{"id":31522,"date":"2023-12-07T23:16:07","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T04:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev?p=31522"},"modified":"2023-12-07T18:59:13","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T23:59:13","slug":"out-islands-115mw-bid-launch-fantastic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/out-islands-115mw-bid-launch-fantastic\/","title":{"rendered":"Out Islands 115MW bid launch \u2018fantastic\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bahamas<\/p>\n

Abaco\u2019s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday hailed the launch of a bidding process for Out Island microgrid, renewable and clean fuel generation as \u201cfantastic\u201d, adding: \u201cI can\u2019t wait for it to start.\u201d<\/p>\n

#<\/a>Daphne Degregory-Miaoulis told Tribune Business that \u201cthis is the direction all small island nations must be going 100 percent towards\u201d after the Government unveiled the formal Request for Proposal (RFP) launch in the House of Assembly.<\/p>\n

#<\/a>Jobeth Coleby-Davis, minister of transport and energy, disclosed that the Davis administration is seeking bids from independent power producers (IPPs) to provide microgrid solutions featuring a combined 25 Mega Watts (MW) of renewable energy and an \u201cadditional\u201d 90 MW of \u201cprime power generation\u201d across multiple Family Islands.<\/p>\n

#<\/a>\u201cThis innovative approach aims to deliver electricity to our Family Islands, ensuring a cleaner, more reliable and cost-effective energy system than our current framework,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

#<\/a>\u201cThis transition to cleaner, more efficient fuels marks a crucial step in positioning The Bahamas as a leader in the regional and global energy transition, reflecting our commitment to environmental sustainability and technological advancement.\u201d<\/p>\n

#<\/a>The RFP itself identifies the targeted islands as Eleuthera; Harbour Island; Exuma (along with Black Point, Staniel Cay and Farmer\u2019s Cay; Long Island; Abaco; Andros (Fresh Creek, Nichols Town, the Bluff and Mangrove Cay; Rum Cay; San Salvador and the Berry Islands.<\/p>\n

#<\/a>While no land has been assigned for the 6 MW of renewables targeted at Harbour Island, some 32 acres of space is being allocated on mainland Eleuthera for microgrid and renewable solutions in the Hatchet Bay and Rock Sound areas. On mainland Exuma, some 64 acres will be made available in the vicinity of Georgetown, with small amounts of land required on the cays.<\/p>\n

#<\/a>For Long Island, some 11.2 acres is said by the RFP to be required, which is located mainly in the Miller\u2019s area. On Abaco, 96 acres has been earmarked in Marsh Harbour and Wilson City, and eight acres on Moore\u2019s Island. The area needed on Andros, Rum Cay, San Salvador and the Berry Islands has also been laid out.<\/p>\n

#<\/a>When it comes to the amount of renewable and clean fuel to be provided, the RFP stipulates that Abaco is to gain 56.8 MW, with Eleuthera and Harbour Island receiving 28.6 MW. Mainland Exuma is to get around 20 MW in the Georgetown area.<\/p>\n

#<\/a>The RFP\u2019s terms stipulate that all projects by IPPs, who will supply the energy produced to the Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) grid for \u201can initial period of 25 years\u201d under a power purchase agreement (PPA), must \u201chave a minimum renewable energy component of 30 percent to 50 percent\u201d.<\/p>\n

#<\/a>The sites where the microgrids and renewables will be located are to be leased by the Government to IPPs \u201cat a nominal cost\u201d, and all projects are to have majority 51 percent Bahamian ownership within three years with 40 percent of profits going to local equity holders.<\/p>\n

#<\/a>\u201cA key project element that is being sought is that of Bahamian ownership,\u201d the RFP stipulates. \u201cIn this vein it is anticipated that the selected proposals will be subject to a build\/operate\/transfer arrangement. Additionally, it is important to the Government of The Bahamas that every Bahamian has an opportunity to benefit from the implementation of these projects.<\/p>\n

#<\/a>\u201cTherefore, consideration must be given to how 51 percent Bahamian ownership would be achieved within three years with 40 percent of the profit being disbursed to these equity holders. For the avoidance of doubt, Bahamian-owned respondents will receive preference during the RFP scoring process.\u201d<\/p>\n

#<\/a>Mrs Coleby-Davis confirmed these objectives, and said: \u201cThe project proposal\u2019s evaluation is key to our goal, as we are committed to ensuring that every Bahamian could benefit from these projects. Therefore, we are giving special consideration to it. Achieving 51 percent Bahamian ownership within three years of these projects will have an additional score in this evaluation.<\/p>\n

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Bahamas Abaco\u2019s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday hailed the launch of a bidding process for Out Island microgrid, renewable and clean fuel generation as \u201cfantastic\u201d, adding: \u201cI can\u2019t wait for…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1091,"featured_media":4148,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[250],"tags":[166,244,146],"class_list":["post-31522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-articles","tag-bahamas","tag-electricity-energy","tag-procedures"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/power-poles-upper-lines-power-lines-high-voltage-Pixabay-Pexels.jpeg?fit=1024%2C682&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6u9Qa-8cq","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":19635,"url":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/2m-bpl-microgrid-winners-deal-offload\/","url_meta":{"origin":31522,"position":0},"title":"$2m Bpl Microgrid Winner\u2019S Deal Offload","author":"Mayra Bonilla Lopez","date":"December 2, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Bahamas The winning bidder\u00a0to develop Ragged Island\u2019s $2m solar microgrid, on the\u00a0same day\u00a0it signed the deal with BPL,\u00a0assigned all project rights to\u00a0an entity that failed to make\u00a0the final tender\u00a0round. 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