World Bank launches tender for technical consultancy services for solar PPP project in Zanzibar

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The World Bank has launched a tender for interested firms to deliver techno-economic analysis for the electricity grid of the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar in Tanzania in the context of Public-Private Partnership (PPP). 

Zanzibar is planning to develop a 30 MW solar photovoltaic project in the islands of Unguja and Pemba, distributed across four sites under PPP deal. RGoZ has tapped the World Bank for assessment of the system its needs with regards to the grid integration of renewables and how these resources can be utilized in conditions where there is supply interruption from the mainland by incorporating battery storage and different grid modernization technique. 

The activities include:

  • Evaluate the maximum penetration rates and plant locations for VRE plants under various scenarios, and the current system and the future reinforced system;
  • Assess key requirements of grid integration of RE and battery storage, either co-located with VRE plants or isolated, grid modernization, and key technical and economic issues related to renewable energy integration in the Zanzibar grid;
  • Define the necessary investments (reinforcements) required in the grid to cope with the given penetration rates, and the associated cost.
  • The distribution network planning with the consideration of the load increase trends and how RE and the different reinforcements can be considered to optimize the network planning

The deadline for the submission of documents to participate in tender is on May 30, 2019.

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