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EarthSparkInternational

REQUESTFORPROPOSALS

Tiburon,HaitiMicrogridPowerGenerationSystemandAdditionalTwoGrids

President: AllisonArchambault EarthSparkInternationalPreparedBy: AdamEberwein, WendySanassee EarthSparkInternational 1616HSt.NWSuite900 Washington,DC20006 USAIssued: April7,2017Updated:April28,2017


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSEarthSparkwouldliketothankthefollowingpeoplefortheirhelpinpreparinganddisseminatingthisRFP:DanielSchnitzer,PhD,ArthurJacquiau-Chamski,andDougDanley.ThisRFPwouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutthegeneroussupportforthegridinTiburonfromtheOPECFundforInternationalDevelopment(OFID).OFIDisthedevelopmentfinanceinstitutionofOPECMemberStates,establishedtoprovidefinancialsupportforsocio-economicdevelopment,particularlyinlow-incomecountriesFinally,EarthSparkwouldliketothankthemunicipalityofTiburonfortheirsupportandcollaboration.

LEGALNOTICEAcontractmaybeawardedtothebidderhavingsubmittedthequotationrepresentingthebestvalueforEarthSparkInternational.However,EarthSparkInternationalreservestherighttoacceptorrejectanyquotation,andtocanceltheprocessandrejectallquotations,atanytimepriortotheawardofcontract,withouttherebyincurringanyliabilitytotheBiddersoranyobligationtoinformtheBiddersofthegroundsforsuchaction.EarthSparkInternationalreservestherighttomakemultiplearrangementsforanyitemoritems.Textandimagescopyright©2017EarthSparkInternational


ReferencesBaring-GouldI,BurmanK,EsterlyS.QualityAssuranceFrameworkforMini-Grids[Internet].GoldenCO:NationalRenewableEnergyLaboratory;2016[cited2016Nov].58p.NREL/TP-5000-67374.Availablefromwww.nrel.gov/publicationsCotterA,DanleyD,KirkT.TechnologyAdvisory,ElectricalEnergyStorage–ALexicon.NationalRuralElectricCooperativeAssociation;2016[cited2016Jan].13p.IEC62257-2Recommendationsforrenewableenergyandhybridsystemsforruralelectrification–Part2:FromrequirementstoarangeofelectrificationsystemsIEC62257-3Recommendationsforrenewableenergyandhybridsystemsforruralelectrification–Part3:Projectdevelopmentandmanagement


AbbreviationsandAcronymsAC: AlternatingCurrentAh: Amp-hourANSI: AmericanNationalStandardsInstituteAPI: ApplicationProgrammingInterfaced: dayDAT: DeliveryatTerminalDC: DirectCurrentDR: DemandResponseGPRS: GeneralPacketRadioServiceGSM: GlobalSystemforMobileCommunicationHz: HertzIEEE: InstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineers“Interalia”: amongotherthingsKm: kilometerkV: kilovoltkVA: kilovolt-ampkW: KilowattkWh: kilowatt-hourm2: metersquaredMLC: MicrogridLoadControllermph: milesperhourNFPA: NationalFireProtectionAssociationNo.: NumberO&M: OperationsandMaintenanceOSHA: OccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministrationP-SAIFI: PlannedSystemAverageInterruptionFrequencyIndexP-SAIDI: PlannedSystemAverageInterruptionDurationIndexPV: PhotovoltaicRF: RadioFrequencyRFP: RequestforProposalSAIFI: SystemAverageInterruptionFrequencyIndexSAIDI: SystemAverageInterruptionDurationIndexSCADA: SupervisoryControlandDataAcquisitionUSD: UnitedStatesdollarV: VoltW: Watt


FiguresFigure1:LayoutofcurrentEarthSparkmicrogridinLesAnglais,Haiti...................................................................17Figure2:Actual4-dayloadcurveforexisting450customersinLesAnglais..........................................................18Figure3:ProjectedDailyLoadCurve2018-Tiburon..............................................................................................19Figure4:ProjectedDailyLoadCurve2023-Tiburon..............................................................................................20Figure5:PlannedTiburongridfootprint,toberefined..........................................................................................22Figure6:Projecteddailyloadcurvein2018forTown1.........................................................................................24Figure7:Projecteddailyloadcurvein2023forTown1.........................................................................................25Figure8:Projecteddailyloadcurvein2018forTown2.........................................................................................25Figure9:Projecteddailyloadcurvein2023forTown2.........................................................................................26

TablesTable1:PowerQualityGoals..................................................................................................................................15Table2:Customercompositionbyservicelevel.....................................................................................................19Table3:AverageandMaxDailyLoadCurveDatafor2018(PowerinkW)............................................................20Table4:AverageandMaxDailyLoadCurveDatafor2023(PowerinkW)............................................................21Table5:DistributionSystemSpecifics(AsseenpriortoHurricaneMatthew).......................................................22Table6:MeteringSpecifics.....................................................................................................................................22Table7:MonthlyAverageInsolationData..............................................................................................................23Table8:LoadCurveDatafor2018forTown1(powerinkW)................................................................................26Table9:LoadCurveDatafor2023forTown1(powerinkW)................................................................................27Table10:LoadCurveDatafor2018forTown2(powerinkW)..............................................................................27Table11:LoadCurveDatafor2023forTown2(powerinkW)..............................................................................28Table12:NumberofcustomersbytarifflevelforTown1.....................................................................................29Table13:NumberofcustomersbytarifflevelforTown2.....................................................................................29Table14:MonthlyAverageInsolationData............................................................................................................29


TableofContentsANNEX1 REQUIREMENTSFORTIBURONGENERATIONSYSTEM...........................................................................81.1 ProjectGoal...................................................................................................................................................81.2 GeneralRequirements..................................................................................................................................81.3 PVsiting........................................................................................................................................................81.4 Technologychoice.........................................................................................................................................81.5 Interconnectiontype.....................................................................................................................................91.6 Generationsystemsizing..............................................................................................................................91.7 Generationsystemoperations......................................................................................................................9

ANNEX2 SUBMISSIONREQUIREMENTSFORTIBURONSYSTEM..........................................................................102.1 GeneralSubmissionRequirements.............................................................................................................102.2 Layoutdiagram...........................................................................................................................................102.3 One-Lineelectricaldiagram........................................................................................................................102.4 Communicationsdiagramsanddescriptionsrequirements.......................................................................102.5 DescriptionofOperationRequirements.....................................................................................................112.6 Microgridcontrollerfunctionalitydiagramanddescriptions.....................................................................112.7 Microgridexpandabilitydescription...........................................................................................................112.8 Descriptionofresistancetoextremeweathereventsandclimate............................................................122.9 Considerationandadherencetooperationalsafetyrequirements............................................................122.10GeneratorInformationanddescriptionifapplicable.................................................................................122.11PVarrayinformationanddescription.........................................................................................................122.12Energystorageandpowerelectronicsdescription.....................................................................................122.13BillofMaterialsanditemizedquotation(provideintableformat)............................................................132.14Financialinformation(provideintableformat)..........................................................................................132.15ProjectSchedule.........................................................................................................................................14

ANNEX3 MINIMUMVIABLEPRODUCTOBLIGATIONOVERVIEW.........................................................................153.1 Two-yearperformanceguarantee..............................................................................................................153.2 RequiredPlannedPerformanceRequirements..........................................................................................15

ANNEX4 DESCRIPTIONOFTHETIBURONMICROGRIDSYSTEM...........................................................................174.1 LesAnglaisMicrogridcontext.....................................................................................................................174.2 TiburonMicrogridcontext..........................................................................................................................184.3 TiburonPlannedDistributionsystem..........................................................................................................214.4 Projectscheduleconsiderations.................................................................................................................234.5 Othermodelingconsiderations..................................................................................................................23

ANNEX5 ADDITIONALTWOSMALLGRIDS........................................................................................................245.1 ‘StarterGrid’Microgridcontext..................................................................................................................245.2 NextTwo‘StarterGrids’..............................................................................................................................245.3 PlannedDistributionsystem.......................................................................................................................295.4 Othermodelinginputs................................................................................................................................29

