81272122-Technical Support for the Implementation of the CIRTS Project in Viet Nam

The GIZ Commercial and Industrial Rooftop Solar (CIRTS) project in Viet Nam aims to improve the pre-conditions for the development of commercial rooftop solar energy (RTS) through the analysis and assessment of prevailing applicable standards, the development and adaptation of relevant regulatory and technical regulations for RTS, the development of key stakeholders' (power sellers and purchasers) capacities for RTS development, and to support the improvement of the Electricity Viet Nam's (EVN)'s information base for the development of RTS projects. GIZ and the Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority (EREA) of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) in Viet Nam are jointly committed to work in three Action Areas: 1) Legal and regulatory frameworks; 2) Capacity development; and 3) Technology cooperation. The contract to be tendered now will establish standing pools of highly-specialized experts to support the implementation of the CIRTS project for a period of twenty-four (24) months, with input of up to 1 980 expert days. Specifically, the consulting firm or consortium will provide International Senior Experts, International Junior Experts, and select Local Experts flexibly and on short notice to implement rooftop solar activities as agreed between GIZ CIRTS, its political partner EREA, and the project beneficiary EVN.