Procurement Summary
Country: Mauritius
Summary: International Consultant to Undertake Feasibility Study for the Setting Up of a Floating Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Farm in Lakes and Reservoirs in Mauritius
Deadline: 06 Dec 2018
Posting Date: 20 Nov 2018
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 28524877
Document Ref. No.: 51608
Competition: ICB
Financier: United Nations Secretariat
Purchaser Ownership: -
Tender Value: Refer Document
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79314000 - Feasibility study
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Overview :IC - International Consultant - to Undertake Feasibility Study for the Setting Up of a Floating Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Farm in Lakes and Reservoirs in Mauritius, under the GCF 'Accelerating the Transformational Shift to A Low-Carbon Economy in the Republic of Mauritius' project.Project BackgroundProject title:GCF 'Accelerating the Transformational Shift toALow-Carbon Economy in the Republic of Mauritius'Project Description:With 84% of its primary energy requirements met from imported fossil fuels, Mauritius, like many Small Island Developing States (SIDS), is extremely vulnerable to energy shocks. The grid emission factor of Mauritius is extremely high at 1.01 tonnes CO2eq/MWh due to the prevalence of imported coal (39%) and fuel oil (38%) in the electricity generation mix. Net greenhouse gas emissions are increasing at a rapid rate of 3% per year. The pressing need to significantly enhance Mauritius's energy independence and reduce greenhouse gas emissions is recognised in the country's Nationally Determined Contribution (2016), its Second National Communication to the UNFCCC (2010) and its UNFCCC Technology Needs Assessment (2014), as well as in a comprehensive suite of Government strategies and policies contained in the Long-Term Energy Strategy (2011-2025).Following a broad consultative process led by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development which is the National Designated Authority (NDA), the UNDP and backed by sound technical andfinancial analysis as well as considerable political will, Mauritius secured a grant from the Green Climate Fund to implement the "Accelerating the transformational shift to a low carbon economy" project which will remove the principal bottlenecks to investment in low-carbon development for: (i) grid-connected intermittent renewable energy; and (ii) mini-grid PV forthe principal outer island, Agalega. The project will be implemented in a two-phase approach so as to reduce the implementation risks to the GCF and en...
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