Request For Proposals For Establishment Of The Enguri Hydrology Initiative Consultancy Support

Request For Proposals For Establishment Of The Enguri Hydrology Initiative Consultancy SupportThe European Bank For Reconstruction And Development The Ebrd Or The Bank Is Considering Financing A Further Rehabilitation Of The Enguri Hydropower Plant Hpp Run By The State Owned Enghuresi Company The Client As Well As Financing Development Of A Number Of Smaller Hydropower Plants Located In The Enguri River Basin Following The Collapse Of The Soviet Union And The Ensuing Civil War The Limited Human And Financial Resources Of Georgia S Hydro Meteorological Department Have Allowed To Provide Only Limited Hydro Meteorological Data To The Hydropower Sector For The Entire Enguri River Basin There Is Only One State Owned Functioning Observation Station Available Hydropower Operators And Developers Carry Out Weather And Hydrological Monitoring To Satisfy Their Own Needs Despite The Prominence Of The Hydropower Sector No Measurements Of Discharges And Sediment Contents Are Routinely Taken By The Hydro Meteorological Department This Presents A Significant Economic Risk As It Is Expected That In The Medium Term Georgia Will Experience Increased Variability And Shifting Of Hydrological Patterns Whereas In A More Remote Future More Profound Climate Changes May Materialise Another Challenge Arising In The Enguri Basin Is Sedimentation The Enguri Hpp Reservoir Already Has Significant Sediment Deposits And Its Operator Engurhesi Is Launching A Process To Assess And Implement Short And Long Term Solutions To Address This Sedimentation Issue In A Sustainable Manner The Enguri River Basin Plays An Important Role In Georgia S Energy System And Attracts Numerous Developers And Investors There Is A Clear Need For Improved Coordination Of Hydro Meteorological And Hydrological Data Collection And Provision As Well As Introduction Of Best International Practices In This Area Assignment Description In Response To The Above Mentioned Needs The Bank Intends To Appoint A Team Of Experts The Consultant In Order To Achieve The Following Objectives Establishment Of A River Basin Wide Initiative That Fosters Better Coordination And Collaboration Among Stakeholders In The Enguri Basin And Fits Georgia S Plan To Adopt And Implement The Eu Water Framework Directive Strengthening Of Technical Skills And Capacity For Collecting Accessing And Using Hydro Meteorological Data For Managing Risks Associated With Climatic Variability And Climate Change To Ensure Optimised Hydropower Energy Generation And Dam Safety Development Of An Effective Hydrological Model Or Models Improved Use Of Hydromet Data And Hydrological Modelling Resulting In Optimised Energy Generation Improved Dam Safety And Climate Risk Management Establishment Of Data Sharing For The Members Of The Initiative Institutional Continuation Of The Initiative After The End Of The Assignment Analysis Of Test Results For Piloting Draft Hydropower Sector Climate Resilience Guidelines

4,50,000 - EUR