FromToCountryClientProject name & DescritionCarbon Africa Role
2020/092021/02Kenya

Pacific Consulting
Company Ltd
Japan Ministry of
Environment
Low Carbon Development Project Success Factors
• Support for the identification and assessment of successfully implemented low
carbon projects to obtain lessons learned for use in other projects
• Project identification
• Data collection and interviews
• Analysis and reporting
2020/09OngoingKenyaUNDPWaste Sector Technical, Legal and Financial Readiness for private Sector Engagement Waste:
• Supporting the Government of Kenya, via UNDP, to work towards implementing the national target of promoting and implementing a sustainable waste management system.
• Project Idea Note development for donor funding
• In-depth metabolic analysis and circular economy strategies report for Kenya
• Team lead
• Technical advisor
2020/072021/03Eastern AfricaGIZ Uganda Global Carbon Markets ProgrammeArticle 6 readiness activities through Eastern Africa Alliance on Carbon Markets and Climate Finance:
• Regional private sector workshop, negotiators’ workshop
• Assessment study on the institutional and legal framework for implementation of Article 6 for the Eastern Africa countries, including Sudan and Ethiopia
• Consultant
• Workshop
facilitator
• Co-author
2019/112020/12KenyaGIZ Uganda Global Carbon Markets Energy Programme, National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA)Standardized Baseline Grid Emission Factor:
• Supporting NEMA as the Designated National Authority and the Ministry of Environment to prepare standardized GHG emissions calculations for the Kenyan electricity grid as approved by UNFCCC
• Technical lead
2019/07OngoingKenyaFrankfurt School-UNEP Collaborating CentreInternational Climate Initiative- Clean Captive Installations for Industrial Clients in Sub- Sahara Africa:
•Sector scoping •Assessment of market potential for clean captive industrial installations
•Technical due- diligence
• Resident expert
• Technical advisor
2018/12OngoingEast AfricaPerspectives Climate Group (IKI funded)Climate Finance Innovators-Linking market mechanisms and climate finance in Africa:
• Carbon market profiles for East Africa.
• Sub-sector scoping for CF proposal
• Support to a GCF concept note and a guidebook on the role of carbon finance in off-grid RE in Africa.
• Resident regional
Consultant
• Consultant
• Co-author
2018/042018/08Uganda
Senegal
Ethiopia
German Federal
Environment
Ministry
(Bundesministeriu
m für Umwelt,
Naturschutz und
nukleare
Sicherheit- BMU)
Linking market mechanisms and climate finance in Africa:
• Project scoping for Uganda climate finance proposal concept note
• Sub-sector scoping for IKI project engagement in Uganda
• Analysis of emission reductions issuance
• Support to the Preparation of GCF proposal for a mini-grid project in Uganda
• Resident regional consultant
2017/072018/02Kenya
Tanzania
Pacific Consulting
Company Ltd
Japan Ministry of
Environment
Low Carbon Development Project Success Factors:
• Support for the identification and assessment of successfully implemented low
carbon projects to obtain lessons learned for use in other projects
•Project identification
• Data collection and interviews
• Analysis and reporting
20172018KenyaAfrican

Development Bank,
Mutunguru
Hydroelectric
Company Limited
Mutunguru small hydropower project:
• Design of and support to the stakeholder baseline survey
• Strategic advice on corporate legal entity, structuring and revenue sharing
• Development of business plan, strategy, corporate documentation and policies
• Support for knowledge management tools and procedures
• Technical advisor
2017/012017/03RwandaGOPA-International
Energy Consultants
GmbH
Carbon Project Development Technical Assistance:
• Technical assistance in carbon project development and climate finance advisory
• Training of staff
• Technical advisor
2016/122017/12Uganda
Senegal
Zambia
EUEI-PDF
Renewable Energy
Cooperation
Programme (RECP)
Market information and project assessments for mini-grids, solar home systems, solar irrigation and captive power
•Research market information
•Project scouting in the renewable energy sector
• Consultant
2016/11OngoingKenya
Ethiopia
Climate Focus BV
German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB)
Strengthening the African CDM Pipeline Project
• Assess opportunities for African carbon
market activities to be supported through international climate finance
• Explore possibilities for linking CDM project activities with funding from the Green Climate Fund
• Consultant
2016/112017/03KenyaGerman Federal
Environment
Ministry
(Bundesministeriu
m für Umwelt,
Naturschutz und
nukleare
Sicherheit- BMU)
Strengthening the African CDM Pipeline Project
• Identify Kenyan CDM project activities that could be scaled up and align well to the GCF’s six investment criteria
• Prepare a report identifying key barriers and outlining potential for engagement
• Consultant
2016/102018/07KenyaUS Agency for
