GRMF HEAT – Expression of Interest (EoI) Stage
Please find the GRMF HEAT Background Documents here.
UPDATE: The submission deadline has been extended to: 27th of November 2024.
GRMF HEAT provides grants to developers through competitive, transparent and rigorous two-stage application and evaluation processes:
- The first stage is an open pre-qualification process inviting potential Applicants to submit their Expressions of Interest (EoI) by a specified closing date. Based on the evaluation of these EoI, shortlisted developers will be invited to participate in the application stage.
- In the second stage, applications from shortlisted developers will be accepted by a specified closing date.
The pre-qualification process comprises the following activities:
- Potential Applicants of the Request for EoI will be informed by means of promotion activities (e.g. the kick-off workshop).
- Request for EoI will be posted on the Facility webpage.
- For inquiries for clarifications regarding the EoI, Applicants shall submit questions via e-mail to the following addresses: grmf@africa-union.org and grmf@roedl.com. The deadline for inquiries is 14 days before the closing date of the pre-qualification. Inquiries received after the deadline will not be considered. Inquiries will be collected and answers will be published, without eligible entity’s or inquirer’s details, on the GRMF webpage.
- The deadline for submission of pre-qualification documents may be extended by issuing an amendment or addendum. Also, the content of the Request for EoI might be changed by amendment.
- The Applicant shall send one electronic version of the completed pre-qualification document as well as one signed original hard copy of required declarations and cover letter as specified in the Request for EoI to the tender box within 8 weeks of the Request for EoI being posted on the Facility webpage (the precise date will be indicated in the Request for EoI). The arrival date and time of the document is relevant for consideration of the EoI. EoI received after the deadline or not in the required manner will not be evaluated but will be returned unopened to the Applicant.
- Only complete EoI which are in line with the required submission form will be considered for evaluation.
- Expressions of Interests will be evaluated according to a predefined methodology that will be specified in the Request for EoI.
- Applicants will be provided with the feedback presumably within 12 weeks after the submission deadline for EoI.
- Shortlisted Applicants will be invited to participate in the mandatory pre-bidding workshop and in the application stage.
Kick-Off
The kick-off of the 2nd GRMF HEAT Application Round took place on 17th July 2024 during the Kenya Geothermal Congress in Nairobi.
The presentation held during the kick-off can be downloaded below.
| Kick-Off Presentations |
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| 1. GRMF HEAT AR 2 in General & EoI ProcessGRMF |
| 2. GRMF HEAT AR 2 Technical Aspects |
| 3. GRM HEAT AR 2 Environmental & Social Aspects |
To participate in the tender one electronic copy (searchable PDF file) of the complete pre-qualification documents must be submitted to:
Email: tender@africa-union.org
Copy to: IsaacS@africa-union.org;grmf@africa-union.org;grmf@roedl.com
The subject line of the email has to include the procurement number: AUC/IED/DU-AR02/001/24
The size of email attachments shall not exceed 10 MB. In case the attachments are larger than 10 MB, an upload link can be requested from grmf@roedl.com. However, to participate in the tender, an email containing the following signed and stamped scanned documents has to be sent to the email addresses above:
- EoI – Cover Letter
- EoI Appendix 1 – Declaration of Acceptance and Adherence to Procurement Standards
- EoI Appendix 2 – Declaration of Non-Existence of Rejection Grounds
The deadline for submission of the Expression of Interest (EoI) applies to the email, as well as to the upload via upload link.
The deadline for all submissions is: 16:00 H Ethiopian Time on 27th November 2024
The Applicant has the full responsibility that the original version of the cover letter and the declarations are in total compliance with the electronic copy. Evaluation results coming up from discrepancies of submitted versions (original or electronic copy) are not disputable. The arrival date and time of the documents is relevant for consideration of the EoI. EoI received after the deadline or not in the required manner will not be evaluated. The AUC may extend the deadline for submission of pre-qualification documents by issuing an addendum.
| Download the GRMF HEAT Expression of Interest (EoI) Documents: |
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| GRMF HEAT Developer Manual (V2) |
| GRMF HEAT AR 2 Request for EoI |
| GRMF HEAT AR 2 Request for EoI Annex I |
| GRMF HEAT AR 2 Request for EoI Annex II |
Questions and Answers
Any inquiry regarding the pre-application process shall be submitted via e-mail to both of the following addresses:
grmf@africa-union.org and grmf@roedl.com.
Deadline for all inquiries is on, or before 12:00 H (noon) on 13 November 2024, Ethiopian time. Inquiries received after the deadline will not be considered. Answers will be published, without eligible entities or inquirer’s details, below.
| No. | Question | Answer |
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| 01 | What is the design criteria for temperature gradient wells and how deep are they usually? | Temperature gradient (TG) wells are shallow and narrow wells, drilled about 30-60m below the ground water table. Design, depth and number of TG wells shall be reasonable and for the sole purpose of measuring the temperature within 24 hours of drilling to be able to calculate the temperature gradient (°C/km) in the top part of the geothermal area to construct a temperature gradient map of the resource. |
| 02 | Shall particpants of GRMF HEAT AR1b use the same Application-IDs as in AR 1? | Yes, participants of GRMF HEAT AR 1b can use the same application IDs as in AR 1. |
| 03 | Can concessions that have been thoroughly studied apply for a feasibility study under GRMF HEAT? | Yes, it is possible to apply for a feasibility study to evaluate the potential for resource exploitation and the market viability of the planned direct use application for an area that has already been studied in detail. Please note that all sections of the EoI application still have to be filled in. |
| 04 | Is a temperature gradient well of 600 metres depth allowed? We have specific requirements for testing the fluid temperatures and well Pressures for developing engineering designs for Hot and cold application in agro processing industry. | As described in Annex 4 of the Developer Manual for GRMF Heat, a temperature gradient (TG) well is a shallow, narrow well drilled below the ground water table for the sole purpose of measuring the temperature within 24 hours of drilling to be able to calculate the temperature gradient (°C/km) in the top part of the expected geothermal area and to construct a temperature gradient map of the resource area with the goal of locating an anomalously hot area. In low temperature areas, which is the focus of the GRMF Heat programme, the TG wells are simple wells drilled from non-permanent well-pads and only need to be drilled a few tens of meters below the water table and could be as shallow as 30-60 m. However, for high temperatures areas drilling TG wells can be more complicated and the depth and number of wells would be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. For testing pressure in a 600 m deep well, it is likely to require permanent well pad with solid casing design, which is outside the scope of drilling TG well. Unfortunately, the well described in the question is therefore not supported under the GRMF Heat Surface Study program me. |