Contact: Mr. William Parker, Chief Executive, Tema Oil Refinery Limited, P.O. Box 599, Tema, GHANA, Phone: 011-233-22-302881, Fax: 011-233-22-302884.

B -- GHANA -- CO-GENERATION POWER PLANT FEASIBILITY STUDY POC Evangela Kunene, USTDA, 1621 N. Kent Street, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22209-2131, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009. Ghana: Co-Generation Power Plant Feasibility Study. The Grantee invites submission of qualifications and proposal data (collectively referred to as the "Proposal") from interested U.S. firms which are qualified on the basis of experience and capability to assess a proposed co-generation power plant at the Tema Oil Refinery. The Electricity Corporation of Ghana (ECG) has responded to the severe power shortage by scheduling power outages on a 12-hour rotating basis since February 1998. Many industrial, commercial and residential consumers have acquired their own small generating units which they run during the scheduled power outages. To redress the power shortage situation on an emergency basis, the Ministry of Mines and Energy has entered into power purchase agreements with two British companies. In addition, the Government of Ghana (GOG) has intensified its consultations with independent power producers in order to accelerate the development of proposed large power generation facilities. In the long term, the GOG is seeking to develop new thermal resources that will balance its reliance on hydroelectric generation and allow it to better manage the water resources. The GOG is also moving forward with an aggressive restructuring, privatization and regulatory reform plan. In late July 1998, a U.S. interagency task force reviewed the current energy crisis and power generation needs in the country. One potential project reviewed by the interagency is located at the Tema Oil Refinery, which began operations in 1963 and has a capacity of 1.25 million tons of oil products per year. The original power plant comprised two 1.3 MW Franco Tosi steam turbines with Savigliano generators. The units are still in place but in poor repair and with no spare parts available. During the task forces visit to Ghana, it was learned that the refinery would like to replace the two old Italian steam turbine generators with one co-generation combined-cycle gas turbine unit. A feasibility study is needed to see if it is possible to maximize the use of flared-off ethanes, methanes, and butanes in the generation of electrical power by adding them to a fuel oil supply to a co-generation combined-cycle gas turbine generator (CCGT) plant. Surplus electrical energy from the new CCGT plant and the existing 6.5 MW steam turbine generator could be sold to the National Grid through the ECG system. The tasks for the U.S. contractor to complete are summarized as follows: 1) carry out a survey of the refinerys electrical and steam load demand both at present and when the future proposed refinery co-generation plant is added to the refinery, 2) develop provisional site layout for the new energy facilities incorporating the existing plant and the new steam boilers on order, 3) develop the most economic method of incorporating the new and existing electrical switch gear and substation equipment, 4) examine and recommend the tariff for export sales of power, 5) complete an environmental impact assessment for the recommended configuration, 6) prepare a capital cost estimate for the recommended facilities, 7) develop an estimate of the operating and maintenance costs, 8) complete and present an economic viability analysis for the project, and 9) prepare a financing plan that utilizes non-recourse loans from local and overseas resources, including Ex-Im Bank. The U.S. contractor will be eligible for follow-on work. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $184,000 grant to the Grantee from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA). A detailed Request for Proposals (RFP), which includes requirements for the Proposal, the Terms of Reference, and a background definitional mission report are available from TDA, at 1621 N. Kent Street, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22209-2131. Requests for the RFP should be faxed to the IRC, TDA at 703-875-4009. In the fax, please include your firms name, contact person, address, and telephone number. Some firms have found that RFP materials sent by U.S. mail do not reach them in time for preparation of an adequate response. Firms that want TDA to use an overnight delivery service should include the name of the delivery service and your firm's account number in the request for the RFP. Firms that want to send a courier to TDA to retrieve the RFP should allow one hour after faxing the request to TDA before scheduling a pick-up. Please note that no telephone requests for the RFP will be honored. Please check your internal fax verification receipt. Because of the large number of RFP requests, TDA cannot respond to requests for fax verification. Requests for RFPs received before 4:00 PM will be mailed the same day. Requests received after 4:00 PM will be mailed the following day. Please check with your courier and/or mail room before calling TDA. Only U.S. firms and individuals may bid on this TDA financed activity. Interested firms, their subcontractors and employees of all participants must qualify under TDA's nationality requirements as of the due date for submission of qualifications and proposals and, if selected to carryout the TDA-financed activity, must continue to meet such requirements throughout the duration of the TDA-financed activity. All goods and services to be provided by the selected firm shall have their nationality, source and origin in the U.S. or host country. The U.S. firm may use subcontractors from the host country for up to 20 percent of the TDA grant amount. Details of TDA's nationality requirements and mandatory contract clauses are also included in the RFP. Interested U.S. firms should submit their Proposal in English directly to the Grantee by 4:00 p.m., local Ghanaian time, on Monday, March 15, 1999 at the above address. Evaluation criteria for the Proposal are included in the RFP. Price will not be a factor in contractor selection, and therefore, cost proposals should NOT be submitted. The Grantee reserves the right to reject any and/or all Proposals. The Grantee also reserves the right to contract with the selected firm for subsequent work related to the project. The Grantee is not bound to pay for any costs associated with the preparation and submission of Proposals. Posted 01/11/99 (I-SN286895). (0011)

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