The Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan is implementing a large-scale renewable energy strategy to deploy of cost-effective and environment-friendly generation to meet the increasing demand for electricity in the country.
In this regard, JSC “Uzbekhydroenergo” is launching the procurement process of the first lot for the new hydropower plants in Uzbekistan on the public-private partnership (“PPP”) basis. First lot will include five (5) new hydropower plants with an estimated total capacity of approximately 46,6 MW including the required evacuation infrastructure.
In line with the recent PPP tenders in the country, the GOU intends to follow an internationally acceptable and bankable framework for the hydropower development in order to:
➖Promote the inflow of foreign direct investment for the development of hydropower projects;
➖Develop a positive track record in implementation of hydropower projects on a PPP basis;
➖Offer a balanced risk allocation between the private and public sectors;
➖Achieve diversity in the country’s generation mix;
➖Ensure a fair and transparent Tender process;
➖Achieve a competitive tariff, thereby generating value for money.
The JSC “Uzbekhydroenergo” hereby seek private sector developer(s) or consortium/consortia to develop, finance, construct, own and operate the Project during concession period. All interested parties are invited to submit a Statement of Qualification (“SOQ”) in accordance with the requirements included in the Request for Qualification (“RFQ”) documents.
As per the project's requirements, any interested person intending to download the RFQ documents shall first accept the terms of the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). The NDA shall be duly signed by an authorized representative of the potential Applicant and forwarded to the all provided email addresses below, after that the link for downloading the RFQ documents will be shared accordingly. To access and review the terms of the NDA, please follow the link provided below.
Please note that the Applicant(s) can raise queries and request clarifications in relation to this RFQ. Additional information or clarification in relation to the RFQ document raised by the Applicant must be submitted in writing to all the e-mail addresses specified below:
➖jjurayev@uzgidro.uz;
➖komiljonov@uzgidro.uz;
➖yoqubov.abduqodir@imv.uz;
➖xasan.xasanov@imv.uz;
➖uzbppp@dolsar.com.tr.
The Applicants can raise clarification or request additional information by 12 September 2023 as per the Clarifications and Requests for Additional Information Template included in the RFQ document.
All the interested developers can participate in the RFQ process by expressing their interest over the above-mentioned mails.
All Applicants must submit one (1) full and complete copy of the SOQ to all the e-mail addresses specified above by not later than 12 noon Tashkent Time by 14 October 2023 as per the rules defined in the RFQ.
To ease logistical concerns, hardcopy submissions of one (1) original (marked as ‘original’) and one (1) copy of the SOQ can be submitted within 2 weeks of SOQ submission deadline. In such a case, the proof of shipment of the hard copy needs to be submitted before the Submission deadline (for submitting the soft copy as mentioned above) to the address specified below.
The SOQ submission shall be addressed to the following address:
Attention for Tender Committee Uzbekgidroenergo
“Uzbekhydroenergo” JSC
Navoi Street 22
100011 Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan
2102
