Social Specialist for Bystrovskaya Small HPP and 110 kV Lower Tar – Kara-Kuldzha Transmission Line

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Kyrgyz Republic Project: Kyrgyz Renewable Energy Development Project (KRED) Assignment Title: Social Specialist (Individual Consultant) Package #KG/KRED/CS/2026/IC-04 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT) The Ministry of Energy of the Kyrgyz Republic, under the World Bank-financed Kyrgyz Renewable Energy Development Project (KRED), invites qualified individual consultants to express their interest in providing consulting services for monitoring compliance with social requirements during the rehabilitation of the Bystrovskaya Small Hydropower Plant (SHPP) and the construction of the 110 kV "Nizhniy Tar – Kara-Kuldzha" overhead transmission line. Minimum Qualification Requirements Interested individual consultants should demonstrate that they possess the required qualifications and relevant professional experience to perform the assignment, including: Education: A university degree in Social Sciences (Sociology, Anthropology, Land Management, Regional and Urban Development and Planning, or related fields) or Economics (Economics, Finance, or related disciplines). Professional Experience: At least five (5) years of professional experience in social development, social safeguards compliance, resettlement planning, and/or stakeholder consultations within internationally donor-funded projects in the Kyrgyz Republic. Resettlement and Land Acquisition: Experience in preparing and/or implementing Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs) and Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plans (ARAPs), as well as land acquisition activities, particularly for linear infrastructure projects (overhead transmission lines, electricity networks, or roads), will be a significant advantage. International Social Standards: Knowledge of the World Bank Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) and Environmental and Social Standards (ESS), particularly ESS2, ESS4, ESS5, and ESS10, together with practical experience in their application. Experience in com