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Terms of Reference for supporting Ministry of New and Renewable Energy on identifying areas and setting up guidelines/standards for large biogas plants


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 will be implemented over a period of three years (March 2015 – March 2018). BMZ has commissioned GIZ with the implementation of the project. GIZ is a federal enterprise based in Eschborn and Bonn, Germany.

GIZ under the IGEN-Access programme, India plans to support the Government of India and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in identifying and preparing a set of standards/guidelines for large scale biogas plants in India. Focus will be placed on organic residue based biogas plants, preferably located in rural areas. For this, GIZ proposes to engage the services of a consultant/consortium in order to achieve the following objectives:

1. Identify international best practices regarding existing guidelines and standards for organic waste based large scale biogas plants and scope for potential application/customization for Indian plants,

2. In consultation with MNRE, draft India specific set of standards for large scale biogas plants on

  • 2.1 Plant performance
  • 2.2 Health and safety
  • 2.3 Emission standards

3. Provide recommendations on which other standards/ guidelines need to be prepared for large scale biogas plants

The detailed documentation with regards this call for proposals includes –

  • Terms of Reference
  • Technical Evaluation Grid
  • Suitability Matrix
  • Bidding Conditions
  • The General Terms & Conditions of Contracts

Timeline

: 23th Nov 2016
: 25th Nov 2016

: 23rd December 2016