International
Development
(USAID)
Climate-smart agriculture investment:
• Support to the promotion and attraction of institutional investments for climate-smart agribusiness development in East Africa in the context of the Feed-the-Future initiative
• Consultant
2016/102017/03Sub-Saharan AfricaEU Energy Initiative
Partnership
Dialogue Facility
(EUEI PDF) - Africa-
EU Renewable
Energy Cooperation
Programme (RECP)
Africa-EU Renewable Energy Cooperation Programme (RECP) Early Phase Project Support Mechanism Study:
• Assess the potential and the legal workings of a new instrument to support renewable energy project developers
• Consultant
2016/102016/12KenyaGIZ KenyaStudy on the concessionary energy retailing model (the CER model) for mini-grid integration:
• Determination of model feasibility
• Drafting of the Standard Energy Retailing Agreement
• Financial model development
•Carbon Advisor
•Financial model
development
•Sensitivity analysis
development
2016/092017/03Rwanda
Uganda
Kenya
Tanzania
Solar Mosaic, OPICPrivate off-grid, mini-grid, captive power, and small IPP financing platform for East Africa:
• Technical, financial, and transaction advisory,
• Due diligence and market research for OPIC-funded US solar financing platform
• Technical advisor
• Financial advisor
2016/08OngoingHaitiProject GaiaProject Gaia Improved Cookstove Programme of Activities
• Inclusion of CDM and GS CPA for ethanol cookstoves in Haiti
• Gold Standard pre-feasibility assessment
• Carbon developer
• Carbon advisor
2016/072017/02Kenya
Ethiopia
Pacific Consulting Company Ltd
Japan Ministry of Environment
Methodology Development for JCM Model Projects
• Support to development of JCM methodologies for 3 projects in Kenya and Ethiopia, being (a) 6 MW grid-connected small hydro, (b) a 1 MW solar PV plant at a salt factory and (c) a biomass CHP plant in a flooring factory
• Baseline and grid emission factor data collection
• Advisory on methodology
2016/012016/03HaitiInternational Lifeline FundInternational Lifeline Fund feasibility assessment
•Carbon feasibility assessment for clean cook stove activity in Haiti
•Consultant
2015/01OngoingEthiopia
Djibouti
Project GaiaProject Gaia Improved Cookstove Programme of Activities
•Alcohol-fueled improved cook stove distribution in rural areas
•CDM & GS development
•Carbon developer
•Carbon advisor
•CDM Loan Scheme manage
2014/092015/09Kenya
Ghana
Rwanda
M-Kopa SolarCarbon Feasibility Study and Documentation for Off-Grid Lighting
•Preliminary assessment of carbon and market potential for a “pay-as-you-go” solar lantern company
•Feasibility consultant
•Carbon developer
•Carbon advisor
2014/062018/06Kenya
Uganda
Rwanda
Mozambique
ResponsAbility
Renewable Energy
Holding
Pipeline development support, provision of advice on the utilization of climate finance instruments for supporting a USD 60 million equity fund
• Prefeasibility studies
• Advisory on securing climate, concessional and grant funding
• Support project approval under the Feed-in Tariff Policy
•Technical advisor
2014/032014/11Ethiopia
Djibouti
Sudan
South Sudan
Uganda
Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre / NetworkAfforestation/Reforestation Programme of Activities
•Carbon protocol advisory, baseline assessment and preparation of carbon documentation for an Afforestation/Reforestation regional programme in cooperation with Agriculture, Forestry and Land Use (AFOLU) Global Services
•Carbon developer
•Carbon advisor
2013/122014/12EthiopiaKfW
Bankengruppe
Project Information Notes for CDM Programme of Activities
•Detailed PINs and investment analysis for potential PoAs in the biodiesel, briquetting, waste water and other sectors
•Consultant
2013/11OngoingRwandaGigawatt Global Cooperatiëf U.A.Gigawatt Global Programme of Activities
•Grid connected renewable energy projects
•CDM & GS validation
•8.5 MW solar PV CPA, project operational since mid-2014
•Carbon developer
•Transaction advisor
•CDM Loan Scheme manager
2013/1106/2015KenyaClimate Focus B.V.Hivos Foundation Household Biogas Programme of Activities
•Carbon Gold Standard PoA design consultation of a household biogas initiative
•GS design document preparation
•Supporting consultant
2013/082014/10EthiopiaEthiopian Railway Corporation
Strategic Climate Institutions Programme
Ethiopian Railways Climate Financing Project
• Development, structuring, capacity building and finance raising under a nascent NAMA framework for billion dollar rail infrastructure expansion in partnership with Climate Focus B.V.
• Resident expert
• Climate finance advisor
• Trainer
2013/062013/11Kenya
South Africa
Envirofit International, IncImproved Cookstove Programme of Activities
•Gold Standard design consultation for a CDM-registered PoA
•GS design consultation consultant
2013/062013/11KenyaEnvirofit International, IncImproved Cookstove Programme of Activities
•Successful inclusion of 2 subsequent charcoal and woodfuel CPAs
•Carbon developer
2013/052013/08Africa-wideUNDP
Climate Focus B.V.
