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ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW
Assignment Title: Bosnia and Herzegovina: Rehabilitation of Hydropower Plants
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ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION
Background
Power generation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is dominated by thermal power plants accounting for at least 2/3 of the country’s generation output. The rest is mostly provided by hydropower plants. As part of the decarbonization agenda and international climate commitments, the country will need to phase out coal-based power generation of more than 2,000 MW and replaced it with renewables, mainly solar and wind energy. In view of the intermittent nature of these renewable sources, care will need to be taken to keep the national power system in balance. The existing hydropower generation capacity of about 1,830MW will play an increasingly important role in providing balancing services.
Most of the hydropower plants were built during the 1950-1980s and therefore need to be rehabilitated to extend their lifetime by 40-50 years and upgrade them in view of the bigger role they will play in balancing the power system.
In support of the BiH green energy transition agenda, and in response to government requests, the World Bank is seeking consulting services to conduct due diligence studies to assess techno-economic viability of rehabilitation of three hydropower plants (HPPs) in BiH. These include Salakovac HPP (210MW), operated by Elektroprivreda BiH (EP BiH); Trebinje HPP (210 MW), operated by Elektroprivreda RS; and Jajce II HPP (30 MW), operated by Elektroprivreda HZHB. Should the World Bank subsequently finance rehabilitation of all of some of the HPPs, the outcomes of the studies will provide techno-economic inputs to prepare World Bank project documents.
The level of effort in conducting the studies will depend on the HPP. Trebinje and Jajce IIHPPs have completed most of the project preparation studies. These will need tobe reviewed with the objective of updating and expanding them as needed. In contrast, no studies have been carried for Salakovac HPP, so these will need to be implemented from the outset.
A scope of the studies and an outline of tasks are provided below. Not all tasks would apply to all three HPPs. A detailed description of the tasks will be presented in TORs at the RFP stage.
Scope of Work
The Scope of studies comprises the preparation of a Due Diligence report, including a techno-economic assessment of proposed rehabilitation options, environmental and social assessment in line with the World Bank Environmental and Social Framework and local relevant legislation, project planning, rehabilitation schedules, cost estimates and project economic and financial analysis. The report shall address and analyze/confirm the various rehabilitation measures identified and proposed by the Plant Operators as detailed in the Tasks outlined below.
During the conduct of the due diligence study, the Consultant shall identify any additional aspects that are not covered by the Tasks but are required to be addressed to achieve the study objectives and make appropriate recommendations to the World Bank.
Outline of Tasks
Task 1: Site Visit and Data collection
Task 2: Review/Assessment of Documents and Reports prepared by the Operators Staff
Task 3: Recommended Rehabilitation Scope:
i. Rehabilitation of the Civil Structures in the Powerhouse
ii. Rehabilitation of the Turbines
iii. Rehabilitation of the Generators
iv. Rehabilitation of Step-Up Transformers and Generator Main Leads
v. Rehabilitation of Monitoring, Control, Automation and Protection Systems
vi. Rehabilitation of the Hydraulic Steel Structures
vii. Rehabilitation of Auxiliary Mechanical and Electrical Systems (Balance of Plant)
Task 4: Dam Safety
i. Dam Safety Check.
ii. Review of hydrological study, including climate change impact assessment
iii. Sedimentation issues and options
iv. Instrumentation plan
v. Operation and maintenance(O&M) plan
vi. Emergency preparedness plan
Task 5: Outlining the Environmental and Social Instruments Requirements
i. Compliance with industry practice with respect to minimum environmental flaws
Task 6: Estimation of Rehabilitation Costs, Economic and Financial Analyses of the Rehabilitation Project
Task 7: Implementation Plan and Schedule
FUNDING SOURCE
The World Bank Group intends to finance the assignment / services described below under the following:
- BB: Bank Budget
- TF0B7607: CSF
ELIGIBILITY
Eligibility restrictions apply:
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SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The World Bank Group invites eligible firms to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested firms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc. for firms; CV and cover letter for individuals). Please note that the total size of all attachments should be less than 5MB. Firms may associate to enhance their qualifications unless otherwise stated in the solicitation documents. Where a group of firms associate to submit an EOI, they must indicate which is the lead firm. If shortlisted, the firm identified in the EOI as the lead firm will be invited to the request for proposal (RFP) phase.
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NOTES
Following this invitation for EOI, a shortlist of qualified firms will be formally invited to submit proposals. Shortlisting and selection will be subject to the availability of funding.
Only those firms which have been shortlisted will be invited to participate in the RFP phase. No notification or debrief will be provided to firms which have not been shortlisted.
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