Nigeria runs solar tender for schools, health facilities 

The Rural Electrification Agency of Nigeria has published a tender for the supply, delivery, installation, commissioning and operations and maintenance of 32 solar power systems.

The tender is initiated by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) under the Regional Off-Grid Electricity Access Project (ROGEAP) Nigeria, a World Bank-backed initiative focusing on the off-grid electrification of public institutions, healthcare centres and educational facilities in the country.

The tendered solar systems will serve 25 primary health care facilities and seven public schools located across Niger State, Nasarawa State and the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria.

The tender notice splits the procurement into four separate lots. The first lot covers the installations of 15 10 kW systems, one 15 kW system and one 20 kW system for health care facilities in Niger State, while the second covers six 50 kW solar arrays for public schools in the same state.

The third lot encompasses three 15 kW systems, one 20 kW system, and one 50 kW system for health care facilities in the Federal Capital Territory and the final lot features three 5 kW systems for health centers and one 110 kW solar installation for a public school in Nasarawa State.

The winning bidder in each lot will be responsible for conducting technical studies, engineering design, equipment supply, installation, testing, commissioning and maintenance of the systems. Deployment is expected to be completed within six months. Part of the costs related to the operation and maintenance will be covered by the government.

Full bidding documentation is available to download free of charge from ECOWAS’ website. A virtual pre-bid meeting is taking place on June 11, ahead of a deadline for applications on July 2. 

The Africa Solar Industry Association (AFSIA) has identified 4.8 GW of operational solar in Nigeria, 115 MW of which comes from solar minigrids.