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Nepal: Regulatory and Legal Expert

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Project Title:
Support for Sustainable Energy Management and Reforms
Position:
Regulatory and Legal Expert (international, 4 person-months)
Project Purpose:
The project encompasses the capacity development technical assistance (CDTA) and aims to work on reform programs on the power sector and strengthen the sector's key framework to ensure the sustainability of the sector-wide systems for hydropower development in Nepal. The project focuses on five components:
  1. Functional support to establish and implement tariff rationalization mechanisms of the Electricity Tariff Fixation Commission,
  2. Time-bound reform actions for the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) to implement a financial restructuring plan,
  3. Demonstration of a public private partnership (PPP) structure based on standardized contractual document for NEA and Department of Energy Development (DOED), Ministry of Energy and other energy authorities
  4. Formation of effective small and medium size hydropower investment and development policies
  5. Commercial-oriented comprehensive corporate policies and management systems of NEA
Scope of Works:
The main tasks of the Regulatory and Legal Expert are:
  • Review tariff related regulations and policies and propose amendments
  • Set up judicial grievance and dispute resolution mechanism
  • Guide and promote commercial arrangement requirements including power purchase agreements, concession agreements and shareholder agreements
  • Develop performance standards for utilities operations for enforcement and monitoring purposes and set up the performance base regulations
  • Develop (a) grid, distribution and metering codes; (b) interconnection codes; (c) operational performance standards in transmission and distribution; (d) system security standards (e) supply regulations; (f) safety regulations; (g) power system planning standards; (h) captive plant regulations
  • Support the contractual negotiation process with stakeholders in tendering, procurement and financial arrangements and agreements
Required Nationality:
International
Location of Assignment:
Nepal
Project Status:
Expression of Interest
Contact:
For further information please contact Mr. Nurshod Saidov:
Phone: ++49 – 9192 – 9959-22
Fax: ++49 – 9192 – 9959-10
Email: nsaidov@integration.org
Deadline for Application:
The 15th of July 2013

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