Request For Express Of Interest Individual Consultants For Technical Assistance For Capacity Building In The Hydropower And Mining Sectors Hmta Project

Request For Express Of Interest Individual Consultants For Technical Assistance For Capacity Building In The Hydropower And Mining Sectors Hmta ProjectIn The Wake Of The Xepian Xanamnoy Hydropower Project Xpxnn Saddle Dam Failure Incident On July 23 2018 And The Nationwide Flooding During July Aug 2018 The Government Of Lao Pdr Gol Issued An Instruction To Suspend Development Of All Hydropower Hpp And Call For Renewed Inspection Of All Existing Hpp Facilities To This End The Ministry Of Energy And Mines Mem Established Its Special Committee To Review And Monitor Water Management And Hydropower Project Development Nationwide On July 26 2018 Under Which The Technical Committee To Review All Hydropower Projects In The Country Was Also Established Ministerial Decision No 1568 Mem Dated 26 July 2018 On November 9 2018 Mem Issued Instruction No 2347 Requiring That Licenses Owners Of Hydropower Projects With Concession Agreements Above 15 Mw Owners Promptly Implement An Emergency Dam Safety Inspection To Safeguard Public Safety Private And Public Assets And The Eco Systems Of Lao Pdr In Order To Undertake This Emergency Inspection Mem Developed A Framework This Framework Requires First That The Owner Of Hydropower Projects Above 15 Mw Report Back To Mem On The Safety Conditions Of Their Projects Each Owner Will Submit To Mem An Emergency Dam Safety Inspection Report Accordingly To A Standard Template Tor For Dam Safety Emergency Inspection Provided In Sequence The Framework Provides That Mem With The Assistance Of International Advisors Will Review The Reports Produced By Owners Regarding The Safety Of The Dams Under Construction And In Operation In The Lao Pdr Territory Under Separate Tor Mem Will Procure International Advisors To Assist Mem In Reviewing The Emergency Dam Safety Inspection Reports The Final Goal Of This Emergency Inspection Is To Determine If Remedial Works Are Needed To Assure The Safety Of Human Lives Public And Private Property And The Eco Systems Of Lao Pdr The Objective Of This Assignment Is To Establish A Project Secretariat That Will Provide Logistic And Technical Support To Mem Particularly To Its Department Of Energy Management Dem To Ensure The Nationwide Dam Safety Review Process Is Transparent Reliable And Of Highest Quality Including With Respect To The Quality Of Hydropower Dams Inspection Reports To Be Submitted By Owners And Review Process Of Those Reports By International Advisor Teams As Well As Required Follow Up Communications And Actions The Project Secretariat Will Be Staffed By Two Individuals I The Head Of Project Secretariat And Ii A Coordinator Together Project Secretariat Consultants

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