Standardized Baseline Assessment for Rural Electrification in Africa
•Assessment of the potential of and design approach to GHG standardized baselines for rural electrification in off-grid areas, with a focus on Mali, the Gambia, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Nigeria. Report published
•Co-author
•Data analyst
2013/052013/07MozambiqueSNV MozambiqueCarbon Feasibility Assessment for Improved Cookstoves
•Feasibility study on GHG emission reduction potential and best design approach for improved cookstove distribution
•Consultant
2013/032013/07EthiopiaKfW BankengruppeFeasibility Assessment of CDM PoA Potential
•Study of potential in priority sectors for decision makers
•Consultant
2012/102013/02South AfricaStandard Bank PlcSouth Africa Renewable Energy CDM Programme of Activities
•Successful inclusion of 2 subsequent solar PV CPAs
•Carbon developer
2012/05OngoingSouth AfricaClimate Corporation Emissions Trading GmbHRenewable Energy Carbon Programme for Africa
•Grid-connection renewable energy projects
•CDM registered
•82.5 MW wind farm first CPA
•Project originator
•Carbon developer
•Carbon asset manager
•Coordinating/Managing Entity
2012/05OngoingSouth AfricaClimate Corporation Emissions Trading GmbHRenewable Energy Carbon Programme for Africa
•CDM registered
•9 MWp solar PV first CPA
•Project originator
•Carbon developer
•Carbon asset manager
•Coordinating/Managing Entity
2012/04OngoingKenyaMarine Power Generation Company LtdLarge-scale Renewable CDM Programme of Activities
•Grid-connected renewable energy projects
•CDM & GS development
•Carbon developer
•Transaction advisor
•CDM Loan Scheme manager
2012/032012/03KenyaLow Carbon Development LtdImproved Cookstove CDM Local Stakeholder Consultation
•Preparation for and reporting on a national local stakeholder consultation for an improved cookstove PoA
•Consultation organizer
2012/022012/07TanzaniaClimate Focus B.V.
Nicole Steen Ltd
Improved Cookstove CDM Programme of Activities
•CDM Distribution of energy efficient household cookstoves
•CDM development terminated
•Baseline studies
•Carbon advisor
2011/12OngoingKenyaKipeto Energy Ltd
GE East Africa Ltd
Undisclosed
Kipeto Energy 100 MW Wind Power Project
•Grid-connected wind farm
•CDM registered, GS development
•Carbon developer
•Transaction advisor
2011/122013/04South AfricaBioTherm Energy (Pty) LtdGolden Valley 140 MW Wind Power Project
•Grid-connected wind farm
•CDM registered
•Carbon developer
2011/122013/02South AfricaStandard Bank PlcSouth Africa Renewable Energy CDM Programme of Activities
•Grid-connected small renewable energy projects
•CDM registered, 10 MW solar PV CPA under construction
•Carbon developer
•Support to Coordinating/ Managing Entity
2011/122016/12TanzaniaNuru East Africa LtdNuru Lighting Project, Tanzania
•Household lighting initiative to replace kerosene
•CDM validation, ERPA signed
•Carbon developer
•Transaction advisor
•CDM Loan Scheme manager
2011/12OngoingUgandaNuru East Africa LtdNuru Lighting Project, Uganda
•Household lighting initiative to replace kerosene
•CDM registered, ERPA signed
•Carbon developer
•Transaction advisor
•CDM Loan Scheme manager
2011/122013/04The GambiaS2 Services SARL (Cameroon)
Ministry of Energy
CFL Light Bulb Replacement Project
•National light bulb replacement activity implemented by the Ministry of Energy
•CDM development
•Carbon advisor
2011/082013/12KenyaStandard Bank Plc
Prunus Energy Systems Ltd
Off-Grid Generation Survey for Inclusion in the Grid Emission Factor (GEF)
•Primary data collection and analysis of off-grid diesel generators
•Successfully validated
•Supervision of off-grid data survey
•Carbon developer
2011/082013/10UgandaCamco Kenya Ltd
Belgian Technical Cooperation Uganda
Carbon Capacity Building and Project Support
•3-year international technical advisory to develop carbon market capacity and register CDM projects
•Project identification
•Carbon development support
•Facilitation of CDM school
•Support to DNA
•Standardized baselines
•ERPA advisory
2011/082011/12UgandaEneco Energy B.V.Improved Cookstove Carbon Project
•Due diligence for an improved cookstove project
•Consultant
2011/07OngoingKenyaGreenpower Worldwide Ltd
Pinepower Ltd
5 MWel Biogas Cogeneration Project
•Commercial biogas power project supplying electricity and heat to Del Monte Kenya Ltd, surplus to the grid. Under CDM development
•Carbon developer
•Transaction advisor
•CDM Loan Scheme manager
2011/072016/06Kenya
Tanzania
Climate Focus B.V.
Simgas B.V.
