Consultancy Services for creating a Program Document on upgrading the hydro-meteorological network and database for small-scale hydro power in Guinea and Sierra Leone

In the framework of the ECOWAS Small-Scale Hydro Power Program, ECREEE seeks to develop a program document on upgrading the hydro-meteorological network and database for small-scale hydro power (SS HP) in Guinea and Sierra Leone. The program documents shall cover the period of 3 years in the two selected ECOWAS countries with high small-scale hydro power (SS HP) potential.

Hydrometric data are essential for development of the SS HP sector. In some ECOWAS countries, basic hydrological data are lacking, operative hydrometric networks are not available or they are in state of decline, which makes it difficult to assess potential mini and micro hydropower resources. In some countries available hydrometric data are lost during conflict situation or because of missing documentation awareness. Generally, the access to hydrological data and the quality of hydrometric networks in ECOWAS region are not adequate to address the needs of SS HP development.

This activity responds to the need for upgrading of hydrometric networks and necessary hydrometric training as starting point to develop smalls-scale HP sector in Guinea and in Sierra Leone.

Attached below the Terms of Reference (ToR)