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New unit sought for Tamarind Falls in Mauritius

The Central Electricity Board (CEB), the state-owned power generation and distribution utility of the Republic of Mauritius, invites bids by 24 May from eligible and qualified local and international bidders through the Government e-Procurement System for the design, supply, delivery, installation and commissioning of a new generating unit at the Tamarind Falls hydropower station. The scope of works comprises the installation of one new Pelton type turbine generating unit of at least 4 MW at the power station complete with electro-mechanical equipment and associated civil works, and the disassembly of existing two units: G4 (Partial disassembly) and G5 (Full disassembly).

The station, which is located in the western part of the Indian Ocean island nation, was built in 1903 with a 250 kW turbine. The powerhouse is currently equipped with four units with a nameplate capacity of 11 MW and an effective capacity of 9.5 MW, operating under a gross head of 295 m. The two oldest units are 2 MW Turgo turbines, which were commissioned in 1945-46. A 3 MW Turgo turbine was then installed in 1953 and a 4 MW Pelton turbine added in 1987. A dam impounds a reservoir with a capacity of 2.25 million m3 which delivers water via two 1.4 km-long penstocks.

Bidding documents may be downloaded from https://eproc.publicprocurement.govmu.org. The Reference Number on the system is CEB/IFB/2021/2985. Bids shall be submitted online on the e-Procurement System by 24 May 2022 up to 13.30 hours (Mauritian time). For further information, contact: The General Manager, Central Electricity Board, P.O Box 134, Rue du Savoir,

Cybercity, Ebene, Republic of Mauritius; Tel.: +230 404 2000; E-mail: ceb@intnet.mu.

Bids sought to equip four small projects in Gilgit-Baltistan

The Water and Power Department of the Government of Pakistan's northwestern province of Gilgit-Baltistan invites bids by 14 June for the supply and Installation of electro-mechanical equipment for four small hydropower plants. The procurement of equipment and installation services for the 1 MW Chalt, 1.5 MW Hassanabad, 2 MW Sumayar and 2 MW Batura projects located in the Hunza and Nagar Districts of Gilgit-Baltistan are being financed by Germany's state development bank KfW under the Development of Hydropower and Renewable Energy II (HRE II) programme.

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Consultancy services for life extension of 400 MW Kenyir station in Malaysia

Malaysia’s state-owned power utility, Tenaga Nasional Berhad Resources (TNB), invites bids by 10 June for engineering consultancy services for the life extension of the 400 MW Sultan Mahmud/ Kenyir hydropower station. Located on the river Kenyir in Terengganu, a northeastern state of Peninsula Malaysia, the multipurpose scheme, which is designed for hydropower and flood mitigation, entered into operation in 1985.

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