The Access to Energy in Rural Areas under the Indo-German Energy Programme (IGEN-Access) is a bilateral technical co-operation measure between the Federal Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development (BMZ), Germany and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India. IGEN-Access was commissioned by BMZ based on the lessons learnt over the past four years (2011 – 2015) under the Renewable Energy Component of the Indo-German Energy Programme (IGEN-RE). IGEN – Access aims to improve the sector environment for inclusive rural energy enterprises.

A large population of rural India still suffers from poor access to electricity and clean cooking options. This presents a huge market opportunity. While Rural Energy Enterprises (REEs) have stepped in to address this supply side gap, the sector is still relatively nascent in comparison to the magnitude of the problem. With a view of addressing this challenge especially with regards to enterprise development support and enterprise financing, GIZ intends to engage a suitable firm to work with REEs. The IGEN-ACCESS focal states are Uttarakhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and North East Region (NER) of India.

The current terms of reference pertains to engaging a suitable firm for incubating Rural Energy Enterprises

The detailed documentation with regards to this call for proposals includes –

• The Terms of Reference for the Assignment
• The Technical Evaluation Grid
• Bidding Conditions
• The General Terms & Conditions of Contracts

Timeline

Deadline to receive queries: 27th Oct 2016
Clarifications to the queries: 1^st Nov 2016

Deadline for submission of proposal:: 11th November 2016 by 17:30hrs