German Development Cooperation
German Technical Cooperation Tender Notice
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Terms of Reference (ToR) for Access to Energy for Rural Areas

This assignment is for Individual Consultants/Experts ONLY

The Access to Energy Programme 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. The project aims at improving the sector environment for inclusive rural energy enterprises. The IGEN-Access project is currently being implemented in four states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal. The programme is being implemented over a period of four years (March 2015 – March 2019). BMZ has commissioned GIZ with the implementation of the project. GIZ is a federal enterprise based in Eschborn and Bonn, Germany.

The IGEN-Access programme intends to engage an independent consultant to support in documentation of Bandhan Creations Pvt Ltd activities.

As part of the IGEN-Access programme, GIZ is seeking the services of an expert:

  • To monitor, analyse and document the project.
  • To suggest possible future GIZ upscaling interventions.

Desired experience and expertise

It is desirable that the individual consultant for this assignment should have the following skills, experience and expertise:

  • Experience of around 5 years in Project management and business development.
  • Experience of around 5 years for conducting M&E for projects.
  • Experience of around 5 years in the development and finance sector.
  • Knowledge of RE products, their functioning, challenges and advantages.
  • Experience in the rural segment would be of added advantage.
  • Experience of developing knowledge and communication products would be of added advantage.

Timeline

We expect that the assignment would require around 75 human resource days spread across 9 months from beginning of June 2018 to the end of March 2019. The deliverables are to be submitted in draft version by the beginning of February 2019. Final submission date shall be the 8 th of March 2019. The consultant would be required to travel to West Bengal, the North East of India and perhaps Orissa and Jharkhand.

As part of the IGEN-Access programme, GIZ is seeking the services of an expert:

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

Timeline

: 3rd May’ 2018
: 7th May’ 2018


:  14th May, 2018, by 17.30hrs


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GIZ reserves the right to cancel/modify this tender and / or reject a bid document including subsequently a technical and financial proposal, without assigning any reasons.