In 2013 the Government of The Bahamas published its National Energy Policy 2013 – 2033(NEP). A key objective of the NEP is to increase the sustainable renewable energy sources into the generation mix in The Bahamas. In this regard, the NEP aims to promote the use of renewable energy sources, energy conservation and energy efficiency in the generation, distribution and consumption of electricity throughout the country by residents, businesses and government. In 2015, by passage of the new Electricity Act 2015 (EA), the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority, (URCA) became the regulator for the electricity sector and is mandated to…
This document comprises a Request for Proposals (“RFP”) from suitably qualified legal practitioners, to provide legal services to the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA), on an as and when needed basis. The remainder of this RFP outlines the overall scope of external legal services which may be sought by URCA from time to time, sets out the basic requirements for a proposal in response to this RFP from interested Legal Practitioners, and outlines the evaluation criteria and process which will be used by URCA as the basis for empanelling practitioners. The objective of this RFP process is to identify…
The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) invites interested entities to submit proposals for services to conduct surveys of the pay tv and radio broadcasting markets in The Bahamas. It is URCA’s objective to obtain empirical data that can provide representative parameters on the listening and watching habits of consumers and their opinions on the quality of available services and programming provided to consumers over pay-tv and radio in The Bahamas. The deadline for submission of proposals is no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday 2 August 2019. A copy of the RFP and TOR may be downloaded here. https://urcabahamas.bs/rfp_tor-broadcast-market-survey/
The Utilities and Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) is the independent regulatory authority with responsibility for the electronic communications sector (ECS) and electricity sector (ES) in The Bahamas. In the electricity sector URCA’s primary role is regulation of the sector in accordance with the goals, objectives, and principles underpinning the national energy and electricity sector policies. These policies mandate the use of renewable energy as a form of generation in The Bahamas. URCA requests proposals for the engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and maintenance of a solar canopy system (SCS) at its carpark located on Frederick Street in Nassau, Bahamas. The…
