Energy Economists (2 person-months international and 6 person-months national)

• Type: Contract
• Location: Islamabad, Pakistan
• Organisation: FINCON Services Inc.
  Management Consulting Organization
• Closing Date: 11-May-2008
• Description:
  (i) Assisting the Government to evaluate energy efficiency investment conditions and conduct the energy efficiency market and economic assessment; (ii) Reviewing the national policy and regulatory frameworks in Pakistan (energy efficiency and energy conservation laws, decrees, ordinances, regulations, standards, specifications, and utility demand-side management practices) and, where applicable, policy and regulatory frameworks at the provincial level; (iii) Reviewing energy efficiency stakeholder assessments; (iv) Conducting economic and comparative cost-benefit analysis of key energy efficiency investments in major energy-consuming sectors (industry, buildings, transportation, agriculture, commercial, and residential), prioritizing focus areas, developing realizable quantitative implementation targets and schedules, and defining verifiable energy efficiency indicators and performance monitoring methods; (v) Conducting an economic evaluation the project by comparing with- and without-project cases under different growth scenarios and calculating the economic internal rate of return, taking into account economic costs and benefits in accordance with ADB's Guidelines for the Economic Analysis of Projects (1997) and Financial Management and Analysis of Projects (2005); (vi) Identifying all risks to project revenue and costs, and conducting relevant sensitivity analyses; (vii) Analyzing the economic subsidies involved in the current tariff structure and the extent of cross-subsidization between major consumer groups and regions; and reviewing the appropriateness of the existing lifeline tariff block; (viii) Identifying stakeholders and conducting a distributional analysis of net project benefits in accordance with ADB's Handbook for Integrating Poverty Impact Assessment in the Economic Analysis for Projects (2001); and (ix) Assisting in preparing required reports and sections of the RRP.
• Applicant Requirements:
  The energy economists will assess the macroeconomic rationale for the national energy efficiency program and evaluate the economic viability of proposed investment projects in accordance with ADB's economic analysis guidelines. The international consultant should have a minimum of 12 years' experience in energy economics and analysis of energy projects, at least 5 years of which were dedicated to the field of energy efficiency. The international consultant should have previous working experience in the Asia and Pacific region, particularly within the DMCs of ADB. The consultants must have experience in demonstrating the economic justifications for energy efficiency investment projects.
• Application instructions:
  Cvs in ADB Format
• Other Contact Details:
  FINCON Services Inc. Suite#202-8556 120th Street Surrey BC V3W 3N5 Canada Tel: 604 590 2973 (Office) Fax: 604 590 2974
• Contact Person: FINCON Services Inc. cv@fincon-services.com
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