Serbia's state power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) has revived plans to build ten hydropower plants on the Ibar River in the southwestern part of the Balkans country. In early March EPS issued a tender for the preparation of investment and technical documentation for the construction of the Ibarske Hidroelektrane project to comprise ten run-of-river plants, on a 55 km-long stretch between the cities of Raška and Kraljevo. Bids from qualified consultants are invited by 12 April with the aim of validating the feasibility of the construction of the hydropower cascade comprising the Lakat, Maglič, Dobre Strane, Bela Glava, Gradina, Cerje, Glavica, Ušće, Gokčanica and Bojanići plants.
Landsvirkjun, Iceland’s state power producer, invites interested parties with relevant experience to participate in a Preliminary Market Consultation (PMC) process for the development of the 95 MW Hvammur hydropower plant. The PMC is designed to prepare the procurement and inform bidders of procurement plans and requirements for turbine-generator units for Hvammur HEP (contract HVM-30 Generating Units) and to invite interested participants to submit Expressions of Interest, and to obtain relevant technical information.
Indonesia’s state-owned, vertically-integrated power utility, PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PT PLN) invites expressions of interest by 3 May from consultants to prepare detailed design and market analysis for the 124.5 MW Pokko hydropower project on the island of Sulawesi. The consultancy services will be financed by the World Bank through the Technical Assistance and Capacity Building under Development of Pumped Storage Hydropower in the Java Bali System Project.