Background

1.1. The Government of Uganda (GoU) has received financing from the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank in the amount of US$135 million equivalent towards the cost of Uganda Energy for Rural Transformation Phase III (ERT III) and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for consulting services to be procured under the project. The Project Development Objective of ERT III project is to increase access to electricity in rural areas of Uganda.

1.2. Under ERT III project, the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) will be responsible for implementation of Component 1 and Sub-component 2.4. The Component 1 (On-grid Energy Access) shall support on-grid investments namely; (i) Grid Extension and Associated Connections; (ii) Grid Intensification and Associated Connections; (iii) Household Connections from Existing Lines and (iv) Implementation Support for On-grid Energy Access. The Sub-component 2.4 (Quality Assurance for Solar Market Development), which will be implemented in collaboration with the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), aims to promote quality assurance and awareness of solar products to enable the market for affordable, high-quality PV products in rural areas.

1.3. An ERT-3 project team exclusively dedicated to the implementation of the ERT-3 project has been established at REA. The team consists of well qualified and competent professionals, including one Project Coordinator, two Senior Project Engineers, one Senior Social Development Specialist, one Procurement Officer, and four Wayleaves Officers. Additionally, REA management and technical staff will provide support to the ERT-3 project on a need-by-need basis.

1.4. The REA seeks to engage the services of an experienced Project Management Advisor to further enhance the institutional capacity for effective implementation of the ERT-3 project.

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