ANNEX6 DELIVERYDATAFORM.........................................................................................................................30ANNEX7 PREVIOUSEXPERIENCEFORM.............................................................................................................31


EarthSparkInternationalispleasedtoinviteyoutosubmitaproposalforprovidingandinstallingapowergenerationsystemforitsmicrogridinthetownofTiburon,Haitiand,optionally,fortwoadditionalsmallergenerationsystemsfortwoothertownsinHaiti’sSouthernPeninsula.ThisRFPdescribesinputsnecessaryforbidderstocreateaproposalforthedesignandinstallationofoneorthreemicrogridsolarphotovoltaic(PV)hybridgenerationsystems.Foreachgrid,thegenerationsystemisdefinedasallgenerationandcontrolresourcesuptotheconnection(s)tostep-uptransformersinterconnectingthedistributionsystem.AllbiddersshouldsubmitadiscreteproposalfortheTiburongenerationsystemalone,andbiddersareencouragedtosubmitanadditionalbidincludingtheTiburonsystemandthetwoadditionalsmallsystems.Bidsthatonlyproposesolutionsforthetwoadditionaltownswillalsobeaccepted.Biddersshouldnotsubmitanyproposalrelatedtothemicrogriddistributionsystems.ProposalDeadline:May22nd,2017at5PMEST.Proposalsshouldbesubmittedelectronicallytoinfo@earthsparkinternational.org.Updatesandanswerstoquerieswillbepostedat:www.earthsparkinternational.org/RFP.Submissionrequirements:AllitemslistedinAnnexII,“SubmissionRequirements”mustbeincludedinthebidder’sproposal.AnnexVI,“DeliveryDataForm”andAnnexVII,“PreviousExperienceForm”mustbecompletedandsubmittedwiththeproposal.EarthSparkrecognizesthatbiddersmaynotbeabletoprovidefinedetailsofthesystemandinstallationgiventheamountofinformationincludedinthisRFP.Assuch,bidderswillworkwithEarthSparkonaniterativeconsultationoveraperiodofafewweekstorefinetheirproposalstowardsanidealsystem.Anyrequestsforclarificationshouldbesubmittedbyemailtoinfo@earthsparkinternational.org.EarthSparkevaluatesquotationsbasedonbestvalue,i.e.bestqualityandcost-effectivenessoftheproposedoffers.Thefollowingaspectswillbeconsideredfortheevaluation:

§ CompliancewithallrequirementsasspecifiedinAnnexI.§ Bidderunderstandingandcommitmenttofuturecontractualagreementitems,asspecifiedinAnnex

III.§ Deliverytimeandcost,asspecifiedinAnnexV.§ Previousexperience,asspecifiedinAnnexVI.§ EnthusiasmtoworkwithEarthSparkInternationalonexemplarymicrogridsinHaititowardsthegoal

ofareplicablemicrogridmodeltounlockruralpotential.Foraddedcontext,thisRFPisforthe2nd(andoptionally3rdand4th)microgrid(s)implementedandoperatedunderthedirectionofEarthSpark.EarthSparkhas,withitspartners,conductedanationalmicrogridmarketstudyandidentifiedatleast80currentlyunelectrifiedtownsthatcouldsupportacommunity-scalemicrogridtobringenergyaccessandeconomicopportunity.ThethreegridsdescribedinthisRFPwillserveasreferencepointsasEarthSparkputsinplacethesolicitationforitsnext20gridsinHaiti,approximately2MWofinstalledcapacity.ThesuccessfulbidfortheoneorthreegridsdescribedinthiscurrentRFP,withsuccessfulimplementation,willbetothebenefitofthechosenbidderduringconsiderationoffutureRFPsubmittals.Welookforwardtoreceivingyourproposal.Yourssincerely,AdamEberweinDirectorofMicrogridOperations,EarthSparkInternational


ANNEX1 REQUIREMENTSFORTIBURONGENERATIONSYSTEM

1.1 ProjectGoal1.1.1 EarthSparkissolicitingbidsforinstallersofa“turnkey”microgridgenerationsystemwithsolarPVand

batterystorage.Bidsmustnotincludeanyproposeddistributionsystem,whichisbeingdesignedthroughaparallelRFPprocess.

1.2 GeneralRequirements1.2.1 Systemsmustprovideatleast95%ofeachmonth’sprojectedloadsoverthecourseofatypicalyear

fromsolarPV(directlyorstored).Theremainingdemandwillbemanagedthroughoneoftwooptions:(1)aseparatedemandresponse(DR)programimplementedandmanagedbyEarthSparkattheloador(2)throughabackupdieselgenerationsource.

1.2.2 Ifbidderchoosestoprioritizedesigningtooption1fromsubsection1.2.1(DRmanagement),pleaseprovideoption2aswellfromsubsection1.2.1(backupdieselgenerationsource)asaseparatelypricedoffer.

1.2.3 Biddersmayincludetwo(2)systemarchitecturesintheirproposal,asfollows:§ Centrallylocatedsystemwithground-levelPVconnectedtoathree-phasedistributionsystem.§ Centrallylocatedsystemwithground-levelPVconnectedtoasingle-phasedistributionsystemif

deemedpreferable.1.2.4 Biddersmustprovideaninstallationschedule.Exampleofanappropriatescheduleandspecificson

Tiburonaccessibilityareprovidedinsection4.4.1.2.5 SystemCommissioningandAcceptance:Thebidderwillfullycommissionthesystemtomeetallstarting

pointspecificationsrequiredtomeetthecontractualagreement.BidderinstallationcompletionwillbeconsideredPhase1Commissioning.UponcompletionofPhase1Commissioning(determinedbyemailconfirmationfrominstallertoEarthSpark),Phase2commissioningwillconsistofaperiodofthreeweeksofcontinuedoperationbyEarthSparkordesignatedgridoperationspersonnel.OnceEarthSparkagreesthatallitemswithinthecontractualagreementregardingcommissioninghavebeenmetafter3weeks,EarthSparkwillconfirmviawrittenacceptanceoremailtobidderthatcommissioningiscomplete.

1.3 PVsiting1.3.1 CandidatePVsiteshavebeenidentifiedbutarenotyetfinalized.1.3.2 Sitesunderconsiderationareopenfields(minimalvegetation)requiringlevelinganderosioncontrol

consideration.1.3.3 AsperthesubmissionrequirementslistedinAnnexII,biddersneednottailorproposalsaroundspecific

sitesinTiburon,butshouldratherusegenericassumptionsforground-levelPVsystems.However,forthecaseofinterestorneed,sitespecificsunderstoodatthistimeareprovidedinsection4.3.ThewinningbidderwillworkwithEarthSparktorefinetheproposalastheparalleldistributionsystemRFPprogresses,providinggreaterclarityonsitespecifics.

1.3.4 Thewinningbidderwillberequiredtoundertakesoilsurveysandconsidersitewindloadprofiles.ForthisinitialRFP,considerinformationonsitelocationprovidedinthisRFP.

1.3.5 Finalstructuraldrawingswillrequiresignaturefromalicensedprofessionalcivilengineer.1.3.6 Finalelectricaldrawingswillrequiresignaturefromalicensedprofessionalelectricalengineer.

1.4 Technologychoice1.4.1 PV:BiddersmayproposeanytypeofcommerciallyavailablesolarPVtechnology.1.4.2 Storage:Biddersmayproposeanytypeofbatterystoragetechnology.1.4.3 Communications:Remotesystemmonitoringcapabilitiesarerequestedatthistime.Thereisnoexisting

communicationsinfrastructureinTiburonotherthanGSM/GPRScellularservice;therefore,anyremotecommunicationsproposedbythebiddermustbecapableoftransmittingandreceivingdataoverthis


connectiononverylowbandwidth.Criticalsystemoperationmustbecapableofoperatingonlossincommunicationforextendedperiodsoftime.

