ToR - Detail site assessment of the Solar systems Installed at Primary Health Centres across three District in Maharashtra

Title	Detail site assessment of the Solar systems Installed at Primary Health Centres across three District in Maharashtra
Timeline	20 days
Expected area of expertise	Relevant experience in conducting studies/ evaluation/ assessments on decentralised renewable energy solutions.
RFP Opening Date	16-8-2024
RFP Closing Date	26-8-2024
Apply Link	https://forms.gle/dxsDSZB9BhZQEXSc8

About SELCO Foundation

SELCO Foundation is a not-for profit, public charitable trust. It was founded in 2010 and is  headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. SELCO Foundation seeks to inspire and implement  solutions that alleviate poverty by improving access to sustainable energy to underserved  communities across India in a manner that is socially, financially, and environmentally  sustainable.

SELCO Foundation’s key objectives include:

• Systematically identify diverse needs of the poor, understand and define the role of  sustainable development, poverty alleviation and decentralized energy.

• Create and deploy innovative solutions that positively impact well- being, health,  education and livelihoods towards the alleviation of poverty.

• Foster the development of enabling conditions or an ecosystem through holistic thought  processes in technology, finance, entrepreneurship and policy. Currently the foundation  works across 10 states in India.

About the Program:

Stronger primary healthcare systems are essential to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 3  (SDG3) which aims to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all, of all ages, through  universal health coverage. This in turn, facilitates achieving other SDGs. Primary healthcare  systems in rural, remote and vulnerable environments often lack the resources integral to

provide affordable, accessible and good quality health care. Reliable and affordable electricity  access, alongside appropriate medical and electrical appliances contribute to increased efficacy  and positive impact of healthcare provision. The need for energy is crucial when it comes to  storing vaccines, using medical equipment such as baby warmers, suction apparatus and lighting  especially during deliveries, powering diagnostic services and accessing basic lighting and  communication for regular surgeries. Sustainable Energy when combined with efficient medical  and electrical technologies helps to democratize the delivery of health services. As the country is  putting their best foot forward in preparing to handling pandemic like COVID 19, SELCO  Foundation along with philanthropic organisations and NGOs have partnered with the Ministry  of Health, Government of India and NHSRC in one of the largest programs for upgrading and  empowering public health facilities with solar energy and efficient medical equipment across  India. The larger goal of the project is to strengthen 25,000 public health with Decentralised  Renewable Energy and efficient medical equipment in the next 5 years.

Due to improved reliability and access to clean energy, primary outcomes of the program  include:

· Increase in footfall, deliveries, types and number of services provided at the centre

· Reduced out of pocket expenditure and transaction costs on accessing basic health  services for poorer communities in the selected region

· Improved staff comfort and retention levels especially in remote and vulnerable  contexts

· Reduction in cost per patient healthcare provision at a state level

· Improved climate resilient and reliable access to critical health services for last  mile populations

Purpose of this ToR

SELCO Foundation is deploying solar energy led efficient energy solutions at 25,000 public health  facilities across 12 states in India and Maharashtra being one among the 12 states of intervention,  there arises a need for the Rectification work for the Solar systems Installed at Primary Health  Centres in Nagpur, Wardha and Latur District. The purpose of this TOR is to find  agencies/consultants who could responsibly execute the Rectification activities in proposed  public health facilities.

The essential qualification to undertake this  

• The agency should have a minimum of 7-10 years' experience in providing technical services  in the field of Solar PV technology.

• The agency should have expertise in performing detailed energy audits. • The team members deployed by the agency are expected to have technical expertise in  electrical/ solar solutions.

• The agency should have the ability to interact with concerned government bodies whenever  required.

• Need to delegate through team representative in the geographies assigned by SELCO  Foundation.

To apply

Interested consultants / organizations, with relevant experience (please include samples  and/or references of the previous similar work as proof of experience) and based out of India  are requested to reach out with a detailed proposal giving a brief on the methodology and  the process they will uptake for this project, including budgets (with break-ups and  explanation), timelines and milestones and submit the same to google form  https://forms.gle/dxsDSZB9BhZQEXSc8  on before 26th August 2024. Any further queries 

please write to: procurement@selcofoundation.org  with a subject line: “Detail site  assessment of the Solar systems Installed at Primary Health Centres across three District in  Maharashtra”.

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