Consultant, Trainer for Staff Operators Framework in Renewable Energies Fields Tender

Procurement Summary

Country : Mauritania

Summary : Consultant, Trainer for Staff Operators Framework in Renewable Energies Fields

Deadline : 20 Aug 2018

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 25706078

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Competition : ICB

Financier : United Nations Secretariat

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
Bureau du PNUD, 203, rue 42-133 – BP 620 Nouakchott
Mauritania
Email :recrutement.mr@undp.org

Tender Details

Tenders are invited for Consultant, Trainer for Staff Operators Framework in Renewable Energies Fields.

background

Mauritania is a signatory to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and as such has been active in the negotiations of the Paris Climate Agreement adopted at the Conference of the Parties 21 in Paris in 2015. The country is active in pursuing a decentralization policy promoting greater involvement of sectoral ministries in tackling climate change in sectoral strategies. It is within this framework that the Government of Mauritania has actively promoted, with the support of its development partners (GEF / UNDP), the present project to avoid greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and contribute both the development and use of internal energy sources in the Mauritanian provinces.

· Promote the access of the greatest number to the service of electricity;

· Rationalize electricity prices to reflect their economic cost;

· Involve private investors in the management and financing of electricity infrastructure.

The Project fits well with these reforms and intends to contribute to the access of the greatest number to the electric service by the promotion of the mini-networks in rural Mauritania using hybrid technologies. The Project is the only operational entity at the national level to support the promotion of mini-grids in rural Mauritania using hybrid / MINIGRID technologies. One of the pillars of the promotion of hybrid mini-grids is the capacity building of the technical staff of the operators of the field. The MINIGRIDS Project addresses the problem of capacity building through the continuous training approach.




Duties and Responsibilities

Energy production by renewable sources is developing in the country and for this purpose their operators must meet the technical requirements of after-projects for which they have no or few staff trained in these new areas of expertise. Technicians and Engineers have a key role to play at all stages of Renewable Energy (RE) projects. They will have to intervene at the laboratory, test centers, system assembly, installation, maintenance and maintenance. The success of RE projects will only be possible if each stage is itself successfully carried out thanks to the action of competent technicians. This is likely to ensure installation tasks, maintenance and maintenance systems that will manifest the most important demand of skilled technicians. The satisfaction of this request can only be achieved by strengthening the capacities of the senior staff of the structures involved in the field. It is for this purpose that the MINIGRIDS Project begins its capacity building component by the continuous training of the said staff. This ongoing training will focus on the design, diagnosis, maintenance and implementation of solar, wind and hybrid systems: wind / diesel, solar / diesel and wind / solar. It is for this purpose that the MINIGRIDS Project begins its capacity building component by the continuous training of the said staff. This ongoing training will focus on the design, diagnosis, maintenance and implementation of solar, wind and hybrid systems: wind / diesel, solar / diesel and wind / solar. It is for this purpose that the MINIGRIDS Project begins its capacity building component by the continuous training of the said staff. This ongoing training will focus on the design, diagnosis, maintenance and implementation of solar, wind and hybrid systems: wind / diesel, solar / diesel and wind / solar.

Description of the Mission:

The envisaged Mission foresees the continuous training of 12 engineers and technicians from the Ministry of Energy, SOMELEC, Rural Electrification Agencies and Public Electricity Service Delegators. This training will take place at the SOMELEC School of Trades and will be provided by a trainer specialized in training or training engineering.

The Mission will proceed according to the following process:

· Design and cost estimation of an ER laboratory used as a didactic support for theoretical and practical courses on: solar, wind and hybrid generation: wind / diesel, solar / diesel and wind / solar;

· Development and delivery of theoretical and practical courses on solar, wind and hybrid generation: wind / diesel, solar / diesel and wind / solar. Theoretical and practical courses will deal with issues of design, operation, fault diagnosis, maintenance of equipment and techniques of their implementation;

· Development and delivery of theoretical and practical courses on the injection of energy produced by ER systems on the network always passing by the operating principle and some elements of calculations, cabling as well as examples, etc.

Description of Training Modules:

The training modules are intended for the technical personnel of the operators mentioned above specialized in Mechanical Engineering, Energetics and Electrical Engineering by the Automatic component. The purpose of these courses is to offer a broad overview of the different kinds of renewable energies (sources and technologies).

The training consists of 3 modules distributed as follows:

· The first module groups solar energy by its photovoltaic axis. It defines the calculation elements, the principles of operation, the cabling as well as examples of applications with and without storage, regulation and conversion of DC energy into AC energy. This module will also deal with manipulation (practical work), diagnosis breakdowns and maintenance of these systems;

· The second module will treat the wind turbines always passing by the principle of operation and some elements of calculations, the wiring as well as examples of applications with and without storage, regulation and conversion of energy CC into Energy AC. The complete description of the gondola and rotor components of the wind turbine will be treated as well. The impacts of the use of wind turbines are also introduced in this module. This module will also deal with handling (practical work), fault diagnosis and maintenance of these systems;

· The third module will focus on the injection of the energy produced by the ER systems on the network by always going through the operating principle and some elements of calculations, the wiring as well as examples, etc. These modules must clearly identify the theoretical and practical possibilities offered by the courses taught.

Formative course evaluations will be presented at the end of this training in the form of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs).

Conduct of the Mission:

The MINIGRIDS Project Coordination, which will coordinate the various phases of the Mission, will ensure that all the information and documents necessary for the success of its mission are made available to the Expert in charge of the mission. the mission will execute all the training modules with all the required professionalism. This training mission will be monitored and validated step by step by a monitoring committee that will be set up. This committee will be co-chaired by the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and UNDP and comprising representatives of the various stakeholders (MINIGRIDS Project, ARE, SOMELEC, delegates, etc.).

Expected Results and Deliverables:

The expected and deliverable results are summarized in the following:

· Design and cost estimation of a RE laboratory and its equipment are developed and validated;

· The theoretical and practical courses of the training modules are developed and validated;

· Theoretical courses on the different modules are taught and validated and the trained students evaluated on this stage;

· The practical courses are realized and validated and the trained ones evaluated on this stage;

· A summary report on the mission is drafted and validated.

Duration and Execution Time:

The expected duration of the training is estimated at 50 working days, not including the timeframes for the approval of the reports and execution of the ER laboratory. The mission will start with the design of the ER laboratory and then with the theoretical and practical course materials. theoretical and practical courses will only take place after the completion of the classroom and ER lab.

Location of the Mission:

School of Trades SOMELEC, Nouakchott - Mauritania.




Competencies

· Interpersonal skills;

· Very good knowledge of aspects related to technical and professional training;

· Demonstrated ability to plan, organize and effectively implement activities related to the installation and assembly of ER didactic kits;

· Strong ability to coordinate and work as a team;

· Excellent listening skills and excellent communication skills, both orally and in writing.




Required Skills and Experience

Education:

· PhD or PhD in one of the following fields: Energetic Engineering, Electrical Engineering or other equivalent fields.

Experience:

· At least 10 years of technical and vocational training in one of the following fields: Energetic Engineering or Electrical Engineering, Experience in the installation and assembly of ER didactic kits, Experience in continuing education of vocational education.

Linguistic knowledge:

· Very good oral and written knowledge of French;

· Good understanding of English and Arabic is an asset.

IT:

· Good knowledge of IT tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Email under Microsoft environment)

A financial proposal:

In order to facilitate the comparison of financial offers by the requesting service, it is recommended that applicants provide a breakdown of the proposed amount. The candidate (s) must specify in this budget breakdown the fees and all associated costs, taking into account the number of working days, as well as the number of days in

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