1.4.4 Loadcontrol:EarthSparkwillbedeployingtheSparkMetersmartmeteringsystemfortheTiburoncustomers.Thissystemiscapableofhighresolutiondatamonitoringandfine-grainedcontrolofindividualcustomerloads.Biddersshouldnotprovideproposalsforloadcontroltechnology,butmayprovidesuggestionsonhowtheirproposedsolutionwouldmakerelevantinformationeasilyavailabletoaloadcontroltechnology,locallyorintheCloud.

1.4.5 Endoflifereclamation/recycling:technologychoiceshouldconsiderandexplainendoflifereclamationandrecyclingprocessesandrelatedcosts.

1.5 Interconnectiontype1.5.1 Primarydistributionsystemforthemicrogridwillbeat13.2kV.1.5.2 WhilethereispresentlynocentralgridinthevicinityofTiburon,themicrogridmayatsomepointinthe

futurebeconnectedtoaregionaltransmissionline.Generationsystemsshouldbeconfiguredtoenablesuchgridconnectioninthefuture.Gridconnectionsshouldprovidetheabilitytoswitchtoandfrom“grid-connected”and“islandmode.”

1.6 Generationsystemsizing1.6.1 BiddersshouldconducttheirownmodelingtodeterminethesizesandcapacitiesofthePVsystem,

batterystorage,invertersandgenerator,ifapplicable.1.6.2 AnnexIV:DescriptionoftheMicrogridSystemcontainsusefulinputsformicrogridmodeling.Theload

curveandassumptionstobeusedbythebidderforsolarPVinsolation,dieselfuelpriceandotherinputsareprovided.Loadcurvesfor2018and2023areprovidedonanhourlybasisandshouldbeinputintoanymodelingsoftwareassuch.Table3providesanexampleofatypical2018Tiburonloadcurvebutbiddersshouldutilizethefull2023yearprojectedloadcurveonanhourlybasisasprovidedbytxtfile.

1.6.3 Thebatterybankmustbesizedtomeetaminimumof5yearsofcontinuoususe,basedonmanufacturerrecommendationsandtheprovidedhourlyloadprofiledata.The5-yeartimeintervalwillbeginonceallpartiesagreeandsignoffthatcommissioningofthegenerationsystemhascompleted(atotalofatleast5yearsand3weeksofcontinueduse).Batterieswillbeconsideredinneedofreplacementbasedonmanufacturerecommendationsandpredictedusetomeetsubsection1.2.1requirements.Abatterybankthatexceedstheselifetimerequirementswillbeviewedfavorably,butBidderwillneedtojustifyanyincreasedup-frontcosts.

1.7 Generationsystemoperations1.7.1 Generationsystemsshouldminimizeoperationandmaintenancecosts.Accesstoreplacementpartsis

limitedinHaitiingeneralandevenmoresoinTiburon.1.7.2 Systemsshouldbedesignedsuchthatincaseofmaintenance,thereisaminimalimpactoncustomers.

Maintenanceroutinesshouldensurethat–ataminimum–powerwillstillbesuppliedonanuninterruptedbasisat97%uptime,commencingaftercompletionofsystemcommissioningasdefinedinthisRFPinsubsection1.2.5.

1.7.3 Batteryandinverterlosses(kWh)maynotexceed105%ofthepredictedlossesforthefirst2yearsofoperations.

1.7.4 Chargeanddischargeprofilesmustautomaticallyremainwithinmanufacturerrecommendations,keepingwithprojectedcapacitydegradationsdiscussedinsubsection1.6.3.

1.7.5 Atthepointofcommoncouplingtodistribution,generationshouldmeettherequirementsasoutlinedinTable1.Statedlevelsofserviceareprovidedasreferencedin“QualityAssuranceFrameworkforMini-grids”.


ANNEX2 SUBMISSIONREQUIREMENTSFORTIBURONSYSTEM

2.1 GeneralSubmissionRequirements2.1.1 IfbidderchoosestosubmittwosystemarchitectureproposalsfortheTiburongridbasedonsubsection

1.2.3,eachofthetwomustincludetheinformationrequestedbelow.Someinformationmaybesimilarorthesameforthetwoproposalswheresystemarchitecturedoesnothavesignificantbearing.

2.1.2 Similarly,ifbidderchoosestosubmitaproposaltoincludethetwoadditionalsmallgrids,thesystemarchitectureforthesmallgridsmust,whereapplicable,includetheinformationrequestedbelow.

2.2 Layoutdiagram2.2.1 Layoutdiagramshouldbedrawntoscaleelectronicallyonanarbitraryarea.Layoutdiagramshould

NOTbedrawntoscaleonamapofTiburon.2.2.2 Showthelocationofallequipment,includinggeneratingfacilities,fuelcontainers,storagefacilities,

powerelectronics,andswitches.Becausetheproposaldoesnotincludedistributionsystemdesign,andbiddersareonlybeingprovidedwithinitialassumptionsofdistributionsystemdesign,donotcreateasophisticatedrepresentationofthedistributionsystem.

2.2.3 Allequipmentandfacilitiesshouldbeproperlylabeledforclearcross-referencewiththeone-lineelectricaldiagram.

2.2.4 Showtheproposedroutingofwiresandcablesamongstgeneratingfacilitiesandequipment,includingestimateddistancesinfeet.

2.3 One-Lineelectricaldiagram2.3.1 One-lineelectricaldiagramshouldbedrawnelectronically.2.3.2 UseANSI/IEEEstandardelectricalsymbolsthatshowthecompletemicrogridgenerationsystem

includingallfacilitiesandequipment.Becausetheproposaldoesnotincludedistributionsystemdesign,andbiddersarenotbeingprovidedwithfinedetailsofthedistributionsystem,donotcreateasophisticatedrepresentationofthedistributionsystem.

2.3.3 Protectionandcontrolschemesincludingcircuitbreakers,switchesandfuses.2.3.4 ProtectiverelayingwithallactiveANSI/IEEEprotectionfunctionsshownusingnumericaldesignation.2.3.5 Clearlylabelstateofallswitchpositionswheninutility-connectionmode.2.3.6 Locationandtypeofisolationswitchforisland-mode.2.3.7 Allprotectionschemesshouldbedepictedincludingbutnotlimitedtothefollowing:2.3.8 Instrumenttestandisolationswitches;2.3.9 Allprotectionandcontrolrelays;2.3.10 Utilityrevenuemetersandinstrumenttransformersincludingratioandpolarity(note:theproposed

systemshouldnotincludetheequipmentnecessaryforinterconnection,butitmustbeclearthatthebidderhasconsideredfutureinterconnection.Pleaseindicateclearlywhatequipmentisincludedintheproposalandwhatequipmentwouldbenecessarytoaddintheeventofgridinterconnection);

2.3.11 Panelmeters,synchroscopesandsynchronizinglights;2.3.12 SCADAtransducerconnectionsandlocations;2.3.13 Locationofthemicrogridlocalcontroller(MLC)anditsconnectionstogenerationandswitchingdevices.

2.4 Communicationsdiagramsanddescriptionsrequirements2.4.1 Communicationschematicshouldbedrawnelectronically.2.4.2 Applicationprogramminginterface(API)madeavailableforthegenerationsystem2.4.3 Layoutdiagramshowingphysicaldevicelocationcablingand/orantennamounting.Drawingsmust

includeallinterconnecteddevices,physicaltransfermedium(copper,fiber,radio),protocols,andinformationbeingtransferred.

