The successful firm will also be required to assess the technical and economic potential for wind energy and model at least two sites to pre-feasibility level.
Applicants must be familiar with the challenges of weak grids, the ministry said. The deadline for applications is 10 October.
The work will be financed from a World Bank loan of $84.7 million granted to increase the reliability and quality of electricity supply under the Malawi Energy Sector Support Project 2011-2016.
The country has exceptional wind resources along the shores of Lake Malawi, according to the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP).
Malawi relies on hydropower for 94% of its electricity supply and suffers frequent black-outs. As well as seeking to diversify its generation resource, Malawi also needs new capacity to cope with a rapidly growing population (expanded from 9 million in 1998 to 15 million 2010) and increasing demand from the mining industry.
Malawi looks to wind for energy solution
MALAWI: Malawi's Ministry of Energy and Mining has invited expressions of interest from consulting firms to identify promising wind farm sites and carry out wind measurements.
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