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INDIVIDUAL SERVICE CONTRACT FORECAST

Technical Assistance for Ensuring the Compliance of the Frequency Performance of Turkish Power System With UCTE Criteria

Location - Turkey

1. Publication reference

EuropeAid/121142/D/SV/TR

2. Procedure

International Restricted

3. Programme

The National Pre-Accession Financial Assistance Programme for Turkey 2004

4. Financing

EC Contribution Budget line BG-UE-B2004-22.020401-ELARG

5. Contracting Authority

Central Finance and Contracts Unit (CFCU)

6. Nature of contract

Fee-based

7. Contract description

Technical assistance for improving the frequency control performance of the Turkish Power system to the level required by the UCTE for the commencement of synchronized parallel operation of the Turkish power system with UCTE network to ensure the integration of the Turkish electricity market in to the EU Internal Electricity Market

8. Indicative maximum budget

€ 2.500.000

9. Intended timing of publication

3rd Quarter 2005

10. Additional information

N/A

11. Legal basis

Council Regulation No. (EC) 2500/2001 of 17 December 2001 concerning pre-accession financial assistance for Turkey and amending regulations (EEC) No. 3906/89, (EC) No. 1267/1999, (EC) No. 1268/1999 and EC No. 555/2000

Remarks:

There must be a minimum period of 30 calendar days between the publication of this contract forecast and the publication of the corresponding procurement notice.

No applications or requests for information should be sent at this stage.