Simgas Biogas Programme of Activities
•Household-scale biogas technology
•CDM registered, GS development
•Baseline studies
•Host country facilitator
•GS support
2011/072012/07KenyaRural Development Solutions LtdRural Development Solutions Lighting Project
• Carbon credit development and transaction advisory services to a rural off-grid LED lighting project to replace kerosene lamps across Kenya
• Carbon developer
• Transaction advisor
2011/052012/05Egypt
Brazil
Bombardier Transportation Canada LtdLight Mass Rapid Transit Projects
•Carbon feasibility studies for monorail transport systems
•Preparation of CDM PDD for Expresso Tirandentes monorail project tender
•Carbon developer
•Transaction advisor
2011/052011/06DR CongoEnterprise Générale Malta ForrestCarbon Feasibility Study for Sugar Cogeneration
•Carbon feasibility study for a bagasse-based cogeneration project for a greenfield sugar project
•Consultant
2011/042013/04Kenya
Rwanda
Standard Bank PlcEast Africa Renewable Energy CDM Programme of Activities
• Grid-connection small renewably energy projects
• CDM registered, 3 MW small hydro first CPA
•Project originator
•Carbon developer
•Support to Coordinating/ Managing Entity
2010/122011/09KenyaPrivate landownersLaikipia REDD+ Project
•Prefeasibility study for a REDD+ project in a drylands area
•Carbon advisor
•Transaction advisor
2010/122012/12KenyaCordisons International (K) LtdLamu Wind Power Project
•Grid-connected wind farm
•CDM development on hold
•Carbon developer
•Transaction advisor
2010/09OngoingKenyaNuru East Africa LtdNuru East Africa Lighting Programme of Activities
•Household lighting initiative to replace kerosene
•CDM registered, ERPA signed
•Carbon developer
•Transaction advisor
2010/092013/12Kenya
Uganda
Barefoot Power Pty Ltd (Australia)Barefoot Power Lighting Programme of Activities
•Household lighting initiative to replace kerosene
•CDM registered, ERPA signed
•Successful inclusion of second CPA in Uganda
•Carbon developer
•Transaction advisor
2010/072010/08KenyaUNDP
Kenya Tea Development Agency
Small Hydro CDM Project Identification Notes (PINs)
•Grid-connected, small-scale run-of-river hydro projects
•3 PINs prepare
•PIN writer
•Transaction advisor
2010/05OngoingKenyaPrunus Energy Systems LtdCorner Baridi 50 MW Wind Power Project
•Grid-connected wind farm
•CDM registered
•Carbon developer
•Carbon asset manager
2010/052013/12KenyaKleen Energy LtdRupingazi River 3 MW Small Hydro Project
•Inclusion as a CPA in a registered Programme of Activities
•CDM development, ERPA signed
•Carbon developer
•Transaction advisor
2010/052010/06East AfricaPrivate Infrastructure Development GroupLarge-scale CDM Programme of Activities Feasibility Study
•Feasibility study including a review of options for carbon asset structuring, use of ODA, PoA framework viability and applicability of “E+/E-“ policies
•Consultant
2009/09OngoingRwandaNuru East Africa LtdNuru Lighting Project, Rwanda
•Household lighting initiative to replace kerosene
•CDM registered, ERPA signed
•Carbon developer
•Transaction advisor
2009/04OngoingKenyaLake Turkana Wind Power LtdLake Turkana 310 MW Wind Power Project
•One of Africa’s largest wind farms
•CDM registered, GS registered
•Carbon developer
•Carbon asset manager

FromToCountryClientProject name & DescritionCarbon Africa Role
2017/072018/02Kenya
Ethiopia
Pacific Consulting
Company Ltd
Japan Ministry of
Environment
Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) Project Development
• Support to the Ethiopia- and Kenya-Japan Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM)
for climate change project identification, development and implementation
• Project identification
• Stakeholder engagement
• Regulatory advisor
2017/052017/11KenyaRural Electrification
Authority (REA)
Trama
TecnoAmbiental
Engineering Design Studies for Mini-Grid Power Plants in Un-electrified Areas
• Design studies for solar PV/battery/hybrid mini-grids at three island sites on
Lake Victoria in Kenya: Takawiri, Mageta and Ngodhe
• Powerhouse, network, financial analysis, technical specs, BoQ and O&M plan
• Site visits and data collection
• Assess energy access situation
• Support to design specs, BoQ
and O&M plan
2016/122017/12Zambia
Senegal
Rwanda
Uganda
Mozambique
Others
EU Energy Initiative Partnership Dialogue Facility (EUEI PDF)RECP Market Information & Project Scouting
•Assess and provide information about a) market segments and b) specific project opportunities in renewable energy sectors in 5 countries in partnership with GOPA – International Energy Consultants
•Market segments include grid-connected power, off-grid energy, captive power, energy in agribusiness value chains and mini-grids (solar and hydro).
•Consortium lead
•RE market analysis
•Project viability assessment
•Production of market information product
2016/112018/07Kenya
Ethiopia
Climate Focus BV
SNV
USAID
Climate-Smart Agribusiness Development
•Promote and attract institutional investments for climate-smart agribusiness development in East Africa in the context of the Feed the Future initiative
•Identify, screen and engage projects, investors and business opportunities
2016/102017/03AfricaEU Energy Initiative Partnership Dialogue Facility (EUEI PDF)RECP Early Stage Project Support Mechanism Study
•Determine a) the potential and b) the legal workings of a new instrument to support renewable energy project developers (in the meso-scale, on- and off-grid segments) in the early stages of project development in Africa with a view to boost the pipeline of projects
•Assess existing approaches and mechanisms
•Define a new support facility
2016/092017/02RwandaEconomic Consulting Associates
MININFRA
World Bank
Rwanda Renewable Energy Fund Project: Design of Mini-Grid Component
•Design of the mini-grid component of the Rwanda Renewable Energy Fund, a proposed USD 50 million facility to support private investments in stand-alone renewable energy mini-grids as a pilot for a Rural Electrification Fund
•Technical assessment
•Bankability analysis
•Support fund design and operations manual
2016/08OngoingKenyaVS HydroFeasibility studies for three 5 MW small hydro power projects in Kenya
