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Renewable energy. Power generation Power distribution
Business Plan for the operator of the proposed mini grid at Voinjama, Foya, Kolahun, and some Villages, around the selected towns, in Lofa County in Liberia (2.5 hybrid hydro-diesel SHPP)
| Country : | Liberia |
| Client : | The World Bank / RREA Liberia |
| Start Date : | 02/11/2016 |
| Completion Date : | 31/07/2017 |
| Value of services : | 257 050 € |
| Funder : | World Bank . |
| Associate/Partner : | N/A |
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| Description : |
Under the leadership of RREA, the WB-financed project Liberia Renewable Energy Access Project (LIRENAP) was approved in January 2016. The main component of the project is the implementation of MW-size mini-grid (hydro/diesel) in Lofa County and the implementation of a sustainable business model to operate and maintain the electricity service. The mini-grid in Lofa County will provide access to affordable, reliable, year-round electricity services to about 50,000 people in North Lofa County, an economic and agricultural hub in North-West Liberia close to the border with Guinea and Sierra Leone. The mini-grid will serve the towns of Vonjaima, Foya, Kolahun, and Massambolahun/Bolahun and surrounding areas and will provide electrical service to households, business and public institutions. The main generation supply source will be from a small hydropower site called Kaiha 2 in the Kaiha River. The objective of this assignment is to support RREA to setup the operation and management arrangement of the mini-grid in Lofa County. |
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| Description of the Actual Services Provided | The scope of the assignment will include the following tasks: - Definition of the institutional arrangement for the operation of the minigrid in Lofa County - Assessment of the best institutional arrangement for the operation of the minigrid in Lofa County: - Elaboration of contract and legal documents of the PPP of the mini-grid in Lofa County - Elaborate the business plan for the operator of the mini-grid in Lofa County - Technical assistance to RREA in the selection process of the operator of the mini-grid in Lofa County - Assistance to define the selection process of the operator of the mini-grid in Lofa County - Assistance in bidding and contracting the operator - Training of national stakeholders - Assessment on the Demand Side Management options for the Operator to reduce the generation costs of the mini-grid |