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The important Notice to the Applicants - Please do not submit your offer through undp jobs.

Only those applications would be considered that have been submitted to the following email address: procurement.kz@undp.org with the indication of IC Ref.2021-025 in the subject line. 

The following documents in PDF to be attached to the Offer (maximum size 19Mb per one e-mail transmission) and should be sent to procurement.kz@undp.org with indication of Ref.2021-025 in the e-mail subject not later 4 PM (Nur-Sultan time, GMT+6) of 29 March 2021:

  • Duly accomplished Annex 4 “Offeror’s Letter to UNDP confirming interest and availability for the Individual contractor” and Annex 5 “Breakdown of Costs Supporting the Final All-Inclusive Price” using provided UNDP template; the document should be provided separately from other required below documents; Annexes 4-5 must be password protected!
  • Detailed CV, where previous work experience in similar projects should be included, as well as contact details (email and phone number) of the Offeror;
  • Other documents certifying the work experience, expertise, education, and skills (qualification improvement certificates\diplomas, awards, etc.);

Financial proposals which are not password protected will be rejected automatically.

ONLY fully submitted applications would be considered for evaluation.

Late quotations will be disqualified automatically. 

 

Background:

Kazakhstan is by far the largest GHG emitter in Central Asia with annual emissions of 284 Mt CO2e in 2012 and has one of the world’s highest GHG emissions per capita (16.9 tCO2)1. The energy intensity of the country’s economy in 2010 – 0.68 toe per 1000 dollar of GDP – was almost six times that of Western Europe (0.11), almost triple that of the US (0.24). While Kazakhstan has substantial potential for energy and other resource efficiency improvements, GHG emissions across the sectors have been steadily rising since the early 2000s, when the emissions bottomed out at around 146 Mt CO2e, or 41% of the 1990 peak level of 358 Mt CO2e. The main reasons for this high level of intensity are the use of outdated technologies and lack of strong incentives for energy conservation. There is a strong commitment within the government to invest in clean energy and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The UNDP/GEF “Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMA) Urban for Low Carbon Development” Project is a $5.93 million USD project which focuses in making investments in energy-efficiency more attractive in Kazakhstan. The definition of NAMA being used by the project is any investment in clean energy that reduces greenhouse gas emissions, regardless of whether or not it has international support. The project started in April 2015 and is scheduled to finish by October 2021. One of the main outcomes of the project is the facilitation of financing for urban NAMAs through the creation and operationalization of a dedicated fund. After two years, the project concluded that creating its own financial support mechanism (FSM) was not feasible and instead the project decided to cooperate with an existing FSM, which is implemented by the DAMU Foundation (https://www.damu.kz/en/) called the Municipal Energy Efficiency Support Facility (MEESF). The UNDP and DAMU cooperation in the provision of financing support to urban NAMA projects is embodied in the FSM called Investment Incentives Mechanism2 under the Urban NAMA Project.
The IIM was launched in October 2017 and has been running now for slightly over three years. Over the period from December 2017 to June 2020, 110 application for subsidies were received and the results were that 10 of them – rejected as non-eligible, 100 – endorsed. Out of the 100 endorsed projects 37 projects were approved to received loans from commercial banks and loan interest payment subsidies3. Initial estimates have suggested that that for the 37 projects funded the lifetime emissions reductions are 660,673 t CO2 but these figures need to be independently verified.
Building on the experience of the NAMA project, the Government of Kazakhstan, and other stakeholders, including financial institutions, such as Astana International Finance Centre and DAMU, were interested to further develop the mechanisms of attracting private investments into energy saving projects. As a result, the Ministry of Industry, and Infrastructure Development (MIID), requested UNDP to support the implementation of a Government-financed project on energy saving measures through innovative financing mechanisms. In addition, led by UNDP, and with support of UNEP, and UNESCAP, the Kazakhstan has been planning to launch a Green Finance Accelerator, as a platform of action to attract private investments towards energy efficiency and energy saving measures. This platform is planned to be funded in the initial stage by the Joint SDG Fund, and a grant application is now under consideration.

Now that the Urban NAMA Project FSM has been running for three years, and given that its FSM results are considered to be taken as a basis for scale-up, it is time to take stock and assess its performance and make recommendations for the future in terms of either: a) enhancing and strengthening it; or (b) making clear and specific recommendations for the design of a new FSM.
In addition, UNDP is implementing another ongoing US$ 4.51 million UNDP/GEF climate change mitigation project in Kazakhstan called the “De-risking Investment in Renewable Energy (DREI)” Project. This project also includes another FSM to reduce the risks of investing in small renewable energy projects. It was initially planned that the FSM under the NAMA Project will be transferred to the DREI Project but focusing on supporting small scale renewable energy projects. It is important that the lessons learned from this FSM review are considered in any planned adjustment in the design of the FSMs in the NAMA and DREI Projects. 

It is envisaged that one mission of 10 working days (not including travel days) should be undertaken in April – May 2021 to Kazakhstan.

Devoirs et responsabilités

The objective of this assignment is to: (1) review of the existing design and performance of the FSMs of the NAMA and DREI Projects; and (ii) make recommendations on either new or modified FSM designs.
The GEF supports commercially viable EE and RE projects, that help to transform the market to support low carbon measures that are cost-effective and sustainable and will bring about energy savings, energy cost savings, and GHG emission reductions. Taking this into account, therefore, any FSM that includes the GEF should always use a blended approach of combining grants with other financial instruments and should be designed with issues such as effectiveness, impact, efficiency, and sustainability in mind.

  • The FE will be responsible to the GEF Portfolio Manager for payment approval. The reports will be reviewed by UNDP CO, BPPS VF RTA and RBEC for payment sign off.
  • The FE will be submitting the reports based on the results achieved and in an agreed format stating that all actions taken during the assignment in English.
  • Together with the NC, the FE shall be liable for the accuracy and reliability of the data provided, links to sources of information used.

Compétences

  • Competence in the field of energy, preferably in the renewable energy area, financial mechanisms;
  • Excellent oral and communication skills;
  • Demonstrable analytical skill

 

Qualifications et expériences requises

Education:

  • Master’s degree in finance/economics, energy/environmental economics, or any other relevant field;

Experience:

  • Minimum 12 years of demonstrable experience in the technical area of renewable energy/ energy efficiency.
  • Experience working with financial institutions in a professional capacity that shows understanding of how financial mechanisms work is required.
  • Experience working with international organizations or multi-lateral financing institutions on financial policy design is an asset but not required.
  • Experience with the GEF is an asset but not required.
  • Working experience in Central Asia is an asset but not required.

Language:

  • Proficiency in English is required.

Female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Supporting documents/filled templates to be submitted along with the applications are following, and those templates can be download from https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=76380