IFC’s Advisory Services in Public-Private Partnerships (“IFC Advisory”) has been engaged by the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (“GoK”) as lead transaction advisor for a second round of competitive solar procurement to select a private partner through a competitive tender to design; finance; build; operate and maintain solar photovoltaic (“PV”) plants on up to two distinct sites; tentatively located in the Talas and Batken regions of Kyrgyzstan; with a total capacity of 200-300 MW; with each site having a capacity of 100-150 MW (the “Project”).