Name of Project: Somali Electricity Sector Recovery Project
Assignment Title: Energy Officer – Ministry of Education & Science
Type of Appointment: Individual Consultant
Reference No.: SO-MOEM-324949-CS-INDV
Place of Assignment: Hargeisa, Somaliland
The Government of Somaliland has received a grant from the World Bank to implement the Somali Electricity Sector Recovery Project (SESRP). The SESRP is implemented by the Ministry of Energy and Minerals (MoEM). The Project Development Objective is to increase access to lower cost and cleaner electricity supply in the project areas and to reestablish the electricity supply industry.
The SESRP project comprises of the following four components:
Component 1 – Sub-transmission and distribution network reconstruction, reinforcement, and operations efficiency in the major load center of Hargeisa.
This component will improve network reliability and operational efficiency by interconnecting the current ESPs'' distribution networks and existing generation to optimize overall distribution network operations. These activities will support the ESPs to (a) decrease the cost of operations (increased generation efficiency, reduction in distribution network losses, and distribution network duplications) and (b) improve electricity supply and reliability. This component has two sub-components: (i) Generator Synchronization and Automation, and (ii) Sub transmission and Distribution network interconnection in the major load center of Hargeisa.
Component 2 – Hybridization and battery storage systems for mini grids.
This component will support activities aimed at the hybridization and optimization of existing mini grids. It will support installation of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) systems at existing diesel-based generation stations in selected load centers. This component aims at increasing the efficiency of the existing hybrid mini grids (diesel and solar) by optimizing the generation capacity and, where possible, reducing the diesel consumption by augmenting the installed capacity with BESS and additional SPV generation. Such hybrid opportunities offer significant improvements in fuel efficiency, fuel consumption, extended generator lifespans, reduced GHG emissions, and reduced combustion pollution, along with less reliance on fuel imports.
Component 3 – Stand-alone solar off-grid access to public institutions (Health and Education).
This component complements and expands ongoing activities under the Somali Electricity Access Project (SEAP) (P165497). While SEAP already provides support for nation-wide solar home system (SHS) connectivity scale-up, including for the rural population, this component will expand activities to target health and education facilities, which were not part of the SEAP project scope. The component will finance the delivery, installation, and operation and maintenance (O&M) for Lighting Global–certified SPV systems over the lifetime of the project for selected education and health facilities. This component will support to improve access to functional basic services, such as health and education facilities in Somaliland.
Component 4 – Institutional Development and Capacity Building.
The Project Implementing Agency, the MoEM, has established a Project Implementation Unit (PIU) to focus and fully manage the day-to-day activities of project planning, coordination, and implementation of the Somali Electricity Sector Recovery Project. The MoEM therefore intends to apply part of the proceeds of the SESRP Project to hire a consultant to work as an Energy Officer based at the Ministry of Education & Science – Somaliland for the World Bank – financed Electricity Sector Recovery Project. This Terms of Reference defines the scope of activities and responsibilities of the Energy Officer.
The Energy officer is expected to work with the Ministry of Education & Science – Somaliland, the MoEM and the PIU in the supervision of the delivery, installation, and operation and maintenance (O&M) for Lighting Global–certified SPV systems over the lifetime of the project for the selected education facilities in Somaliland financed through the Somali Electricity Sector Recover Project.
The objective of the consultancy is to:
The duties and responsibilities of the Energy Officer will include the following:
The candidate should have the following desired qualifications and experience:
The Energy Officer will be based at the Ministry of Education & Science Headquarters in Hargeisa – Somaliland and will be expected to regularly meet and support the PIU team at the Ministry of Energy and Minerals.
The expected duration of the consultancy is one (1) year, with possibility of contract extension subject to satisfactory performance. The assignment is expected to commence in February 2023.
The consultant will technically report to the SESRP Project Coordinator/SESRP Technical lead at the Ministry of Energy and Minerals and will also report to the Director General of the Ministry of Education & Science – Somaliland.
The Energy Officer will be required to submit reports as follows:
The MoES will provide office space with necessary furniture and other facilities such as printing facility etc. to enable the consultant to perform day-to-day work and the MoEM shall also provide soft and hard copies of any existing relevant project documents.
The consultant selection will follow the World Bank''s Procurement Regulations for Investment Projects Financing (IPF) Borrowers for Individual Consultants.
Interested Consultants may obtain further information including a detailed Terms of Reference at the address given below from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Hargeisa time (Excluding public holidays).
Expressions of interest (EOI) and CV must be delivered (in person or by e-mail) in a written form in three (3) hard copies (if not by e-mail) to the address below by 23rd Jan 2023 at 16:30 Hrs (Hargeisa Time) – Subject marked clearly as – Application for Energy Officer – Ministry of Education and Science, GoLS.
Attention: The Project Coordinator,
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