The Ethiopian Herald Saturday February 21, 2026
REQUEST
FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTING SERVICES-FIRMS)
Sector: Energy
Financing Agreement reference: ET-EEU-AADTRUP-RFP-1-2025
Project ID No.: 2100150038493/2100155036021
The Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the African Development Bank toward the cost
of the Addis Ababa transmission &
distribution system rehabilitation and upgrading project (AATDRUP) and intends to apply part of the agreed
amount of this financing to payments
under the contract for Environmental, Social, Health and Safety Compliance Audit in the Context of the Project.
The overall objective of this
assignment is to assess the performance of project safeguards and the environmental and social impacts of
project interventions for the
sustainability of the project and, services included under this project based
to.
- Undertake the environmental,
social, health and safety audits;
- Ensure the implementation of ESMP, HSMP, etc. are in good order;
- Measure compliance with specific national policy, regulation and standards;
- Identify cases of none or
partial compliance, any gaps and recommend measures to
fill the gaps;
- Identify EEU's and EEP's EHS
challenges and functionalities, and recommend measures
to fill the gaps;
- To recommend appropriate
corrective actions if cases of non or partial compliance are identified;
- Deliver the draft audit report;
- Solicit comments from the EEU, EEP, EPA, AFDB and others; and
- Prepare a final report of the audit to make recommendations for strengthening the institutional systems for the
preparation, implementation, and
monitoring of safeguard instruments.
Thus, the purpose of the ESHSCA
is to serve as a tool to improve decision-making and ensure that the
project is environmentally and socially sound and sustainable. It is expected the assignment will be
conducted within three months from the
date of contract commencement.
The Ethiopian Electric Utility
(EEU) now invites eligible consultants to indicate
their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must
provide information indicating that they are
qualified to perform the services (brochures,
description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions,
availability of appropriate skills among staff,
etc.). Consultants may constitute joint
ventures to enhance their chances of qualification.
Eligibility criteria,
establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank's
Procurement Policy for Bank Group
Funded Operations (October 2015)" which is available on the Bank's website at http://www.afdb.org.
Interested consultants may obtain
further information at the address below during
office hours as indicated below:
- Monday to Thursday 8:00-12:00 to
13:00-17:00 hours Local Time
- Friday 8:00 to 11:30 to 13:30-17:00 hours Local Time
Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by 16:00 Hours on 12 March 2026 and mention "Expression of Interest
for Conducting an Environmental,
Social, Health and Safety Compliance Audit in the Context of the Project."
Address: Mrs Salma Negash,
PPMO Procurement Logistic Warehouse and Facility Manager,
Wastina Building, Public Servants Social Security Administration Building
11th floor, near to Ethiopian Central Statistics Piasa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel: +(251)-111263159/+(251)-111275503
Email: salmanegash04@gmail.com, or pmoforiegn2@gmail.com
Web: www.eeu.gov.et
Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU)