- The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) is supporting the Department of Electricity and Energy (DEE) and South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) with the Technical Assistance for the establishment and operationalisation of the Super Energy Service Company (Super-ESCO) in South Africa.
- AfDB seeks consulting services (firms) to the South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) to develop and operationalise the South African Super-ESCO.
This initiative forms part of the Africa Super-ESCO Acceleration Programme, funded through the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), coordinated and managed by the AfDB. The Super-ESCO Acceleration Programme is meant to catalyse private sector investment in energy efficiency by operationalising Super-ESCO in South Africa, Rwanda and Senegal, stimulating the transition towards a sustainable energy efficiency market.
The African Development Bank invites eligible consultants to indicate their Interest in providing services under the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) to support the Bank and its clients as consultants for the development and implementation of the South African Super-ESCO.
The objectives of the assignment are to:
- Elaborate and implement a fully-fledged capacity building program aimed at raising awareness and updating and improving the knowledge and the necessary skills of the Super-ESCO team within SANEDI as well as that of its subcontractors and partners, as regards all ESCO processes related issues
- Support the Super-ESCO team in the organization and skills development of the energy efficiency market in South Africa.
- Support SANEDI in the concept, definition, development and implementation of internal tools, processes and procedures for the operationalization of the Super-ESCO.
- Support the Super-ESCO in the development of its initial pipeline of EE and DSM investment projects, considering as a priority State-Owned Entities, municipalities and provincial government departments.
- Support the Super-ESCO in the analysis, contractual negotiation and financing aiming at the realization of its first investment projects.
- Devise, develop and implement risk management tools and procedures for Super-ESCO.
- Review and optimize existing EE and DSM projects for integration within the Super-ESC0 approaches.
- Support DEE and SANEDI for the definition and establishment of a national and international fundraising strategy (equity, loans, grants, etc.) for EE and DSM projects.
Link to apply HERE
Good luck!
Author: Bryan Groenendaal
