ECREEE IS HIRING: PROJECT COORDINATOR

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Published On - November 25, 2024

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DESERT-TO-POWER INITIATIVE PROJECTS

The African Development Bank’s flagship Desert-to-Power (DtP) initiative is complementing national and other regional efforts at addressing energy sector challenges in the Sahel. The initiative aims to harness the solar potential of the 11 Sahelian countries to deploy 10 GW of solar photovoltaic (PV) by 2030 and provide access to electricity to around 250 million people who currently lack it, through a combination of on-grid and off-grid solutions. The first phase of the DtP program will benefit Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal.

a) West Africa Regional Energy Program (WAREP)-Phase 1

The West Africa Regional Energy Program (WAREP) seeks to catalyze growth in access to electricity by addressing primarily financial barriers to private sector-led distributed power generation and mini-grid development from renewable energy in the Member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). It is a component of the African Development Bank’s flagship renewable energy and economic development initiative known as the “Desert to Power” (DtP) program and is being implemented by the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE). A second component of the DtP is the “Regional Interconnection component which is being implemented by the West African Power Pool (WAPP).

b) Regional Technical Assistance Program for the Sahel (ReTAPS)

The Regional Technical Assistance Project covers Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal and is a core component of the African Development Bank’s Desert to Power (DtP) Initiative. It aims to provide technical assistance to create an enabling environment for solar power projects in the Sahel while unlocking private sector investments in both the on-grid and mini-grid space. Its specific goals are to:

  • Strengthen the regional environment for regulating and operating regional renewable energy projects.
  • Provide advisory services to assist the Sahel regional countries in the preparation, negotiations construction, and supervision of projects.
  • Incentivize private sector investment in solar projects across the region.

ECREEE has established a Project Implementation Unit (PIU) whose responsibilities include, among other things, planning and implementing the technical activities as well as tasks related to administration, financial management, procurement, quality control, monitoring and evaluation, and reporting.

Based on the above, ECREEE is seeking to recruit a Program Coordinator who will lead the PIU in undertaking all activities related to both WAREP and ReTAPS.

 

Instructions for Submission of EOI

Prospective consultants should submit their expressions of interest through warep@ecreee.org only, indicating the subject: “Project Coordinator, ECREEE DtP Projects PIU”. The deadline is December 20, 2024 (23:59 hrs (GMT-1, Cabo Verde Time).

Further information/clarification can be obtained at the following email addresses: adeoliveira@ecreee.org and gkouhie@ecreee.org. Candidates are advised not to copy these two email addresses when submitting their applications.