Malawi invites EOI for geothermal resource assessment
Karonga, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa (source: flickr/ andresfib, creative commons)
Francisco Rojas
23 May 2014
The Malawi Government is inviting consulting firms to carry out an assessment of the country’s geothermal resources as part of a tender via the Malawi Energy Sector Support Project.
The Malawi Government is inviting consulting firms to carry out an assessment of the country’s geothermal resources. According tp the article, this assignment is being financed by the World Bank and more specifically, the International Development Association (IDA), being part of the Malawi Energy Sector Support Project (MESSP)
“The overall objective of the project is to increase the reliability and quality of electricity supply in the major load centres of Malawi. Currently, the country’s power generation is 98% hydro, most of it from a single river, the Shire. The MESSP is expected to build capacity in the electricity subsector by bringing about diversification in the sources of power generation, including the possibility of generating power from wind, biomass and geothermal sources – hence, this preliminary assessment of geothermal resources in Malawi,” says MESSP coordinator Lewis Mhango in the article.
Those companies who are interested in participating in the consulting process need to provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to undertake geothermal resource assessment, according to the news source
There is a minimum of 5 year’s experience needed on similar projects, another 5 years on geological and geochemical studies and at least one year’s experience on working in the African continent in a similar project.
“The consulting firm will be selected in accordance with the quality- and cost-based selection methods set out in the World Bank’s guidelines. Firms may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or an association to enhance their qualifications,” he says.
The online source finally details that Malawi has an installed power capacity of 351 MW, mainly generated from hydropower plants on the Shire river, compared with total demand of 350 MW.
Source: Engineering News Website
