Thursday, December 7, 2017

Ethiopia: Tender to Supply Drilling Rigs for Aluto Langano Geothermal Power Project to Open Soon

Information for Potential Bidders for Supply of Drilling Rigs and Drilling Services Tender under the Geothermal Sector Development Project (Ethiopian Electric Power)

The full tender will be available between January-February 2018. 


The tender seeks qualified Firms with the capability to supply 2 drilling rigs and relevant accessories, execute drilling operation and maintenance at the Aluto Project, in accordance with technical and schedule of requirements. To be more specific, the tender is seeking for both supplying of 2 new drilling rigs and relevant accessories with provision of drilling services and maintenance.

The awarded Firm shall supply all the necessary goods and services as listed below including relevant experienced personnel to carry out all drilling and testing of the wells and provide maintenance of the drilling equipment. The awarded Firm shall execute a comprehensive drilling plan resulting in the safe and timely completion of 8 to 20 geothermal wells comprising the Project requirements, all to be included within a single contract by a single Firm or a consortium/JV of contractors. Wells are anticipated to be either vertical or directionally drilled to a nominal depth of approximately 2,750 meters and fully tested to determine potential for geothermal power production.

The awarded Firm, depending on the results of the first 8 wells, shall be prepared to continue the drilling and program for up to an additional 12 wells; a determination to continue the drilling campaign will of course depend on the results of the drilling. It is anticipated that both production and injection wells would be drilled during project implementation.

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