan Africa

Expression of Interest Deadline: 04-Jun-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (EST)

eConsultant2 website: https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org

Tender notification: # 1179325

Assignment Countries:

  • Kenya
  • Uganda
  • Rwanda
  • Madagascar

Online Course on Public- Private-Partnerships

This course provides an understanding of the key principles of PPPs and the role of PPPs in the delivery of infrastructure services, particularly in emerging markets. Participants will learn from practitioners, government officials, and academics with field experience, hearing firsthand about the opportunities and challenges of procuring and maintaining infrastructure services through effective PPPs.

Cost: Free

Start/End date: June 1 – June 27

Instructors: Fernanda Ruiz Nuñez ; Jane Jamieson ; Dianne Rudo

Language: English

Time: 2-4 hours/week

More information and sign up can be found here

Energy Access for the Urban Poor Program case study on low-income community engagement in slum electrification/nontechnical loss reduction.

See full tender here: #1178000 Energy Acces for the Urban Poor Program case study on low-income community

Expression of Interest Deadline: 04-Jun-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (EST)

eConsultant2 website: https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org

Tender notification: # 1178000

Assignment Countries:
• ZA – South Africa
• LK – Sri Lanka
• PH – Philippines
• MY – Malaysia

Geothermal licensing in Ethiopia

IFC is seeking the services of a Consulting Firm (the Consultant) to develop a regulatory framework for the development of geothermal resources in Ethiopia, including templates for such licenses.

See full tender here: #1180136 Geothermal licensing in Ethiopia

Expression of Interest Deadline: 20-May-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (EST)

eConsultant2 website: https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org

Tender notification: # 1180136

Assignment Countries:

  • Ethiopia

PPP Knowledge Lab Content Manager

The Public-Private Partnership Cross-Cutting Solutions Area (PPP CCSA) of the World Bank Group is looking to hire a short-term consultant (STC) to be the principal content manager for a new multi-partner PPP knowledge website, the PPP Knowledge Lab.

See full tender here: #1181167 PPP Knowledge Lab Content Manager

Expression of Interest Deadline: EXTENDED June 22

eConsultant2 website: https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org

Tender notification: # 1181167

Assignment Countries: Non

 

ESMAP Newsletter

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The Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) is a global knowledge and technical assistance program administered by the World Bank.  It provides analytical and advisory services to low- and middle-income countries to increase their know-how and institutional capacity to achieve environmentally sustainable energy solutions for poverty reduction and economic growth. Supporting over a hundred activities in countries around the world at any given time, ESMAP is an integral part of the Energy and Extractives Global Practice of the World Bank.

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WB Procurement APP update!

From reading our previous posts you will know that we are interested in tools that increase the transparency and accessibility of information concerning projects. This is why today we are introducing you to the Word Bank procurement APP which is only accessible on the iPad.

The World Bank Procurement App for IPads offers the most recent procurement data covering major contracts awarded under Bank-funded projects. Through the App, users can easily explore large amounts of complex data in a short time. Ratios, trends, supplier rankings, pie charts and bar graphs are just some of its core features. Information can be organized and sorted through a variety of filters and functions.

Read more here

eConsultant2 & future improvements

In one of the first blog posts we highlighted i-love-procurement2the difference between Operational Procurement and Corporate Procurement. You can review this post at http://wp.me/p4X6vO-72. In essence, corporate procurement is when the World Bank procures goods, works or (consultancy) services itself, whereas in operational procurement, this is done by the borrowing country.

Roughly every quarter we have a meeting with the Corporate Procurement team to discuss any issues, problems, complaints and – every once in a while – compliments that you have raised with us. In this post, we’d like to update you on some of the changes in the corporate procurement process and the eConsultant2 system it uses. In the spotlight this time: forthcoming improvements.

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eConsultant2 & the Request for Proposal stage

In one of the first blog posts we highlighted i-love-procurement2the difference between Operational Procurement and Corporate Procurement. You can review this post at http://wp.me/p4X6vO-72. In essence, corporate procurement is when the World Bank procures goods, works or (consultancy) services itself, whereas in operational procurement, this is done by the borrowing country.

Roughly every quarter we have a meeting with the Corporate Procurement team to discuss any issues, problems, complaints and – every once in a while – compliments that you have raised with us. In this post, we’d like to update you on some of the changes in the corporate procurement process and the eConsultant2 system it uses. In the spotlight this time: the Request for Proposal (RFP) stage.

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