•Full technical and financial feasibility studies for three 5 MW run-of-river small hydro power plants to be connected at the distribution voltage level around Mt Kenya, including hydrology and supervision of geo-technical consultants
•Project manager
•Technical and financial consultant
2016/072017/05Tanzania
Kenya
Rwanda
Uganda
UndisclosedPrivate off-grid, mini-grid, captive power & small IPP financing platform
•Information, analysis and advisory services to support a USD 1 billion solar financing company to set up a new investment platform for private off-grid, mini-grid, captive power and small IPP developers in East Africa
•Market assessment
•Technical, financial and regulatory due diligence
•Financial modeling
•Transaction advisory
2016/072017/02Kenya
Ethiopia
Pacific Consulting Company Ltd
Japan Ministry of Environment
Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) Project Development
•Support to the Ethiopia- and Kenya-Japan Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) for climate change project identification, development and implementation
•Project identification
•Stakeholder engagement
•Regulatory advisor
2016/062017/04KenyaEconomic Consulting Associates
Ministry of Energy
World Bank
Prefeasibility Studies for Private Sector Mini-Grids at 30 Sites
•Technical and economic prefeasibility studies including demand assessment, costing and network reticulation at 30 potential mini-grid (40-600 kW) sites with two business model scenarios for private sector investment
•Project management
•Select sites & data collection
•Baseline characterization
•Demand & cost inputs
2016/042016/09Kenya501CarbonSolar PV project site scoping, acquisition and land advisory
•Site scoping study for potential grid-connected solar PV project development, project land investigations, land transaction legal and project development advisory
•Site & land investigations
•Project development advisory
2015/102016/01KenyaSolar Works (EA) LtdSolar PV pre-feasibility study
•Pre-feasibility study for a 40 MW, grid-connected solar PV power project, including site assessment, plant siting and layout, energy output, interconnection analysis, financial modeling and power sector overview
•Technical consultant
2015/082016/03Kenya
Ethiopia
Pacific Consulting Company Ltd
Japan Ministry of Environment
Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) Project Development
•Support to the Ethiopia- and Kenya-Japan Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) for climate change project identification, development and implementation
•Project identification
•Stakeholder engagement
•Regulatory advisor
2015/06OngoingMozambique3R LimitadaWaste Processing Facility Planning, Design, Construction and Operations
•Planning, permitting, design, procurement of owner’s engineering services, tendering for construction services, engineering and construction contracting and operations of a Waste Recovery and Transfer Centre in Beira
•Project developer and owner
•Investor
2015/04OngoingKenya
Tanzania
Somalia
Kyoto Energy Limited
Butterfly Manufacturing A.S.
Solar thermal project concept for agro-industry
•Preparation of project and business concept notes, budget, timeline and action plan for new solar thermal technology for heat and power in agro-industries (e.g. tea, coffee, horticulture, sisal, etc.)
•Concept submission for funding including for solar vegetable and fruit drying and produce marketing concept
•Technical, financial and business development support
2015/012015/09KenyaWorld Bank (IFC)Nationwide Demand and Cost Assessment for off-grid electrification in Kenya
•Support to the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to help identify the market size, opportunities and needs for commercially sustainable mini-grids and to help better understand the options for privately-operated mini-grids
•2,100+ interview surveys at 21 sites nationwide
•Consultant consortium included Trama TecnoAmbiental (TTA), Research Solutions Africa (RSA) and the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN)
•Consortium lead
•Site identification
•Design of end-user survey
•Mini-grid market analysis
•Performance, cost review
•Stakeholder engagement
2014/122015/03KenyaSolarcenturySolar PV pre-feasibility study
•Pre-feasibility study for two grid-connected, 10 MWp solar PV power plants with a focus on power sector analysis, site assessment, energy yield, preliminary grid connection assessment and financial evaluation for a private client
•Technical consultant
2014/11OngoingMozambique3R Limitada
Cimentos do Mocambique
MITADER
AMOR
Project Assessments for Waste, Renewable Energy and Mini-Grids
•Prefeasibility studies and due diligence for waste processing facilities at 6+ sites, refuse derived fuel for cement factories and small hydro and mini-grids at agricultural estates
•Site scoping
•Waste characterization
•Project viability analysis
2014/072015/03Kenya
Ethiopia
INGEROSEC Corporation
Japan Ministry of Environment
Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) Project Development
•Support to the Ethiopia- and Kenya-Japan Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) for climate change project identification, development and implementation
•One solar PV captive project awarded a capital subsidy
•Project advisor
•GHG ER assessment
•Co-financing support
2014/032014/06KenyaEU Delegation to the Republic of KenyaEnergy Scoping Study for 11th European Development Fund Programming
•Preliminary scoping study to identify and assess potential energy sector interventions for 2014-2018 funding in the range of EUR 40-100 million
•Consultant
2014/02OngoingMozambique3R LimitadaWaste Recycling and Composting Business
•Establishment and operation of Waste Recovery and Transfer Centres for commercial recovery and recycling activities in cooperation with local municipal authorities and the Mozambican Association for Recycling (AMOR)
•USD 2 million grant and loan secured from the African Enterprise Challenge Fund and the Nordic Climate Facility
•Project developer and owner
•Investor
2014/02OngoingKenya
Tanzania
Uganda
responsAbility Investments AG (Switzerland)Small-scale Renewable Power Project Development
