SMALL DECENTRALIZED HYDROPOWER (WORLDWIDE)

PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY A SINGLE CONTRACTED AGENCY AND BY SUBCONTRACTED TECHNICAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC SPECIALISTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH MISSIONS AND BUREAUS UNDER OVERALL MANAGEMENT OF DSB"S OFFICE OF ENERGY (DS/EY). PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL UNFOLD IN FIVE PHASES. CONTRACTOR WILL CONDUCT A WATER SURVEY AT SELECTED LDC SITES AND, TOGETHER WITH LDC PROFESSIONALS, WILL DETERMINE SDH POTENTIAL IN LIGHT OF THE COUNTRY"S ENERGY STRATEGY. A COMPLETE TECHNICAL DATA BASE WILL BE ASSEMBLED FOR EACH SITE. NEXT, THE DATA WILL BE ANALYZED AND CRITERIA FOR CONSTRUCTION SITE SELECTION WILL BE DEVELOPED, INCLUDING THE DEMAND FOR SDH, THE EXISTENCE OF LOCALLY AVAILABLE SKILLS AND OF SALE AND DISTRIBUTING MECHANISMS, PHYSICAL AND ENCIRONMENTAL SUITABILITY, AND HOST COUNTRY SUPPORT. ON THIS BASIS, ONE SITE IN EACH GEOGRAPHICAL REGION WILL BE CHOSEN. SPECIALISTS WILL THEN CARRY OUT SURVEYS AT THESE SITES TO ADAPT LOCAL CONDITIONS TO A PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED PROTOTYPE SDH MODEL. A LOCAL SDH CAPABILITY WILL BE DEVELOPED THROUGH THE USE OF LOCAL MATERIALS, LABOR, AND INDUSTRY. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE PROJECT BE A REPLICABLE DEMONSTRATION IN TERMS OF TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT AND THAT INFRASTRUCTURE FOR INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF SDH BE DEVELOPED DURING THIS PROJECT PHASE. PHYSICAL CONSTRUCTION OF SDH FACILITIES WILL THEN TAKE PLACE. FINALLY, THERE WILL BE A TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY. FIELD TESTS WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE THE SUCCESS OF THE PLANNING AND ENGINEERING EFFORT, ESPECIALLY THE SOUNDNESS OF ENGINEERING JUDGMENT, AS WELL AS OF THE USER IMPACT, COST, AND LONG-TERM APPLICABILITY OF THE FACILITY. MAJOR PROBLEMS WILL BE IDENTIFIED AND SOLVED PRIOR TO SUBSEQUENT CONSTRUCTION. THE CONTRACTOR WILL CARRY OUT A FORMAL US AND IN-COUNTRY TRAINING PROGRAM TO DEVELOP THE SDH CAPABILITY OF HOST COUNTRY NATIONALS.