The United Nations Development Programme has opened procurement for six photovoltaic plants in Bosnia and Herzegovina, adding another group of distributed renewable projects to the country’s developing solar market.
The procurement forms part of UNDP’s GED project and covers the supply, delivery and installation of all six photovoltaic systems, together with the works required to make the installations operational.
Prospective contractors have until 31 August to submit bids. The contract is being awarded through a request-for-quotation procedure using UNDP’s Quantum procurement platform, with companies that are not already registered required to join the supplier system before participating.
The tender is notable for what has not yet been disclosed. UNDP’s initial notice does not identify the locations of the six installations, their individual or combined generating capacities, or an estimated procurement value. Those omissions make it impossible at this stage to assess the projects on a cost-per-megawatt basis or determine their likely contribution to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s electricity supply.
UNDP has advised interested companies to subscribe to procurement notifications so they receive subsequent amendments or additional technical information.
For contractors, the tender therefore represents an identifiable near-term procurement opportunity, but one for which significant commercial and engineering details remain outstanding. Capacity, site characteristics and project value will ultimately determine whether the six installations amount to a collection of relatively small public-sector systems or a more material addition to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s distributed solar portfolio.
