Operations Manager- TRHDP

TERMS OF REFERENCE

CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL SELECTION

TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT

PART I:

Position

Operations Manager

Category of Consultancy

Local (Level 5)

Contract Type

Time-based Individual Consultant

Hiring Entity

TRHDP Project Office

Location

Honiara, Solomon Islands

Duration

2 years

Start date

As soon as possible upon agreement

Tina River Hydropower Development Project

Project Details

Strategic Context

The Tina River Hydropower Project is the first large-scale infrastructure to be developed under a public-private partnership arrangement and the first utility-scale renewable energy project for the Solomon Islands expected to deliver benefits such as more affordable electricity and improved accessibility to cleaner, more reliable energy sources for community now and in the future.

The Tina River Hydropower Project consists of (i) 15-megawatt hydropower facility located on the Tina River southeast of Honiara, comprising: a dam, headrace tunnel and a powerhouse about 3km downstream of the dam; (ii) access road to facilitate the construction and operation of the hydropower facility; and (iii) transmission lines - two parallel (on separate poles) single circuit transmission lines connecting the powerhouse to the existing Lungga Power Station. Further project details are included in Annex A.

The Tina Hydro Project Office under the Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification is responsible for the coordination of the project activities to ensure Tina Hydropower Limited as implementing entity responsible for the hydropower facility and access road and Solomon Power as Offtaker under the Power Purchase Agreement fulfil their obligations under the project agreements. The Project Office has a fundamental advisory role to Solomon Islands Government, ensuring that the interests of the government are protected in line with the project agreements. The Project Office is responsible for monitoring and supporting the...