Local Individual Consultant (IC) to Collect Tender, Botswana - 25562126

Procurement Summary

Country : Botswana

Summary : Local Individual Consultant (IC) to Collect

Deadline : 20 Aug 2018

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 25562126

Document Ref. No. : 48700

Competition : ICB

Financier : United Nations Secretariat

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP)
United Nations Development Programme P.O. Box 54, Gaborone, Botswana Tel: (+267) 363 3700 Fax: (+267) 3956093
Botswana

Tender Details

The Government of Botswana in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are implementing a project called "Promoting production and utilization of Biogas from Agro-waste in South-Eastern Botswana (Biogas Project)". This follows the realization that waste has not been acknowledged as a recyclable economic commodity in Botswana. The reuse of waste to generate energy is an opportunity that Botswana must tap into for future use. Several waste streams are available at several agro-industrial facilities which can be utilized for generation of energy. Some of the agro-waste for consideration in bio-gas production include chicken manure, cow dung and goat/sheep droppings. Despite this immense potential presentedbythe abundance of livestock manure, agricultural/animal waste and other forms of biomass in the country, generation of energy from this waste remains a challenge.The Biogas project seeks to facilitate low-carbon investments and public-private partnerships in the production and utilization of biogas from agro-waste in the districts of South-eastern Botswana. It has been realized that there are no suitable demonstration projects for technology penetration as the current use of biogas in Botswana is limited to small-scale applications and there is no institutional biogas plant operating at either an abattoir or a landfill. Also, there is insufficient knowledge among various stakeholders (Government, private companies, farmers, communities, women, consumers about the benefits of biogas and the available technologies. The project therefore, will assist Government of Botswana in addressing this challenges through three project components:Institutional strengthening and capacity developmentFacilitation and establishment of biogas plantsSetting up of utilization and knowledge platforms.Botswana havingratified the United Nations Framework on Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC) has the obligation to promote production of green energy and reduce on th...

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