- The Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) has strategically pivoted its energy generation, concentrating on renewal energy, and has secured funding from the World Bank through the Regional Emergency Solar Power Intervention Project (RESPITE) to construct a 20 MW solar PV power plant at the Mt. Coffee Hydropower Plant (MCHPP), Harrisburg-Monrovia, Liberia.
The Solar PV Power Plant will be part of a hybrid scheme that complements the existing 88 MW Mt. Coffee Hydropower Plant (MCHPP) to improve energy efficiency and capacity while utilizing Liberia’s solar energy potential, especially during the dry season when electricity demand is high and hydropower generation is low.
The employer (LEC) now seeks consultancy services for reviewing the Contractors’ designs and for the supervision of the construction of the Mt. Coffee Solar PV Plant. The solar project is one of the three-generation projects currently being financed by the World Bank, the others being the Mt. Coffee Hydropower Plant Extension (which will add a nominal 60 MW to the existing 88 MW) and the repairs to Unit 1 at the Mt. Coffee Power Station Extension.
The assignment seeks the consultancy services of an owner’s engineer (OE) to provide technical expertise for the design review, and monitoring of the supply and construction of a 20 MWp solar PV plant with a possible battery storage scheme (BESS) as a hybrid electric scheme running in tandem with the Mt. Coffee Hydropower facility. The consulting services shall ensure that the project is implemented as designed satisfactorily, commissioned, and complies with all necessary regulatory, safety, and quality requirements.
Link to the tender documents HERE
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Author: Bryan Groenendaal
