ENERGY ACCESS PROJECT

Source: World Bank — ENERGY ACCESS PROJECT

Additional Finanacing for Energy Access Project

Consultancy Services for:ECONOMIC AND SOCIALIMPACT EVALUATION STUDY OF UNIVERSAL ELECTRIFICATION ACCESS PROGRAM IN ETHIOPIA.

Credit No. : IDA47950

Expressions of Interest

This requests for expressions of interest follows the general procurement notice for this project that appeared inDevelopment Business IssueNo. 679 of June 7, 2007.

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopiahas receivedacreditfrom theInternational Development Association (IDA),and intends to apply part of the proceeds of thiscreditto payments under the consultancy contract for ECONOMIC AND SOCIALIMPACT EVALUATION STUDY OF UNIVERSAL ELECTRIFICATION ACCESS PROGRAM IN ETHIOPIA.

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACT EVALUATION STUDY OF UNIVERSAL ELECTRIFICATION ACCESS PROGRAM IN ETHIOPIAObjectives includes:

The purpose of this consultancy is basically two-fold: (1) To developa monitoring and evaluation (M&E) framework for the Universal Electrification Access Program (UEAP) and (2) design an impact evaluation(IE) framework to estimate the socioeconomic benefits of UEAP. Besides, the consultancy will help the UEAP implement the M&E framework through training with application. More importantly, the consultancy will apply the Impact evaluation (IE) method for evaluating the socioeconomic benefits of electrification provided under this national program. Besides the socioeconomic impacts, the IE exercise will cover the gender and environmental effects of the UEAP.

Also evaluating the impact of UEAPon

Industrial development, commercial activities, various dimensions of irrigation, agriculture and sustainable development and forwarding logically sound recommendations based on scientifically rigorous impact evaluation in line with the above objectives and the Government's Energy Policy, especially for accelerated development and poverty reductionin a sustainable way through the Program.

The Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCO) now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providingthe services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications.

A consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers,May 2004 (revised October 1, 2006 and January 2011).

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below from8.00 a.m-17:00p.m. Local Time.

Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address belowby 17:00 p.m. (local time)December 31^st, 2011.

Attention: Ato Getachew W/ Senbet

Corporate Procurement & Accounting Office

Degole Square

P.O.Box: 1233

Tele: 251-01-1560027

Fax No: 251-01-1574071

City: Addis Ababa

Country: Ethiopia

e-mail : getwse@yahoo.com