2.4.4 Securityandauthenticationproceduresandpractices.


2.5 DescriptionofOperationRequirements2.5.1 Descriptionofblackstartsequence.2.5.2 Providefailuremodesandeffectsanalysisonallcriticalequipmentandeffortstakentomitigate

medium-highriskcontingencies.2.5.3 Descriptionofcapabilitiestoregulatevoltageandsupportreactivepowerdemand.2.5.4 Descriptionofregularlyscheduledmaintenancerequirements.2.5.5 Providemanufacturer’srequirementsforscheduledmaintenanceintervalsforallfacilitiesand

equipment.2.5.6 Providetestobjectivesforperiodicsystemmaintenanceandintegritytestingaccordingtomanufacturer

recommendations.2.5.7 Descriptionofwhatmaintenancefunctionswillresultinlimitedsupplyofpower.2.5.8 Descriptionoffuturetransmissioninterconnectionswitching.2.5.9 Descriptionofhowtheislandisformedandtransformstoanisland-modemicrogridwithoutadversely

affectingmicrogridcustomers.2.5.10 Descriptionofhowthesystemreturnstoutilityparallelmodewithoutadverselyaffectingmicrogrid

customersorothergrid-connectedentitiesoutsidethemicrogrid.2.5.11 Descriptionindicatingequipmentandlogic,conceptually,formicrogridprotectionandcontrolinisland

modeandincoordinationwithutilityinparallelmode.ProvidedocumentationofallprotectiverelayingshowingcompliancewithIEEE-1547,UL-1741,IEEE-C62.41andIEEE-C62.45standards.

2.5.12 Parametersettingsmustbefieldadjustableandaccessibleforadjustmentbyfieldoperationsstaffwiththeassistanceofinstaller.

2.5.13 Parametersettingscapableofadjustmentbyfieldoperationsstaffmusthaveaprocessavailablefordocumentationofchangesmadetoparametersettings.

2.6 Microgridcontrollerfunctionalitydiagramanddescriptions2.6.1 ThelogicdiagramshouldbedrawnelectronicallyusingANSIstandardlogicsymbolstoshowinjectionof

powerintogridfromPV,dieselgeneratorandbatterystorage,interalia.2.6.2 Thelogicdiagramshouldincludeblackstartsequence.2.6.3 Whileloadcontroltechnologyisnotrequired,biddersmayprovidesuggestionsforloadcontrollogic

thatEarthSparkcanprogramintoitssmartmeteringsystem.2.6.4 Descriptionoffuturetransmissioninterconnectionswitching,ifapplicable.2.6.5 Controlofgenerationcapacityduringislandmode.2.6.6 Re-transferofloadandinjectionoflocalgenerationtotransmissiongrid,ifapplicable.2.6.7 Descriptionofbackupdieselgenerationtieintogenerationsystem,whenapplicable.

2.7 Microgridexpandabilitydescription2.7.1 Generationsystemshouldbesizedtomeetthe2018projectedloadcurveincludedinyearlengthof

hourlydatainincludedtxtfile(Figure2onlyprovidedforavisualrepresentation),butshouldbedesignedtoenablegenerationsystemgrowthandadaptationtotheloadcurveevolutionasprojectedinTable4,projectedloadcurvefor2023(yearlengthofhourlydatanotprovidedfor2023projection).

2.7.2 Providedescriptionofsystemconfiguration,operationandmanagementthatdemonstratestheabilitytosupportexistingmicrogridloads.

2.7.3 DescriptionshouldhighlightmechanicalandelectricalmeansofaddingcapacitytomeettheincreaseinpeakloadandtotalenergydescribedinTable4,projectedloadcurvefor2023.Inotherwords,biddersshouldfocustheirresponsetoexpandabilityondescribinghowtheconfigurationandplannedO&Moftheirsystemwillenableanexpansiontomeettheloaddescribedin2023.Thebiddershoulddescribethemeanstomodifythesystemtoaccommodatetheprojectedloadgrowth.

2.7.4 InthecaseofDRmanagementtomanagecustomerloadwithoutuseofbackupdieselgeneration,explainhowdieselgeneratorsetcanbetiedintoDRmanagedsystematalaterdate.


2.8 Descriptionofresistancetoextremeweathereventsandclimate2.8.1 Providedescriptionandtechnicalcharacteristicsoffacilitiesconstructionandtheirabilitytowithstand

extremeweathereventssuchascategory4hurricanes.2.8.2 Identifythetypesofweatherconditionsduringwhichproposedmicrogridcriticalfacilitiesand

interconnectionfacilitiesarecapableofcontinuouslyoperating.2.8.3 Systemmustberesistanttocorrosionandabletooperateunderconsistentconditionsofextremeheat,

humidityandhighairbornesalinitycontent,suchasthosefoundinthelocalclimateofTiburon.

2.9 Considerationandadherencetooperationalsafetyrequirements2.9.1 Providedescriptionofpersonnelprotectiveequipment(PPE)requiredand/orrecommendedpertaining

tosafetyrisksposedtomicrogridoperationspersonnelwhileoperatingequipmentunderstandardoperatingconditions,aswellasduringmaintenanceortroubleshootingconditions.

2.9.2 Providelocationsofemergencyshutoffswitches,aswellastechnicaldescriptionofhowemergencyshutdownisimplementedanddescriptionofuse-cases.

2.9.3 Providefiresuppressionstrategyforbothinvertersandbatteries,ifappropriate.2.9.4 Provideequipmentnecessaryintheeventofabatteryspill,harmfulgasbuilduporotherhazardous

malfunction.2.9.5 Anyadditionalsafetyconsiderations,asrecommendedbyequipmentmanufacturesand/orUScode

adherence(OSHA,NFPA,etc.).

2.10 GeneratorInformationanddescriptionifapplicable2.10.1 Generatorinformation(Provideintableformat)

§ Makeandmodel§ Power(kW)rating§ Loadramprate(kW/second)§ Unloadramprate(kW/second)§ Maximumblockloadacceptance(inkW)§ Fuelconsumptionrate

2.10.2 Genericdescriptionofrequiredcivilworks2.10.3 Generatormanufacturer’sspecificationsheet2.10.4 Warranty

2.11 PVarrayinformationanddescription2.11.1 PVarrayinformation(provideinatabularformat)

§ PVmodulemakeandmodel§ Power(kW)ratingofarray§ Numberofmodulesperstring§ Numberofstrings§ Stringvoltage§ Stringcurrent§ Totalarea§ Totalweight

2.11.2 Descriptionofground-levelrackingsystems§ Genericdescriptionofrequiredcivilworks

2.11.3 PVmanufacturer’sspecificationsheet2.11.4 Warranty

2.12 Energystorageandpowerelectronicsdescription2.12.1 Storageinformation(provideinatabularformat).


§ Batterychemistrytype§ Batterymakeandmodel§ Batterymodulevoltage§ Batterymodulecapacity(Ah)§ BatteryarraykWhstoragecapacity§ BatterycyclelifedependingonDepthofDischarge§ Impactoftemperatureonperformance/capacity§ Numberofbatteriesperstring§ Numberofstrings§ Stringvoltage§ Stringcapacity(Ah)§ Maximumchargerate(maximumkWloadacceptance)-Y§ Invertercapacity(kW)§ InverterACvoltage§ ACkWmaximumrate§ Maximumshortcircuitcurrent

2.12.2 Descriptionofmethodofcharge/dischargecontrol.2.12.3 Descriptionofanyrequiredbatteryequalizing,ifappropriate.2.12.4 Descriptionofbatterysystemspecificmaintenancepractices.2.12.5 DescriptionofBatteryManagementSystem

§ Numberofpointsofcontrol§ StatewhetherBMSismaintainedbybattery/inverter/chargecontrollermanufacturerordeveloped

specifically2.12.6 Statebatteryreplacementtimeintervalandexplainintervalchoicebasedonmanufacturer

recommendationsandtechnologybestpractices.Timeintervalmustbegreaterthan5years,commencingattheagreeduponpointofcompletionofcommissioning.

2.12.7 Explainstepsrequiredtochangebatteries,whennecessarytodoso.Includeanyapplicableendoflifereclamationandrecyclingprocessesandrelatedcosts.

2.12.8 Genericdescriptionofrequiredcivilworks.2.12.9 Invertermanufacturer’sspecificationsheet.2.12.10 Chargecontrollermanufacturer’sspecificationsheet.2.12.11 Storagemanufacturer’sspecificationsheet.2.12.12 Warrantyforstorage,inverterandallotherrelevantcomponents.

