Job Description
KANO ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION (RFQ) FOR PREQUALIFICATION OF ENERGY SERVICES COMPANIES TO OPERATE WITHIN KEDCO SERVICE TERRITORY
(1) INTRODUCTION
KEDCO has the license for the distribution and sale of electricity across three states – Kano, Katsina and Jigawa. KEDCO is required to maintain power availability, reliability & quality in line with prevailing Nigerian regulations as set by the Nigeria Electrical Regulatory Commission (NERC) in their Customer Service Standards of Performance, together with internationally accepted standards (IEC 60050).
In achieving this mandate, KEDCO is developing Renewable Energy and Embedded Generation projects to improve supply availability and reliability within its franchise area.
(2) PROJECTS COPE
KEDCO is seeking qualified Energy Services Companies to collaborate with to provide improved electricity supply to selected Feeders / Clusters within its service territory. Successful applicants will be included in a repository of Prequalified Organizations that will be eligible to participate in future procurement processes to develop, finance, build, own and operate renewable energy systems comprising solar photovoltaic (“PV”), energy storage, and diesel or natural gas generation. The systems will be designed to serve different types of customers such as a large industrial cluster, a group of small and medium-scale agro-processors, or a single large commercial/industrial customer in KEDCO’s service territory.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Interested Companies are to submit the documents as described in Clause 4 of the RFQ Document.
(4) SUBMISSION AND CLOSING DATE
The RFQ Document can be obtained from our website: www.kedco.ng. Completed RFQ required documentation should be submitted in sealed envelopes and/or via an email addressed to the MD/CEO, KEDCO and clearly marked “RFQ DOCUMENT FOR: PREQUALIFICATION OF ENERGY SERVICES COMPANIES FOR KEDCO SERVICE TERRITORY”.
Please note that the response to the RFQ document must be submitted via email at procurement@kedco.ng not later than 5:00 pm on Monday, 4 March, 2024. An optional hard copy of the response may also be submitted to:
Procurement Office,
1st Floor, Kano Electricity Distribution Company HQ,
No 1, Niger Street, Kano
(5) OPENING OF APPLICATIONS
The opening of applications will happen at KEDCO HQ Kano on a later communicated date. An online link will be provided for those joining virtually.
PLEASE NOTE
(a) Application submission after the deadline shall be rejected.
(b) KEDC reserves the right to verify any claim by Applicants.
(c) This advertisement shall not be construed as a commitment on the part of KEDCO to prequalify any Applicant.
For further information and/or clarification, please contact the following e-mail address: procurement@kedco.ng
SIGNED:
MANAGEMENT