The Republic of Madagascar, through its Ministry of Water, Energy and Hydrocarbons (MEEH), has issued a Request for Pre-Qualification (RFQ) for a 25 MWac solar photovoltaic project located near the island nation’s capital of Antananarivo.
For complete details, including the application process and fees, please find the RFQ notice in French here. The announcement will also be available shortly on MEEH’s website.
The Madagascar tender represents the fourth Scaling Solar tender in Africa to date, with two rounds initiated in Zambia and one in Senegal. It will also be the first Scaling Solar project to be tendered that will include battery storage requirements in addition to solar PV generation as part of the tender.
All interested parties are invited to register with the MEEH and purchase the RFQ document. Applications must be submitted by January 10, 2018. Pre-qualified bidders will receive the Request for Proposals.