Power Africa Expansion IDIQ
Project Overview
This IDIQ allows for the provision of all technical assistance and engineering consulting services which implement USAID’s activities to support Power Africa.
Client: USAID
Region: Southern Africa
Project Description
Power Africa focuses on completing individual power sector transactions quickly and cost-effectively by attracting private investment and helping countries make critical power sector reforms. Partnership is the heart of Power Africa’s strategy, which aims to achieve its goals by leveraging the collective resources of three different types of organizations: (i) Development and strategic partners, including multilateral finance institutions, bilateral aid agencies, and government agencies that provide direct support for power sector transactions; (ii) more than 100 private sector partners including developers, project developers/sponsors, financiers, equipment suppliers, and industry associations (the “Private Sector Partners”); and, (iii) African governments that help create the enabling environment necessary for power sector transactions to move forward.
The services provided under this IDIQ Contract require expertise in project development, finance, legal, engineering, regulatory affairs, and utility operations, among others. Together with its partner Green Powered Technology LLC, TMG provides services in the following functional areas:
- Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Transactions
- Finance
- Legal
- Engineering
- Planning
- Electric Utility Reform and Restructuring
- Electricity Access
- International Power Exchange and Power Trading
- Demand-Side Management and Energy Efficiency
- Cleaner Energy Technologies
- Gas
- Governance
- Legal and Regulatory Framework
- Coordination and Cooperation
In addition to the functional areas identified above, cross-cutting themes include Institutional Strengthening, Sustainability, Climate Change, and Gender; these are reflected in each of the areas of services listed above.
Implementation
2018 – 2023