Expressions of interest are invited by 6 March from eligible individual consultants for the three individual consultant posts.
Financed by the World Bank, the experts will serve on a six member HPPOE for the preparation of Nigeria Hydropower Development Master Plan (HMP) along with a SESA. The HPPOE will act as an independent technical advisory body to the FPMU, reviewing hydropower infrastructure designs for compliance with international and World Bank standards.
The HPPOE will provide advice and guidance on: (a) the final terms of reference for the HMP; (b) key issues and methods for preparing the HMP studies; (c) recommendations and findings of the HMP studies; (d) implementation of the HMP studies’ recommendations, (e) development of dam engineering and water resources management capacity (f) energy economics and planning, (g) the final terms of reference for the SESA; (h) key issues and methods for preparing the SESA studies; (i) recommendations and findings of the SESA studies; (j) implementation of the SESA studies’ recommendations; and (k) development of environmental and social management capacity. The panel will be chaired by a hydropower specialist, who will lead and coordinate its activities, and will also comprise a hydrologist/water resources expert, a geotechnical/geology expert and a SESA expert, complemented by non-core members including a sedimentologist, and an electrical and mechanical expert. The assignment is time-based, with a two-year duration.
The SPIN Project, which is to be implemented through the Federal Ministry of Power and the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, aims to make integrated management of water, energy and food more effective and resilient in Nigeria. This would be achieved through investment in the management and resilience of multipurpose water infrastructure as well as strengthening the policies, institutions, capacities, and inter-governmental cooperation required. This vision builds on promoting holistic water and storage management by the inclusion of the hydropower sector and supporting institutional strengthening, such as on dam safety regulations and guidelines.
The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the energy expert assignment can be found by clicking here . The detailed TOR for the social expert assignment can be found here, while the TOR for the environmental expert can be accessed by clicking the following link.
Expressions of interest must be delivered in written form to the address below (in person, by mail, or by e-mail), by 6 March 2026.
For further information, contact: the National Project Coordinator, Sustainable Power and Irrigation for Nigeria (SPIN) Project, Federal Ministry of Water Resources & Sanitation, Plot 1402, Abba Kyari Street, Off Adesoji Aderemi Street, Apo-Abuja, FCT, Nigeria; Tel.: +234 8034432501; E-mail: info@spinproject.ng; Website: www.spinproject.ng.
