Cote D’Ivoire Launches RFP for Scaling Solar Project
The Government of Côte d’Ivoire–through the Ministry of Mines, Oil and Energy (Ministère des Mines, du Pétrole et de L’Energie) and Côte d’Ivoire Energies (CI-ENERGIES) — released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the design, financing, construction, and operation of two grid-connected solar PV plants with a total installed capacity of at least 60 MW on an IPP basis under the World Bank Group’s Scaling Solar program. The plants will be in Laboa and Touba in the Bafing Region, in the western part of the country.
Launched in June 2021, the competitive tender process resulted in the successful qualification of the 9 following bidders out of 20 candidates to receive the RFP and submit bids for the project:
- VOLTALIA SA
- ELSEWEDY ELECTRIC
- GLOBELEQ AFRICA HOLDINGS LIMITED
- NAREVA HOLDING
- SCATEC ASA
- INFINITY POWER HOLDING
- ENEL GREEN POWER SPA
- GREEN YELLOW SAS
- EDF RENOUVELABLES – MERIDIAM
All bidders must submit their proposals by August 9, 2024.
