Arab Republic of Egypt
100 MW Concentrated Solar Power plant (CSP) Project at Kom Ombo- Aswan, Egypt
The Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt has received funding from the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) through the African Development Bank (AfDB) to undertake preparation activities and capacity building related to the development of a Concentrated Solar Power plant (CSP) Project at Kom Ombo- Aswan, Egypt, including carrying out an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), which will have to comply with the environmental procedures of the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) and with the environmental guidelines of the financing institutions, World Bank (WB) and African Development Bank (AfDB).
The principal objectives of these project preparation activities are to:
i) Bring the project into compliance with applicable national environmental and social legal requirements and international organizations’ environmental and social policies.
ii) Outline the mitigating/enhancing, monitoring, consultative and institutional measures required to prevent, minimize, mitigate or compensate for adverse environmental and social impacts, or to enhance the project beneficial impacts.
iii) It shall also address capacity building requirements to strengthen environmental and social capacities.
The project includes the following components:
i) ESIA for the proposed Project;
ii) Technical Assistance and Capacity building to NREA in the area of CSP; and
iii) Assessment of solar resources at project site using solar measurement station.
Procurement of goods and/or works will be in accordance with the Bank’s Rules and Procedures for the Procurement of Goods and Works (May 2008 Edition). Acquisition of the consultancy services will follow the Bank’s Rules and Procedures for the Use of Consultants (May 2008 Edition). Bidding documents are expected to be available in September 2011.
Interested bidders may obtain further information, and should confirm their interest, by contacting:
New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA)
Vice Chairman for Studies, Research and Technical Affairs.
Dr. Ibrahim Aboulnaga St., Ext. of Abbas El-Akkad St.,
Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt.
Tel: (+202) 2272 5891/2/3 (ext. 237)
Facsimile (fax): (+202) 2271 7173
e-mail: nre1@idsc.net.eg
lailag_fathy@yahoo.com