•Support to the USD 50 million responsAbility Renewable Energy Holding fund to identify and develop small-scale renewable power projects in East Africa
•Site reconnaissance
•5 prefeasibility studies
•FIT approval
•Grant funding advisory
2013/082014/03Kenya
Ethiopia
INGEROSEC Corporation
Japan Ministry of Environment
Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) Project Development
•Support to the Ethiopia- and Kenya-Japan Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) for climate change project identification, development and implementation
•5 potential projects selected in each country
•Carbon developer
•Project advisor
•Workshop organizer
2013/082013/11KenyaEast Africa Solar Limited
Interchange Green Africa Limited
Solar PV pre-feasibility study
•Pre-feasibility study for a grid-connected, 100 MWp solar PV power plant with a focus on power sector analysis, site assessment, energy yield, preliminary grid connection assessment and financial evaluation for a private client
•Technical consultant
2013/052013/05KenyaDeutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbHSupport for a 7.0 MWel waste-to-energy biogas power plant funding proposal
• Design inputs to a proposal for a planned 7.0 MWel biogas power project using agricultural biomass residue feedstock with associated rural grid extension, densification and electricity supply component for a funding application
•Technical consultant
2012/112013/05GlobalRenewable Energy Ventures (K) Limited
WSP International
Assessment of Global Energy Actors for Sida Funding
•Analysis of global energy institutions for Sida funding contributions under a framework agreement with WSP International Europe
•Lead consultant
2012/012015/05Kenya
Ethiopia
Uganda
Renewable Energy Ventures (K) LimitedBusiness development support services
•Business development services to Renewable Energy Ventures (K) Limited, a renewable energy consulting and solar lantern distribution firm
•Business strategy advisory
•Analysis of financing options
•Ethiopia market entry analysis
2011/122014/12MozambiqueFederal Public Service of Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment, BelgiumMunicipal Waste Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA)
•Development, consultations and structuring of a national municipal waste management NAMA, including sourcing finance for programme development
•NAMA advisor
•NAMA developer
•Finance raiser
2011/072013/07KenyaRenewable Energy Ventures (K) Limited5 MWel Biogas Cogeneration Project
•Commercial biogas power project supplying electricity and heat to Del Monte Kenya Ltd, surplus to the grid
•Equity and debt advisory
•Regulatory framework advisory
2011/072012/05KenyaGreenpower Engineering LtdSmall hydropower pre-feasibility study and Project Development Support
•Pre-feasibility assessment of five grid-connected, MW-size small hydropower plants followed by development and investment advisory support
•Technical consultant
•Project advisor
2011/062011/08KenyaUndisclosedInvestment review of small hydro project
•Assessment of project documentation including technical assumptions for interested equity investor in a grid-connected 3 MW small hydro project and subsequent preparation of deal documentation and investment advisory
•Preparation of financing proposal, term sheet and legal agreement
•Transaction and financial consultant
2011/022011/04Burundi
Ethiopia
Kenya
Rwanda
Tanzania
Uganda
Nexant, Inc
USAID
East Africa Clean Energy Assessment
•Assessment of the power sector in East Africa, the potential for clean energy uptake, analysis of project pipeline and identification of areas of intervention
•Consultant
2010/042013/08KenyaUndisclosedWind power pre-feasibility study and project development
•Detailed pre-feasibility study for a proposed 15W wind farm, including site and energy yield analysis, environmental and social impacts, regulatory assessment, carbon credits, financial and economic analysis and risk review
•Early stage project development support including preliminary approvals and land negotiations
•Study leader
•Project manager
2010/042010/07KenyaLahmeyer International Renewable Energy Ventures (K) LtdSolar PV pre-feasibility study
•Pre-feasibility study for a grid-connected, MW-size solar PV power plant, including site identification and regulatory analysis under the UNEP & KfW-funded EM-Power programme phase II
•Local partner for the study
2009/122010/12KenyaWageningen UniversityUrban household biogas energy supply company pilot project
•Municipal waste market assessment, technology testing and business plan evaluation for the feasibility of urban biogas energy supply
•3 urban biogas digesters installed
•Project developer
•Investor
2009/112009/12Kenya
Tanzania
Fanz International FzeWind power scoping study
•Detailed study of 5 potential sites in Kenya and Tanzania
•Study leader

FromToCountryClientProject name & DescriptionCarbon Africa Role
2017/09OngoingMozambiqueMinistry of Mineral
Resources & Energy
(MIREME) & AfDB
Economic Consulting
Associates
Mozambique Renewable Energy FIT and Mini-Grid Regulatory Framework
• AfDB-funded assignment to help MIREME improve implementation of the FIT
and establish a new regulatory framework for mini-grids
• Develop standardized PPA, guidelines for grid connection, investor guidelines,
tariff structure for mini-grids, mini-grid regulations & environmental standards
and capacity building of government institutions and local actors
• FIT investor guidelines
• Support for standardized PPA
and mini-grid tariff,
regulations and standards
• Training
2016/102016/12KenyaEconomic Consulting Associates
GIZ Kenya
Study on the Concessionary Energy Retailing Model for Mini-Grid Integration
•Assess the commercial viability of the concessional energy retailing (CER) model for mini-grids when the main grid arrives under different tariff and regulatory scenarios
•Regulatory and mini-grid expert
2016/102016/11Tanzania
Kenya
Africa-wide
DFIDAnnual Review of Green Mini-Grids Programme
•Annual review of the DFID Green Mini-Grids Programme, which consists of three DFID projects in Kenya, Tanzania and the Africa Regional Department (Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, etc.).
