Vanuatu runs tender for supply, installation of solar systems
Summary
A tender is open in Vanuatu to deliver eight solar water pump systems and 24 standalone solar PV systems. The deadline to submit expressions of interest is October 27.
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">A tender is open in Vanuatu to deliver eight solar water pump systems and 24 standalone solar PV systems. The deadline to submit expressions of interest is October 27.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is running a tender for the design, supply and installation of solar systems in <a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com/region/vanuatu/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Vanuatu</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The tender plans to deliver eight solar water pump systems to eight selected communities, as well as 24 stand-alone solar PV systems to 20 schools and four health centres. Firms interested in the opportunity can apply for either or both components of the tender.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to <a href="https://www.developmentaid.org/tenders/view/1545183/request-for-expression-of-interest-for-design-supply-and-installation-of-8-solar-powered-water-syste" rel="noopener" target="_blank">available tender details</a>, the expression of interest stage will pre-qualify eligible applicants, creating a shortlist of firms that will then be invited to submit full proposals under a forthcoming request for proposals phase of the tender.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The project is set to run until May 2027, with successful applicants given 12 months to complete the works. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">The deadline to submit expressions of interest is October 27.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The tender falls under the Empowering Rural Communities of Vanuatu through Renewable Energy Solutions project, a collaboration between GGGI, the National Green Energy Fund of Vanuatu and the country’s Department of Water Resources.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It is being funded by the Government of Australia’s REnew Pacific program and co-financed by the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Vanuatu’s National Sustainable Development Plan is targeting 100% rural electrification by 2030. According to figures from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the country had deployed 6 MW of solar by the end of 2024, the same figure reported since 2020.</span></p>