2.13 BillofMaterialsanditemizedquotation(provideintableformat)2.13.1 Unit2.13.2 Quantity2.13.3 Manufacturer2.13.4 CatalogNo.2.13.5 Unitprice2.13.6 Totalitemprice2.13.7 Lead-timeestimate2.13.8 Warrantyinformation

2.14 Financialinformation(provideintableformat)

2.14.1 PercentofenergyandkWhinatypicalyeardrawnfrom:

§ SolarPVtomeetloaddemand§ Dieselgeneratororloadcurtailmentfromload-sidedemandresponseprogramtomeetload

demand


2.14.2 PercentofenergyandkWhinatypicalyearlostto:§ Batteryround-trip-efficiency§ Inverterlossesandotherlossesofsignificance

2.14.3 25-yearassetreplacementscheduleforPV,batterystorage,inverterandothermajorcomponents

2.15 ProjectSchedule2.15.1 Duringassessmentandinstallationphases,EarthSparkwillprovidereasonablelogisticssupportfor

personnelintheformoflocalcoordinationforin-countrytravel,lodgingandotherincidentallogisticssupportinHaiti.

2.15.2 TheImplementationprocessshouldincludethefollowingsteps(timelinesonlyprovidedforassistanceinestimatingprojectschedule;therefore,alterasneeded):§ Round1RFPSubmission:CompletionoffirstroundofRFPsubmissionwithintheallottedtimeframe.

Timeinterval:RFPannouncementtoMay22,2017.§ Round2RFPSubmission:Topinstallersunderconsiderationwillbe“short-listed”andconsideredfor

asecondroundofdesignconsiderations.AdjustmentswilllikelyberequestedbyEarthSparkatthistimeandadjustmentsmadeinaniterativeprocessbyshort-listedpotentialinstallers.Timeinterval:~mid-Maytomid-June2017.

§ ContractSigned:Installerdeterminedandcontractsigned.Completiondate:midtolateJune,2017.§ Assessmenttrip:Assessmenttripmadebyselectedinstallertofinalizedesignconditions;including

soilcontentforgenerationsystemfoundations,environmentalriskanalysis(windloadanalysis,flooding,erosionetc.)andotherdesignconsiderations.Timeinterval:~earlyJulytomid-August,2017.

§ DesignFinalized:Installerfinalizesdesign.Timeinterval:lateJulytoearlySeptember,2017.§ Shipping:EquipmentshippedtoPort-au-Prince,Haiti,keepinginmindleadtimesfordifferent

materials.Timeinterval:AugusttoearlyOctober,2017.§ ImplementationandCommissioningPhase1:Implementationtripmadebyinstallertocomplete

installationandcommissioningofturnkeygenerationsystem.Timeinterval:earlySeptembertolateOctober,2017.

§ CommissioningPhase2:GraceperiodofthreeweeksofoperationafterstatedcompletedofcommissioningbyinstallerforEarthSparkInternationaltosignoffonfullcompletionofcommissioningofsystem.Timeinterval:earlyOctobertoNovember,2017.

§ Follow-up:Follow-updiscussionscompletedwithEarthSparkcompletedonamonthlybasisataminimumforthefirstsixmonthsofpost-commissionoperationandquarterlyforthefollowing18monthsorscheduledbasedoncriticalneed,determinedbyEarthSpark.Discussionswillbegearedtowardsconfirmationthatsystemmeetsrequirementsasstatedincontract.Approximatetimeinterval:earlyNovember2017toearlyNovember2018.

§ ProjectCompletion:Atthecompletionof1yearafterconfirmationofcompletedcommissioning,contracttermshavebeenmetandcontractobligationsarecomplete.


ANNEX3 MINIMUMVIABLEPRODUCTOBLIGATIONOVERVIEW

EarthSparkwillworkwiththesuccessfulbiddertorefinethesystemthatwillbeinstalledinTiburonandadditionaltownsifapplicable.Thiswillensureareplicable,sustainablemodelwithminimaloversight.Asanoverview,contractingwillbebasedonthefollowingguidelinesforaminimumviableproduct.Minimaloversightincludesseamlessandautomatedoperationthatdoesnotrequirehumaninterventiononadailybasis.Remotemonitoringandcontrolaremandatory.Paymentschedulewillbeagreeduponduringcontractingandwillbebasedonmilestoneapprovaluptoandincludingfinalcommissioning.Minimumperformanceguaranteeisbelow.

3.1 Two-yearperformanceguarantee3.1.1 Systemuptime:

§ Powermustbesuppliedtothecommunityonanuninterruptedbasisat97%uptimeforthefirst2yearsofoperations,commencingaftercompletionofsystemcommissioningasdefinedinthisRFP.

3.1.2 Load-matching:§ Systemmustadequatelymeetthedemandsoftheusersbasedontheprojecteddailyloadcurve

presentedinFigure3forthefirst2yearsofoperations.

3.2 RequiredPlannedPerformanceRequirements3.2.1 Powerqualitygoalscanbefoundbelow:

Table1:PowerQualityGoals

IssuePowerQualityRequirement

(LevelofService)

ACPowerQualityPhenomena

VoltageImbalance <2%(high)

Transients SurgeProtection(standard–high)

ShortVoltageDurationVariations <1/week(high)

LongVoltageDurationVariations <1/day(high)

FrequencyVariations 58Hz<f<62Hz(base)

FaultsAllowedperDay <1/day(high)

3.2.2 PowerReliabilitywillbedeterminedandtrackedbasedontheSystemAverageInterruptionFrequency

Index(SAIFI),theSystemAverageInterruptionDurationIndex(SAIDI),thePlannedSystemAverageInterruptionFrequencyIndex(P-SAIFI)andthePlannedSystemAverageInterruptionDurationIndex(P-SAIDI).Equationsandrequirementscanbefoundbelow:

𝑆𝐴𝐼𝐹𝐼 =Total Number of Customer InterruptionsTotal Number of Customers Served

𝑆𝐴𝐼𝐷𝐼 =Total Minutes of 𝑈𝑛𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑑 Customer Interruption

Total Number of Customers Served


NorequirementwillbedefinedbytheinstallerforSAIFI,SAIDI,P-SAIFIorP-SAIDIandwillinsteadbeheldaccountabletothemetricsdefinedinthisRFP.

3.2.3 Systemsmustprovideatleast95%ofcustomerprojectedloadsoverthecourseofatypicalyearfromsolarPV,determinedundercontractualobligationcommencingaftercompletionofsystemcommissioningasdefinedinthisRFP.

3.2.4 Thebatterybankmustbesizedtomeetaminimumof5yearsofcontinuoususe,basedonmanufacturerrecommendationsandtheprovided1-yearlengthofhourlyloadprofiledata.The5-yeartimeintervalwillbeginonceallpartiesagreeandsignedoffthatcommissioningofthegenerationsystemhascompleted(atotalof5yearsand3weeksofcontinueduse).Batterieswillbeconsideredinneedofreplacementbasedonmanufacturerecommendationsorsystemrequirementsfalloutsideofsubsection1.2.1requirements.

3.2.5 Maintenanceroutinesshouldensurethat–ataminimum–powerwillstillbesuppliedonanuninterruptedbasisat97%uptime,commencingaftercompletionofsystemcommissioningasdefinedinthisRFPinsubsection1.2.5.

3.2.6 Batteryandinverterlosses(kWh)maynotexceed105%ofthenominallossesforthefirst2yearsofoperations.


ANNEX4 DESCRIPTIONOFTHETIBURONMICROGRIDSYSTEM

4.1 LesAnglaisMicrogridcontext4.1.1 Forthepastyearandahalf,EarthSparkInternationalhasbeenoperatingamicrogridservingroughly

450householdandbusinesscustomersinthetownofLesAnglais(Suddepartment,Haiti).PriortoHurricaneMatthew,thegridwaspoweredby93kWsolarPV,410kWhdeepcycleleadacidbatterybankanda30kWdieselgenerator.Figure1below,depictsLesAnglaisgeneration(bluecircleandX),distributionandutilitypolegenerallayout.

4.1.2 OneofthekeycharacteristicsoftheLesAnglaisgridistheutilizationofsmartload-limitingmeterswithbi-directionalcommunicationtomanagedemand.Thissameload-limitingstrategywillbeusedfortheTiburongrid.

