The Solomon Islands Government (SIG) aims to provide more reliable, sustainable and affordable electricity for its people as one of the national development priorities. In accordance with the current Solomon Islands National Energy Policy (SINEP) 2019, SIG wanted to increase access to electricity for urban households to 80 percent by 2025 and for rural households to 40 percent by 2025. To address this priority, the Ministry of Mines Energy and Rural Electrification (MMERE) is establishing an Electricity Sector Planning Agency within the Ministry. A least cost geospatial plan is envisaged to be a comprehensive action plan for developing, financing and implementing the electricity sector access program nationwide. Good practice and experience from countries that have already achieved near-universal access or as well advanced on their roadmaps, clearly indicate that the cumulative investment financing requirements of the plan will be consideration and must be raised in a programmatic and sustainable manner.     

As such we are looking to hire a consulting firm or consortium (the Consultant) to prepare a GIS database of relevant layers and a geospatial least-cost electrification options to assist MMERE to complete the National Electrification Plan for achieving Solomon Islands electrification targets. The detailed geospatial analysis will consider, based on good practice and international experience, possible least-cost options for electrification, provide a sound strategic basis to implement systematically staged grid extensions and the deployment of off-grid technologies (mini-grids and standalone systems) powered by cost-effective renewable energy supply where appropriate, and indicative investment requirements for on-grid and off-grid access delivery modalities.

More details including the scope of work can be found in the included Terms of Reference document. 

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ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW

Assignment Title: Study on Least Cost Geospatial Electrification Plan in Solomon Islands 2025 – 2035

Assignment Countries:

• Solomon Islands

ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION

TheSolomon Islands Government (SIG) aims to provide morereliable, sustainable and affordable electricity for its people as one of thenational development priorities. In accordance with the current Solomon IslandsNational Energy Policy (SINEP) 2019, SIG wanted to increase access toelectricity for urban households to 80 percent by 2025 and for rural householdsto 40 percent by 2025. To address this priority, the Ministry of Mines Energyand Rural Electrification (MMERE) is establishing an Electricity Sector Planning Agencywithin the Ministry. A least cost geospatial plan is envisaged to be acomprehensive action plan for developing, financing and implementing theelectricity sector access program nationwide. Good practice and experience fromcountries that have already achieved near-universal access or as well advancedon their roadmaps, clearly indicate that the cumulative investment financingrequirements of the plan will be consideration and must be raised in aprogrammatic and sustainable manner.

As such we are looking tohire a consulting firm or consortium (the Consultant) to prepare a GIS databaseof relevant layers and ageospatialleast-costelectrificationoptions to assist MMEREto complete the National Electrification Plan for achieving Solomon Islands electrificationtargets. The detailed geospatial analysis will consider, based on good practiceand international experience, possible least-costoptions forelectrification, provide a sound strategic basis to implement systematicallystaged grid extensions and the deployment of off-grid technologies (mini-gridsand standalone systems) powered by cost-effective renewable energy supply whereappropriate, and indicative investment requirements for on-grid and off-gridaccess delivery modalities.

More details including the scope of work can be found in the included Terms of Reference document.

FUNDING SOURCE

The World Bank Group intends to finance the assignment / services described below under the following:

• BB: Bank Budget
• TF0C5864: ESMAP

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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