Environmental and Social Specialists (international) – 90 days

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST - INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT SELECTION

Name of Project

Fiji Energy Transformation Project (P518499) - Grant Facility for Project Preparation (GFPP)

Loan No/Credit No/Grant Number

GFPP Grant No. TF0D0728

Assignment Title

International Environmental and Social (E&S) Specialist

Procurement Plan Ref Number

FJ-EFL-567224-CS-INDV

Reference No.

EOI-04/2026

Country of Delivery

Republic of Fiji

The Republic of Fiji, acting through Energy Fiji Limited (EFL), has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of preparing the Fiji Energy Transformation Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services ("the Services") comprise specialist environmental and social support to EFL's Project Preparation Unit. The Consultant will lead preparation of appraisal-stage environmental and social instruments, integrate requirements of the World Bank Environmental and Social Framework into technical and procurement outputs, support policy and regulatory reviews, and prepare a procurement-ready terms of reference for a separate assignment to develop and operationalize EFL's institutional Environmental and Social Management System.

The Services will cover:

• general environmental and social support to the Project Preparation Unit, including screening, risk-register management, ESCP inputs, coordination and practical capacity building;

• preparation of E&S scoping studies with critical-habitat screening, a site-specific ESMP for aging asset replacement, an RPF, negotiated land agreement due diligence, an integrated SEP, and LMP;

• preparation of a procurement-ready TOR for development and operationalization of EFL's institutional ESMS;

• environmental and social review of Electricity Act amendments, Rooftop Solar PV Policy, and private-sector renewable-energy participation;

• E&S inputs to the National control-centre upgrade, , aging power-infrastructure, grid-interconnection,...