Overview
Provide specialized technical assistance to review and improve the methodology used to estimate the national electricity emission factor applied in the HC-Peru platform.
Key Responsibilities
- Review the current methodology for calculating the national electricity emission factor.
- Review relevant technical information and official data sources related to electricity generation and emissions in Peru.
- Identify and analyze alternative methodological approaches for estimating the electricity emission factor.
- Perform simulations of the electricity emission factor calculation using at least three different methodologies.
- Analyze and compare the results obtained from the different methodological approaches.
- Develop a technical document describing the methodological approach for estimating the national electricity emission factor for the HC-Peru program.
- Provide technical recommendations for the application of the proposed methodology within the HC-Peru platform.
- Provide technical inputs and clarifications to UNEP and the Ministry of Environment (MINAM) as required.
Required Experience
- At least five (5) years of professional experience in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventories, climate change mitigation, or related fields.
- Demonstrated experience in greenhouse gas emissions accounting at the organizational level.
- Experience in greenhouse gas mitigation projects in the energy sector.
- Experience in greenhouse gas emissions inventories or emissions accounting in the energy sector.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Economics, or a closely related field (Required).
- Master’s degree or specialization in Climate Change, Energy Management, Sustainability, Greenhouse Gas Inventories, Environmental Sciences, or related fields (Required).