4.1.3 TheLesAnglaisandTiburongridswillshareanumberofcharacteristicsbuttheprimarydifferencesinclude:(1)back-updieselgenerationmayormaynotbeincludedfortheTiburongenerationsystem,(2)energymanagementsystemandstoragetechnologyforTiburonmaydifferfromthoseusedinLesAnglais,and(3)theTiburonloadcurvewillhavedifferentcharacteristics,asestimatedinthisRFP.

4.1.4 Theloadcurvefor450ofthecustomersmonitoredwithsmartmetersinLesAnglaisisshowninFigure2.Customersaredifferentiatedbyenergytarifflevel.Presently,thereare372customersontarifflevelsconsideredtobesmallresidential(upto120W),68customersontarifflevelsconsideredtobebiggerresidential(upto600W),4customersconsideredtobebusinessleveland2customersconsideredtobeanchorloads.Individualpeakconsumptionfrommostcustomersisintherangeof15to60W,astheselow-incomecustomerstypicallyonlyusegridpowerforlighting,cellphonechargingandpoweringsmallentertainmentdevices(televisions,laptopsorDVDplayers).Largerloadcustomerscouldoperatefans,refrigerators,freezers,powerequipmentorotherinductionmotor-basedappliances.TiburoncanbeexpectedtohaveequipmentofsimilartypeandsizeasisinoperationinLesAnglais.

Figure1:LayoutofcurrentEarthSparkmicrogridinLesAnglais,Haiti


Figure2:Actual4-dayloadcurveforexisting450customersinLesAnglais

4.2 TiburonMicrogridcontext4.2.1 TheplannedinitialphaseoftheTiburoninstallationwillservethewholedowntownareaofTiburon,

whichencompassesroughly300customers,includingresidential,smallbusinessesandcommercialclients.

4.2.2 PriortothearrivalofHurricaneMatthew,afunctioningdistribution/transmissionnetworkwasinplacebutassuggestedinFigure5,asubstantialportionofthisnetworkwillrequirerework.AseparateRFPwillbedistributedinparallelforthisreconstructionwork.

4.2.3 Figure3andFigure4showprojecteddailyloadcurvesin2018and2023,respectively.Thestackedportionofthegraphshowscustomerusage,determinedthroughaveragedhourlydatafromtheprovidedyear-longprojectedTiburonloadprofile,whilethelineaboveshowsmaximumhourlyprojectedusage.ProjecteddailyloadcurvedataaregiveninTable8andTable9.Figure3andFigure4andTable8andTable9areprovidedasavisualrepresentationandshouldnotbeusedformodeling,asidefrommicrogridexpandabilitydiscussedinsection2.7.Useprovidedfullyearofhourlyprojectedloadformodelingpurposes.

4.2.4 Soilconditions,forinitialestimate,canbeconsideredamixtureofsoilandrock,withindividualitemsranginginsizefrom1inchto16inches.

4.2.5 DuringHurricaneMatthew,whichtookplaceinOctober2016,category4windspeedsreachedlevelsashighasroughly150mph.Protectivebarriersforhighwindsandprojectileconsiderationshouldbeconsideredinthedesignofallcriticalequipmentatdesignconditionsequivalenttoacategory4hurricane.Ifpossible,pleaseincludeadescriptionofthecostsassociatedwithhurricaneprotection/mitigationaswellasanestimateofcostsforbuildingtoCategory5protectionlevel.

4.2.6 In2010,a7.0magnitudeearthquakecausedconsiderabledamageinthecapitolofPortauPrince.Thesamefaultlinepertainingtothe2010earthquakepassesthroughtheTiburonregion.Theoccurrenceofa7.0earthquaketakingplaceinTiburonshouldbeconsideredinthedesignofcriticalequipment.Pleaseincludeadescriptionofthecostsassociatedwithearthquakeprotection/mitigation.

4.2.7 Relevanttosub-section4.2.6,Tiburon’slocationasacoastaltownwithfaultlinepassingthroughtheTiburonregionandouttoseaprovidesatsunamirisk.Plansareunderwaytoconsidergenerationlocationsatelevatedgroundlevelbutitisstillimportanttoconsidertsunami-likeimpactsandflooding


intheconsiderationofthedesignofcriticalequipment.Emergencyshutoffequipmentandprotocolsshouldtakethesepointsintoconsideration.

4.2.8 Duringstormconditions,thetownofTiburonhasbeenknowntoflood.Asdiscussedinsub-section4.2.7,generationsitelocationisbeingconsideredforelevatedlocationsbutfloodingprotectionshouldbeconsidered,pertainingtosub-section4.2.7.Pleaseincludeadescriptionofthecostsassociatedwithfloodingprotection/mitigation.

4.2.9 CustomercompositionisshowninTable2.

Table2:Customercompositionbyservicelevel

2018Load 2023LoadSmallresidential(upto120W) 200 280Biggerresidential(upto600W) 50 80Businessandinstitutional(upto600W) 11 25Electriccooking(~1000W) 50 50Streetlights(~30W) 70 70Diaspora(upto1000W) 10 25

Figure3:ProjectedDailyLoadCurve2018-Tiburon


Figure4:ProjectedDailyLoadCurve2023-Tiburon

Table3:AverageandMaxDailyLoadCurveDatafor2018(PowerinkW)

HourSmall

residential(upto60W)

Biggerresidentialandsmallbusiness(60W

to600W)Streetlights Diaspora

ElectricCooking(1000W)

MaxHourlyTotalLoad

0:00 0.104 2.238 1.890 2.686 0 14.3141:00 0.075 2.106 1.890 2.527 0 13.2542:00 0.069 2.009 1.890 2.411 0 12.4373:00 0.086 1.959 1.890 2.351 0 12.1774:00 0.133 1.970 1.890 2.364 0 12.4305:00 0.286 2.102 1.890 2.522 0 13.0386:00 0.297 2.159 1.890 2.591 0 13.2977:00 0.220 2.358 0 2.830 0 11.3028:00 0.193 2.593 0 3.112 0 10.9299:00 0.184 2.863 0 3.436 10.0 22.11710:00 0.181 3.079 0 3.695 20.0 33.06511:00 0.183 3.295 0 3.954 20.0 36.08812:00 0.181 3.359 0 4.031 20.0 34.53113:00 0.179 3.407 0 4.088 20.0 34.41814:00 0.178 3.405 0 4.086 10.0 23.67515:00 0.182 3.403 0 4.084 0 15.57216:00 0.188 3.278 0 3.934 0 15.17317:00 0.235 3.134 0 3.761 0 14.38518:00 0.896 3.553 0 4.264 0 16.70619:00 1.896 4.437 1.890 5.324 0 20.91820:00 1.878 4.489 1.890 5.387 0 21.702


21:00 1.284 3.873 1.890 4.648 0 20.47822:00 0.561 3.048 1.890 3.658 0 18.27423:00 0.203 2.495 1.890 2.994 0 16.184

Table4:AverageandMaxDailyLoadCurveDatafor2023(PowerinkW)

HourSmall

residential(upto60W)

Biggerresidentialandsmallbusiness(60W

to600W)Streetlights Diaspora

ElectricCooking(1000W)

MaxHourlyTotalLoad

0:00 0.177 4.384 1.890 4.371 0 22.3921:00 0.150 3.522 1.890 4.034 0 19.2762:00 0.150 3.854 1.890 4.118 0 19.5213:00 0.190 4.003 1.890 3.780 0 19.1074:00 0.239 4.004 1.890 3.877 0 19.5735:00 0.432 3.830 1.890 3.877 0 19.2276:00 0.444 3.598 1.890 4.085 0 19.2037:00 0.344 4.184 0 5.974 0 21.9478:00 0.290 4.888 0 6.223 0 21.1279:00 0.373 5.160 0 6.596 10 29.69410:00 0.367 5.977 0 7.163 20 41.10311:00 0.323 5.571 0 7.585 20 44.04412:00 0.411 6.024 0 7.364 20 42.33213:00 0.274 5.980 0 8.092 20 42.71514:00 0.276 6.307 0 7.691 10 32.52615:00 0.303 5.964 0 7.997 0 28.96616:00 0.362 5.879 0 7.703 0 28.59217:00 0.353 6.306 0 7.602 0 28.77118:00 1.461 7.238 0 8.266 0 32.52919:00 2.901 7.163 1.890 9.673 0 33.39220:00 2.754 7.515 1.890 9.577 0 34.57321:00 2.112 7.116 1.890 8.533 0 34.41222:00 0.873 5.912 1.890 6.386 0 30.05823:00 0.381 4.449 1.890 5.052 0 25.129

4.3 TiburonPlannedDistributionsystem4.3.1 Thegridwillcoverapproximately4.1kmofstreetsindowntownTiburon.4.3.2 DistributionwillincludeMedium(13.2kV)primarylinesandLow-Voltage(240/120V)secondarylines.