•Assess progress
•Identify issues
•Provide strategic advice
2016/022016/10KenyaKenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM)Policy and Sustainable Energy Plan (Kisumu and Mombasa Counties)
•Development of an energy policy and action plan for Mombasa and Kisumu County Governments in partnership with V.A. Nyamodi & Co. Advocates
•Data collection in various sectors, analysis of the existing situation, stakeholder consultations, policy guidance and formulation of an action plan
•Consultant
2016/032016/03KenyaKenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM)Policy and Sustainable Energy Plan
•Development of an energy policy and action plan for the Kiambu County Government in partnership with V.A. Nyamodi & Co. Advocates
•Data collection in various sectors, analysis of the existing situation, stakeholder consultations, policy guidance and formulation of an action plan
•Consultant
2015/082015/12Mozambique
Swaziland
Zimbabwe
UNFCCC
East African Development Bank
Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) Support
•Inventory of INDCs in Africa
•Strategy and advisory on inclusion of CDM and market mechanisms in INDCs
•Policy analysis
•Policy advisory missions
2015/07OngoingMozambiqueNIRAS
Nordic Climate Facility
CTCN
•Implementation of Waste Transfer and Recycling Centres
•Support to national climate & waste management task force
•Development of a waste management NAMA for Mozambique
•Feasibility study for waste co-processing at a cement factory
•Waste centre operator
•Task force facilitation
•NAMA development support
•Feasibility assessor
2013/012013/03KenyaEU Energy Initiative Partnership Dialogue Facility

Renewable Energy Capacity Building Support
•Assessment and preparation of a regulatory framework for net metering, grid connection procedures and feasibility study templates in support of the Ministry of Energy, Energy Regulatory Commission and Kenya Power & Lighting Company Ltd in partnership with Economic Consulting Associates
•Project co-director
•Lead consultant
2012/052012/06KenyaDeutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbHSolar PV workshop for policy makers
•Preparation and coordination of a high-level solar PV workshop for policy makers and private sector representatives
•Coordinator and presenter
2012/022012/08KenyaEconomic Consulting AssociatesTechnical and Economic Study for Development of Grid-Connected Small Scale Renewable Energy
•Analysis and recommendations and preparation of technical documentation for the Ministry of Energy & Energy Regulatory Commission under a World Bank-funded contract for increased uptake of small renewable energy projects, including feed-in-tariff review, connection guidelines, standard PPAs and approval procedures
•Consultant
2012/072012/12Africa-wideRenewable Energy Ventures (K) LtdPowering Africa Through Feed-in Tariffs (FITs)
•Analysis of FIT policies of Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda and South Africa and preparation of a publication commissioned by the World Future Council, Heinrich Boell Foundation and Friends of the Earth. Published
•Researcher and analyst
•Lead co-author
2010/102010/10Africa-wideDeutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbHEnergy Data Compilation Short-Term Assignment
•Compilation and assessment of African energy sector data for GIZ senior management
•Consultant

FromToCountry ClientProject name & DescriptionCarbon Africa Role
2017/062018/05KenyaAfrican
Development Bank
(AfDB)
Mutunguru
Hydroelectric
Company Limited
Mutunguru Small Hydropower Project Institutional Capacity Building
• 7.8 MW grid-connected SHP project on the eastern slopes of Mt Kenya that is a
partnership between an IPP, local developers and a 1,200 member CBO
• Capacity building and training on strategy, business planning, community
owned company structures, governance and financial management, conflict
resolution mechanisms, policies, HR framework and knowledge management
• Team leader
• Support for structuring of CBO
involvement
• Capacity building for company
governance & running
2017/012017/03RwandaGOPA – International Energy Consultants GmBH
EDC
Capacity Building & Technical Assistance – Scaling Up Energy Access Project
•Support for carbon project development and climate finance advisory with a focus on training of EDCL and MININFRA staff in the preparation of CDM project documents and monitoring tools for hydropower & mini-grid projects
•Climate finance advisor
•Trainer
2016/102016/10UgandaClimate Focus BV
GIZ Uganda

Pre-UNFCCC COP22 Training Workshop for East African Negotiators
•2-day training workshop to enhance the capacity of negotiators from the EAC member states and Ethiopia on climate change negotiations skills in preparation for UNFCCC CoP22 in Marrakech
•Policy advisor
•Trainer
2016/072016/09KenyaEconomic Consulting Associates
EUEI-PDF
Ministry of Energy
Financial Modelling Training for Renewable Energy for IPPs
•Enhance the capacity of regulators and policy makers in Kenya with regard to their understanding of and ability to relate to diverse financial models of RE projects, in order to take up power purchase / feed-in negotiations with the new IPPs effectively
•4-day, in-depth, hands-on training course delivered for 20 stakeholders
•Support to draft models
•Provide model inputs
•Training delivery
2016/042016/04RwandaUNFCCC
REMA
GIZ Uganda
Training on CDM and Use of SBs as MRV Tool for Wider Mitigation Activities
•2-day training workshop on CDM projects, PoAs, NAMAs and NDCs in Rwanda, opportunities under Paris Agreement Article 6 and standardized baselines as a tool for monitoring of mitigation actions
•Policy advisor
•Trainer
2014/112015/05Mozambique3R Mozambique
KfW Bankengruppe
Sustainable Waste Management in Mozambique
•Baseline and needs analysis, monitoring system establishment, market and finance opportunities assessment and capacity building of Mozambican authorities for the realization of a new national climate finance mechanism
•Business and financial advisor
•Lead technical expert
2014/062015/10DR Congo
Uganda
Tanzania
Zambia
UNDP
Kommunalkredit Public Consulting GmbH
