A request for proposals (RfP) was issued on 31 August by the Global Energy Transfer Feed-In Tariff (Get FiT) secretariat in Zambia for the procurement of 100MW solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity. Proposals are due by 29 November 2018. The RfP was sent to ten companies prequalified in June: Building Energy, EDF Energies Nouvelles, Enel Green Power, Engie Afrique, Globeleq African Holdings and Aurora Power Solutions, InnoVent and Copperbelt Energy Corporation, Mulilo Group Holdings, Phanes Group, Scatec Solar, and SolarReserve Development Company.
The Get FiT programme is being jointly developed and implemented by Zambia’s Ministry of Energy and German development bank KfW to fulfil the government’s renewable energy feed-in tariff (Refit) strategy. The Get FiT secretariat in Zambia is managed by Multiconsult, which is also the implementation consultant. The programme received 41 project submissions during prequalification from 24 solar power developers.
While price is an important element of the solar tender, technical aspects and the impact on the grid will also be considered. Despite a rapid grid assessment having been undertaken following prequalification, an assessment of the cumulative impact of prospective projects will follow the submission of proposals, which could result in projects being rejected. KfW expects the solar programme to conclude in early-2019.
A separate 100MW procurement programme utilising a traditional Refit is being put in place through the Get FiT programme for hydropower projects smaller than 20MW, which is expected to get under way later this year.
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