SeeTable5forprojectedconductorlengths.4.3.3 GenerationsystemwilllikelybelocatednearthebaseofFigure5;potentiallynearthetag

“GoogleMyMaps”.4.3.4 Step-uptransformerswillbepositionedonaground-levelconcretefoundationnearthegeneration

systemandsurroundedbyprotectivebarrier.4.3.5 Insulatedmediumvoltagethreephaseorsinglephaseconductor(3runsoftransmissionconductorin

eithercase)willpassupanadjacent35footutilitypoleandwilllikelypasstotransmissionlinesthatbeginatthesouthernend(bottomofFigure5)ofTiburonandextendnorthalongthewesterncoastal


mainroad(leftsideofFigure5)inTiburon.Singletransmissionlineswillthenpasseast(lefttoright)totransformers(indicatedwithredcirclesinFigure5)locatedoneachmajorstreet.

4.3.6 Everythirddistributionutilitypolewillbeneutralgrounded.4.3.7 Subsystemsfinallayoutandwireratingsarebeingcurrentlydefined.4.3.8 Below,Figure5providestheTiburongridfootprintwithsomeoftheeffectsofHurricaneMatthew.

PoleswithoutanXindicatepolesthatsurvivedHurricaneMatthew.PoleswithanXdidnotsurvive.Redindicatespoleswithtransformers.Yellowindicatespoleswithstreetlightspreviouslyinstalled.Brownindicatesstandardutilitypoles.Blue(phaseA),red(phaseB)andgreen(phaseC)linesindicate240/120VdistributionsysteminplacepriortoHurricaneMatthew(tobereplaced).

Figure5:PlannedTiburongridfootprint,toberefined

Table5:DistributionSystemSpecifics(AsseenpriortoHurricaneMatthew)

Type Voltage DistanceLowVoltage–PhaseA 240/120V 1,450mLowVoltage–PhaseB 240/120V 1,000mLowVoltage–PhaseC 240/120V 1,500mMediumVoltage–PhaseA 13.2kV 2,000mMediumVoltage–PhaseB 13.2kV 1,400mMediumVoltage–PhaseC 13.2kV 1,700m

Number/TypeofTransformers:7x15kVAsinglephase13.2kVto240/120V

Table6:MeteringSpecifics

MeterParameters Specifics#ofMeters ~300LocationofMeters PoletopPrepaidMeter YesMeterCommunications MeshRFMeterAccuracy 1%RemoteDisconnectIncluded Yes


OtherFeatures Powerlimiting,energylimiting,demandresponsemanagement

4.4 Projectscheduleconsiderations4.4.1 TiburonislocatedatthewesterntipofthesouthernHaitipeninsula.4.4.2 Transportrequires~6hoursofsingle-lanepavedroads(speedbumps,potholesapplicable)and~2.5

hoursofsingle-lanedirtroads,requiringpassageover/arounddamagedbridgesandthroughoneorseveralriversdependingonbridgeconditions.Riverlevelswillbeconsideredwhentimingthelocaltransittoensurethatriverdepthdonotexceed2feet.4-wheeldriveisrequiredandaftersustained,heavyrain,inaccessibilityofrivercrossingmightcausedelaysuntilriversubsides.

4.4.3 Potentialforlandslidesduringstormconditionsarepresentatcertainlocationsalongaccessroadbutpathistypicallyclearedwithindays.

4.4.4 HurricaneseasonofficiallytakesplacebetweenJune1standNovember30thandmustbetakenintoconsiderationduringplanning.

4.4.5 Duringprojectassessmentandimplementationphases,EarthSparkwillprovidereasonablelogisticssupportforpersonnelintheformoflocalcoordination.

4.5 Othermodelingconsiderations4.5.1 Monthlyaverageinsolationdata.4.5.2 Biddersshouldassumeapriceof$1perliterofdieselfuel.

Table7:MonthlyAverageInsolationData

ClearnessIndex

DailyRadiation

(kWh/m2/d)

January 0.58 6.4February 0.61 7.1March 0.6 7April 0.53 5.8May 0.48 4.9June 0.56 6.3July 0.59 6.7August 0.54 5.8September 0.52 5.5October 0.52 5.6November 0.51 5.3December 0.54 5.8


ANNEX5 ADDITIONALTWOSMALLGRIDS

5.1 ‘StarterGrid’Microgridcontext5.1.1 InadditiontotheTiburongrid,EarthSparkissolicitingproposalsforsmall‘startergrids’fortwo

additionalsmalltownsinHaiti.A‘startergrid’issmallerinfrastructuredevelopmentthatdeliverssmallerlevelsofpowerthantheLesAnglaisgridandtheprojectedgridinTiburon.Asmall‘startergrid’stillservesanimportantroleindeliveringprimaryenergyaccesstoacommunityandmayserveasavanguardforalargergridinthatcommunityifalargerinstallationisjustifiedandpossible.

5.2 NextTwo‘StarterGrids’EarthSparkhasselected,butnotconfirmedthesetowns.ForpurposesofthisRFP,pleaseconsiderthefollowing:5.2.1 Theplannedexpansionwillservethedowntownareasoftwotownswithapproximately100customers

each,includingresidential,smallbusinessesandcommercialclients.5.2.2 Biddersmaysubmitsolutionsthatareeitherexpandable,orintheeventofexpansionareportableand

maybemovedtoanother‘startergrid’location.5.2.3 ThesegridsshouldbeACandshouldmeetthereliabilitycriteriasetforthforTiburoninANNEX4aswell

astheminimumviableproductobligationssetoutinANNEX3.Figure6throughFigure9showprojecteddailyloadcurvesin2018and2023,respectively.Thestackedportionofthegraphshows50thpercentilevaluesofaveragecustomerusage,whilethelineaboveshowstotalusageatthe95thpercentile.DailyloadcurvedataaregiveninTable8throughTable11.

5.2.4 CustomercompositionisshowninTable12andTable13.

Figure6:Projecteddailyloadcurvein2018forTown1



Table8:LoadCurveDatafor2018forTown1(powerinkW)Hour Averagesmall

residential(<120W)

Bigresidentialandsmallbusinesses(upto600W)

Streetlights(25W)

Biggerbusinesses(upto1000W)

Total50thPercentile

Total95thPercentile

0:00 0.09 1.53 0.30 2.70 4.62 5.161:00 0.05 1.76 0.30 2.65 4.76 5.322:00 0.05 1.70 0.30 2.60 4.65 5.193:00 0.03 1.60 0.30 2.70 4.63 5.174:00 0.05 1.59 0.30 2.60 4.53 5.065:00 0.07 1.92 0.30 2.65 4.94 5.526:00 0.06 1.94 0.30 2.65 4.96 5.547:00 0.06 1.85 0.00 4.10 6.02 6.728:00 0.08 1.58 0.00 4.20 5.86 6.559:00 0.09 1.46 0.00 4.10 5.65 6.3110:00 0.07 1.32 0.00 4.20 5.59 6.2511:00 0.07 1.21 0.00 4.15 5.43 6.0712:00 0.09 1.18 0.00 4.20 5.47 6.1113:00 0.07 1.16 0.00 4.15 5.38 6.0114:00 0.07 1.19 0.00 4.15 5.40 6.0415:00 0.08 1.24 0.00 4.20 5.52 6.1716:00 0.07 1.26 0.00 4.15 5.49 6.1317:00 0.09 1.26 0.00 4.20 5.54 6.2018:00 0.12 1.22 0.00 4.15 5.49 6.13


