Already at work restoring generation and building hydropower, the government of Sierra Leone seeks a consultant to help recruit a management contractor for its National Power Authority (NPA). Expressions of interest are due April 16.
The government received a credit from the World Bank’s International Development Association for its Power and Water Project. After years of civil war, it seeks to reform its electricity sector. A number of milestones already have been achieved, including recommendations for legal and regulatory frameworks, and work to rehabilitate generation, transmission, and distribution.
Ongoing work includes proposed completion of the 50-MW Bumbuna hydroelectric project, which was stalled at 85 percent completion, on the Seli River, 250 kilometers from Freetown. (HNN 10/25/06) The project is the first stage of a five-stage program that eventually is to total 275 MW.
In the current solicitation, the National Commission for Privatization seeks expressions of interest from consultants to structure and negotiate a management contract for the NPA.
Expressions of interest and qualifications, labeled �NPA Management Contract-Transaction Advisory Services,� are due to the address below by 4 p.m. April 16. For information, contact, Chairman, National Commission for Privatization, Attn.: Maziko Sauti-Phiri, Lotto House, OAU Drive, Tower Hill, P.O. Box 56, Freetown, Sierra Leone; (232) 22-227759; Mobile: (232) 76-557913; Fax: (232) 22-227935; E-mail: [email protected].
