Consultancy Services of an Independent Verification Agent (IVA) for Results Based Financing (RBF) Schemes for Off grid Solar, Productive uses of Energy, and clean cooking solutions No.2 (for additional allocation of USD20M)

Uganda Energy Credit Capitalisation Company Country : Uganda Name of Project : Electricity Access Scale -U p Project (EASP) Project ID No. P166685 Grant No.: D9970-UG, \REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION) Assignment Title : Consultancy Services of Two (2) Independent Verification Agents (IVAs), Under Two (2) Separate Lots — Lot 1: Off-Grid Solar (OGS), Lot 2: Productive Use of Energy (PUE) And Clean Cooking Solutions (CCS) Under the Results Based Financing (RBF) Program Reference No : UG-UECCC-560677-CS-QCBS The Government of Uganda through Uganda Energy Credit Capitalisation Company received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Electricity Access Scale Up Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The consulting services (“the Services”) include Consultancy Services of Two (2) Independent Verification Agents (IVAs), Under Two (2) Separate Lots — Lot 1: Off-Grid Solar (OGS), Lot 2: Productive Use of Energy (PUE) And Clean Cooking Solutions (CCS) Under the Results Based Financing (RBF) Program The Terms of Reference (TOR) can be found at the following website: www.ueccc.or.ug The UECCC now invites eligible Consultants (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are: General experience of the firm/company of at least five (5) years in verification and audit of donor-funded and/or Government programs. At least three (3) completed, similar assignments involving independent verification and audit of RBF (or comparable results-based) schemes of wide geographical coverage, entailing sampling, collecting, compiling and analysing data. Documentary evidence should be in the form of completion certificates. Experience with the rural economy through past assignments, including familiari