Last date : October 6, 2016
BRILHO aims to improve access to energy for rural households and businesses. It will encourage private sector innovation and investment, resulting in growth in the market for: a) improved cookstoves (also in urban and peri-urban areas); b) solar household systems; and c) larger systems (covering the spectrum up to and including mini-grids) able to support productive energy use. The four components of BRILHO are: i) Market Development Fund (MDF) and Technical Assistance (TA): Via an open competition, start-up grants will be available to new businesses, seeding innovation and supporting early stage market work. Working capital loans will help established and emerging firms to access the capital they need to grow to attract commercial debt. Financial support will be accompanied by TA for: legal and technical advice; collecting market information; matchmaking with local supply chain partners; and helping to refine technology and business models that meet Mozambique’s needs. ii) Demand Activation: Engagement with rural consumers will educate them on the benefits of modern energy solutions, as well as mobile money and the pay as you go (PAYG) payment mechanisms, while at the same time introducing private sector suppliers. iii) Research and Dissemination: Research will fill gaps in the evidence base, particularly regarding adaptation of successful and emerging East African business models and experience appropriate to the Mozambican context. iv) Policy Reform and Institutional Strengthening: BRILHO will support the policy reform process through the development of the Energy Africa Compact. It will also strengthen the capacity of all stakeholders, especially by providing technical assistance (TA) to the Mozambican government’s energy institutions. The Energy Fund (FUNAE), responsible for rural energy, will receive most support given plans to handover residual BRILHO activities to FUNAE in 2022. The contract is anticipated to start around March 2017 and span a period of 5 years. Indicative results that are expected through BRILHO are: • 1.0 million people benefitting from an improved cook stoves (ICS). • 1.0 million people benefitting from solar home systems (SHS) or mini-grids for domestic use. • 20,000 additional businesses supplied with off-grid renewable productive energy. • £30m of additional private funding mobilised for BRILHO interventions. An Early Market Engagement Event will take place on the 6th October 2016 from 13:30 to 15:30 Mozambique time / 12:30 to 14:30 UK time. This will provide further information to the market on DFID’s expectations and requirements for the BRILHO programme. Join from a phone 1.Dial +44 (0) 1355 598360 or +44 (0) 20 7321 6570 . 2.When prompted, enter the VMR Conference ID .402031626, followed by the ‘#’ or ‘pound’ key when complete. 3.When prompted for the Conference Password, enter the 4-digit access code 1296 followed by the ‘#’ or ‘pound’ key when complete. 4.This will access the VMR. The first site to join will hear music until the next participant joins
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Response Required By
Thu 06 October 2016 at 12:30
Nature of Contract
Contract
Contract Start Date
Wed 01 March 2017
Contract End Date
Contract Duration (months)
60
For further information please contact:
Contact
Alistair Stevenson (Procurement )
Phone
843 3713
Address
Abercrombie HouseEaglesham Road, , , , G75 8EA
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