Technical Support to the Low Emission Capacity Building (LECB) Programme
•Data collection and development of decision support tools for the development of Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs)
•Regional consultant
2013/112013/11KenyaKenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM)Climate Change Awareness Raising Forum
•1-day awareness raising seminar on climate change, mitigation and adaptation in Eldoret town for KAM and members of the public
•Presenter
2013/092013/09KenyaEU Energy Initiative Partnership Dialogue FacilityRenewable Power Project Financial Model Training
•4-day training seminar on financial modeling, from theory to model development for renewable energy projects for Kenyan public sector institutions including the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, Energy Regulatory Commission, Kenya Power & Lighting Company, Geothermal Development Company and the Kenya Transmission Company in partnership with Economic Consulting Associates
•Financial model trainer
2013/082013/08UgandaCamco Kenya LtdCarbon Market & Transaction Due Diligence Training
•Directed training for Ugandan carbon consultants on the carbon markets and buyers, carbon transaction term sheets and due diligence review
•Trainer
2013/042013/04UgandaCamco Kenya LtdCDM PoA Participation Agreement Training
•Directed training for the Uganda Energy Credit Capitalization Company on the implications of and key provisions to consider in CDM PoA Participation Agreements
•Trainer
2012/102012/10KenyaFrankfurt School of Finance & Management Bankakademie HfBSustainable Energy Finance Summer Academy 2012
•5-day training course on renewable energy and climate change international funding, microfinance, project finance and project development for practitioners from Europe, Africa and the Caribbean
•Project finance trainer
2012/082013/02KenyaINGEROSEC Corporation
Japan Ministry of Environment
Monitoring, Reporting and Verification Capacity Building
•Support to capacity building of the Kenya Power & Lighting Company (KPLC) and National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) on monitoring, reporting and verification of GHG emission reductions from the integration of wind and solar PV into diesel off-grid stations
•Data collection and MRV report writer
•Trainer to KPLC and NEMA
•Support to methodology development
2012/042012/05RwandaRwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA)Carbon Development and Trading Short Course
•5-day in-depth training course on project design document preparation, validation and Emission Reduction Purchase Agreement (ERPA) contracting for Rwandan government officials and independent consultants
•Trainer
2011/112012/05KenyaAdam Smith InternationalCarbon Market Analysis
•Analysis of the Kenyan carbon market and future outlook in support of preparation of climate finance mechanisms
•Consultant
2011/082013/10UgandaCamco Kenya Ltd
Belgian Technical Cooperation Uganda
Carbon Capacity Building and Project Support
•3-year international technical advisory to develop carbon market capacity and register CDM projects with a daily “school” for Uganda trainees
•Setup and running of a climate grant scheme to support low carbon projects including preparation of tender documentation, selection criteria, evaluation and grant awards and monitoring

•Project identification
•Carbon development support
•Facilitation of CDM school
•Support to DNA
•Standardized baselines
•ERPA advisory
2011/082011/08KenyaOffice of the Prime MinisterDemystifying the Carbon Markets
•2-day in-depth training programme for the Office of the Prime Minister, other government offices and members of the public on the CDM mechanism, carbon markets and future developments in climate finance
•Coordinator and presenter
2011/042011/04KenyaRural Electrification AuthorityIntroductory course on CDM and carbon trading
•2-day in-depth training programme for the Kenya Rural Electrification Authority (REA) staff on the CDM mechanism and carbon markets
•Trainer
2010/062010/08KenyaKenyatta University Energy Engineering DepartmentCDM Project Design Document (PDD) Writing Skills Course
•2-month hands-on course for Kenyatta University students in Nairobi on CDM document development resulting in a final PDD prepared by each student
•Trainer and evaluator
2009/072009/09GlobalDFID
Stockholm Environment Institute
Background Information on the CDM and Carbon Trading
•Preparation of background information on carbon trading, global carbon markets and the future outlook (e.g. sectoral approaches) for DFID staff, with a focus on Africa and on project standards that support co-benefits
•Consultant

FromToCountryClientProject name & DescriptionCarbon Africa Role
2017/042017/05KenyaTrinomics BVDevelopment Impact Evaluation of Solar Home Systems & Business Models
• Provision of information and opinion on the off-grid energy market
• Short-term expert
2015/032016/11Zambia3 Rocks LtdFuel Efficient Stoves in Zambia
•Monitoring support to a project for the distribution of fuel efficient stoves to households
•Carbon monitoring
•CDM Loan Scheme manager
2015/032016/10Cameroon
Côte d’Ivoire
Envirofit International, IncCôte d’Ivoire and Cameroon Efficient Cookstove Programme
•Monitoring, verification and issuance support for the first year of greenhouse gas emission reductions from an improved cookstove initiative
•Carbon monitoring
•CDM Loan Scheme manager
2013/102015/07GhanaEnvirofit International, IncImproved Cookstove Programme of Activities
•Monitoring of 1 year of cookstove operations
•Issuance of CERs after monitoring and verification
•Monitoring advisor
•Credit issuance support
2012/082013/02KenyaINGEROSEC Corporation
Japan Ministry of Environment
Monitoring, Reporting and Verification Capacity Building
•Support to capacity building of the Kenya Power & Lighting Company (KPLC) and National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) on monitoring, reporting and verification of GHG emission reductions from the integration of wind and solar PV into diesel off-grid stations
•Data collection and MRV report writer
•Trainer to KPLC and NEMA
•Support to methodology development