REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT)

Project: South Sudan - Uganda Power Interconnection Project (SUPIP)

Sector: Energy/ Power

Component: Recruitment of Power Engineer

Procurement Entity: Nile Basin Initiative/NELSAP

Project ID No.: P-Z1-FA0-192 and P-Z1-FA0-194

1. Context: The Governments of the Republic of South Sudan and Uganda, together with the Nile Basin Initiative have received financing from the African Development Fund towards the cost of implementing the South Sudan - Uganda Power Interconnection Project (SUPIP). Additionally, the SUPIP portion in the Republic of South Sudan is co-financed by the African Development Fund and the European Union Grants. Part of these funds is intended to cover eligible payments for the recruitment of Power Engineer to provide technical support in the coordination and the implementation of the interconnection and generation projects in all benefiting countries under NELSAP as join coordinator for the project.
2. The Assignment: The objective of the consultancy services is to coordinate the implementation of the Interconnection of the South Sudan (Juba) – Uganda (Olwiyo), 400kV Interconnection Project, while assisting the power programs on other projects where need arises.  The job holder will work hand in hand with Project Implementation Teams (PIT) based in Juba, South Sudan and Gulu, Uganda and the Regional Project Coordination Unit (RPCU) already established at NELSAP-CU based in Kigali, Rwanda. The Power Engineer will be based at the Regional Project Coordination Unit (RPCU) already established at NELSAP-CU based in Kigali, Rwanda.

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