19:00 0.81 1.35 0.30 2.65 5.12 5.7220:00 0.88 1.46 0.30 2.65 5.29 5.9121:00 0.71 1.81 0.30 2.75 5.57 6.2222:00 0.39 1.69 0.30 2.70 5.08 5.6723:00 0.12 1.59 0.30 2.65 4.66 5.21

Table9:LoadCurveDatafor2023forTown1(powerinkW)

Hour Averagesmallresidential(<120W)


Streetlights(25W)

Biggerbusinesses

(upto1000W)

Total50thPercentile

Total95thPercentile

0:00 0.22 3.97 0.3 4.44 8.92 10.62

1:00 0.11 4.72 0.3 4.42 9.55 11.37

2:00 0.08 4.10 0.3 4.19 8.67 10.32

3:00 0.05 4.24 0.3 4.46 9.05 10.78

4:00 0.10 4.06 0.3 4.48 8.94 10.65

5:00 0.26 5.50 0.3 4.32 10.38 12.36

6:00 0.17 5.31 0.3 6.69 12.47 14.85

7:00 0.15 3.52 0 6.48 10.15 12.09

8:00 0.19 3.17 0 6.60 9.96 11.86

9:00 0.19 3.05 0 6.48 9.71 11.56

10:00 0.14 2.72 0 6.62 9.48 11.28

11:00 0.14 2.54 0 6.45 9.12 10.86

12:00 0.17 2.61 0 6.57 9.36 11.14

13:00 0.18 2.35 0 6.48 9.01 10.72

14:00 0.17 2.54 0 6.52 9.23 10.99

15:00 0.17 2.53 0 6.62 9.32 11.10

16:00 0.14 2.58 0 6.46 9.18 10.93

17:00 0.24 2.49 0 6.57 9.30 11.07

18:00 0.42 2.51 0 6.52 9.45 11.25

19:00 2.44 3.00 0.3 4.36 10.11 12.04

20:00 2.43 3.33 0.3 4.26 10.32 12.29

21:00 1.73 3.97 0.3 4.59 10.60 12.61

22:00 1.11 3.95 0.3 4.50 9.86 11.74

23:00 0.22 3.91 0.3 4.24 8.68 10.33




Streetlights(25W)

Biggerbusinesses(upto1000W)

Total50thPercentile

Total95thPercentile

0:00 0.99 1.55 0.38 2.70 5.62 6.281:00 0.81 1.81 0.38 2.70 5.69 6.36


2:00 0.77 1.57 0.38 2.60 5.31 5.933:00 0.72 1.20 0.38 2.70 5.00 5.584:00 0.90 1.50 0.38 2.70 5.48 6.125:00 2.84 1.89 0.38 2.65 7.75 8.666:00 2.88 2.06 0.38 4.10 9.42 10.527:00 1.30 1.45 0.00 4.20 6.95 7.768:00 1.25 1.39 0.00 4.20 6.84 7.649:00 0.99 2.00 0.00 4.20 7.19 8.0310:00 1.13 1.80 0.00 4.20 7.13 7.9611:00 0.86 1.84 0.00 4.15 6.85 7.6512:00 1.31 1.84 0.00 4.20 7.35 8.2113:00 1.31 1.84 0.00 4.15 7.30 8.1514:00 1.17 1.46 0.00 4.20 6.82 7.6215:00 1.04 1.41 0.00 4.20 6.64 7.4216:00 1.01 1.49 0.00 4.15 6.64 7.4217:00 1.22 1.47 0.00 4.20 6.89 7.6918:00 1.05 1.31 0.00 4.20 6.56 7.3319:00 2.61 1.30 0.38 2.65 6.93 7.7420:00 2.75 2.24 0.38 2.60 7.96 8.8921:00 2.43 1.97 0.38 2.75 7.52 8.4122:00 2.61 1.86 0.38 2.70 7.54 8.4323:00 0.86 1.70 0.38 2.60 5.53 6.17




Streetlights(25W)

Biggerbusinesses

(upto1000W)

Total50thPercentile

Total95thPercentile

0:00 0.20 4.03 0.38 4.44 9.04 10.761:00 0.12 4.84 0.38 4.42 9.76 11.622:00 0.10 3.78 0.38 4.19 8.45 10.063:00 0.06 3.18 0.38 4.46 8.07 9.614:00 0.10 3.85 0.38 4.48 8.81 10.495:00 0.17 5.41 0.38 4.32 10.28 12.246:00 0.18 5.64 0.38 6.69 12.88 15.347:00 0.15 2.75 0.00 6.48 9.38 11.178:00 0.20 2.78 0.00 6.60 9.59 11.419:00 0.22 4.17 0.00 6.48 10.88 12.9510:00 0.16 3.72 0.00 6.62 10.50 12.5011:00 0.17 3.84 0.00 6.45 10.46 12.4612:00 0.23 4.07 0.00 6.57 10.87 12.9413:00 0.16 3.72 0.00 6.48 10.36 12.3314:00 0.15 3.11 0.00 6.52 9.78 11.6415:00 0.20 2.88 0.00 6.62 9.69 11.54


16:00 0.18 3.04 0.00 6.46 9.68 11.5317:00 0.18 2.91 0.00 6.57 9.66 11.5018:00 0.23 2.71 0.00 6.52 9.47 11.2719:00 2.32 2.88 0.38 4.36 9.94 11.8420:00 2.78 5.12 0.38 4.26 12.53 14.9221:00 1.83 4.32 0.38 4.59 11.12 13.2422:00 0.94 4.34 0.38 4.50 10.15 12.0923:00 0.33 4.16 0.38 4.24 9.10 10.84

Table12:NumberofcustomersbytarifflevelforTown1

2018Load 2023LoadSmallresidential(upto120W) 94 117Bigresidentialandsmallbusiness(upto600W) 10 16Streetlights 10 10Biggerbusinesses(upto1000W) 1 2

Table13:NumberofcustomersbytarifflevelforTown2

2018Load 2023LoadSmallresidential(upto30W) 102 164Bigresidentialandsmallbusiness(upto600W) 8 18Streetlights 10 10Biggerbusinesses(upto1000W) 1 2

5.3 PlannedDistributionsystem5.3.1 Thegridswillcoverapproximately1.0kmofstreetsindowntownTown2andabout0.7kmofstreetsin

Town1.5.3.2 Itwillincludelow-voltage(120V)primarylinesonly.5.3.3 Subsystemslayoutandwireratingsarebeingcurrentlydefined.

5.4 Othermodelinginputs5.4.1 Forthissection,usesamemodelinginputsasthosefortheTiburonmicrogridRFP.

Table14:MonthlyAverageInsolationData

ClearnessIndex DailyRadiation(kWh/m2/d)January 0.65 5.07February 0.66 5.84March 0.65 6.48April 0.64 6.84May 0.60 6.62June 0.64 7.00July 0.64 6.99August 0.63 6.75September 0.62 6.24October 0.62 5.63November 0.62 4.98December 0.63 4.72


ANNEX6 DELIVERYDATAFORM

RFP17ES0407–Bidder’sdeliverydata

QuotationsareunderstoodtobeunderDeliveryAtTerminal(DAT)conditions,withproposalsforseafreight.

DATpointforofferedproducts Port-au-Prince,Haiti

Countryoforiginofofferedproducts

Deliverytime(DATfromtimeoforder)

TotalDATprice

Shipmentdimensionsofofferedproducts(includingpackage)

Grossweight TotalvolumeContainers(ifapplicable)

Number Size

NOTE: please note that under DAT (Delivery At Terminal) Incoterms 2010, vendor is responsible todeliverthegoodsatnamedport(meaning:allfeesrelatedtofreight,insuranceandunloadingatportshallbeincludedinyourquote).

Authorizedsignature:________________________________________________

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