Brief Description and Scope of Work: The African Climate Technology and Finance Center and Network (ACTFCN) is an entity created and managed by the AfDB and financed by set aside funds from the GEF Trust Fund (GEFTF) and the Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF). The objective of ACTFCN is to support Sub-Saharan African (SSA) member countries in scaling-up the deployment of low-carbon and climate resilient technologies for climate change mitigation and adaptation. This project was aimed at development of a solid platform for the identification and implementation of low carbon technologies and markets for development in the West African Sub-Region. The project focused on development of strategies for identifying and developing low carbon opportunities, especially those that promote energy efficiency in four pilot countries of Cote d’Ivoire, Benin Ghana and Nigeria respectively under Article 6 of the Paris agreement particularly through the instrumentality of Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs).
Client: African Development Bank (AfDB)
Location: Cote d’Ivoire, Benin, Ghana and Nigeria
Duration: November 2020 – July, 2021
Referee: Gareth Phillips (g.phillips@afdb.org)
Brief Description and Scope of Work: To ensure steady production, most manufacturing companies and industries invest heavily on on-site power generation facilities to support the weak and unreliable supply from the national grid, whenever they are connected to this grid. In addition, industrial and other production facilities located in areas where there is no grid penetration usually rely on onsite electricity generation. Significant numbers of these on-site generators are fueled by diesel (and fuel oil for non-electric energy need e.g., steam for process use) to ensure availability of electricity when power supply from the national grid fails, and non-electric energy needs for production of these entities not to be curtailed. This has imposed enormous additional layers of cost on the normal cost of production of goods, which is their core business. Such layers come from costs related to the acquisition of backup on-site power generators and the cost of their operation and maintenance. There is also expenditure on fuel (e.g., diesel) with high carbon footprint during combustion. The high cost of acquiring and operating these facilities and the negative impact on the environment is not sustainable. Axxela therefore engaged Triple E to carry out a carbon market analysis with a view to developing a Mitigation Activity Idea Note (MAIN) and Mitigation Activity Design Document (MADD) for GHG emission reduction obtained from switch from diesel to natural gas fuel in these industries to be traded as ITMOs under the Paris Agreement to the appropriate certified emission buyer.
Client: Helios Investors Genpar III LP / Axxela Limited
Location: Nigeria
Duration: In progress
Referee: EHIEMERE Ogenna Faith (oehiemere@axxelagroup.com)
Brief Description and Scope of Work: The Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP) is co-funded by the EU and GIZ in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing (FMPWH). The first phase of the NESP project was between 2013 and 2017. The first phase resulted in the creation of an online central data management system (CDMS) hosted by the FMPWH, a preliminary off-grid solar electrification plan for the whole Nigeria as well as five (Cross River, Niger, Plateau, Ogun and Sokoto) more detailed State Rural Electrification Plans. This project covers the second phase of the NESP. Triple E was subcontracted by INTEGRATION (lead contactor) to participate in this second phase (2018-2020) that will focus on data gathering and management to provide a stronger basis for electrification planning and monitoring. Data gathering will be done primarily by field surveys, while the CDMS created during the first phase will serve as the data repository. The goal of the intervention is to ease access to market intelligence to power utilities to identify viable areas for respective business model faster as well as foster electrification in Nigeria.
Client: INTEGRATION/GIZ
Duration: In Progress
Referee: Mr. Oliver Haas (ohaas@integration.org)
Brief Description and Scope of Work: The Greenhouse Emission Inventory of the first Nigeria Biennial Update Report (BUR) is being prepared by my firm – Triple E Systems Associates. The project adopted the 1996 and 2006 IPCC guidelines for GHG inventory. GHG emission covered the four (Energy, IPPU, AFOLU and Waste) sectors. This study also helps to determine the relationship between Nigeria’s last National communication, which is the Second National Communication and the BUR.
Client: Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority
Duration: 2016-2017
Referee: Mr James Okeuhie (jameschidi2003@yahoo.com)
Brief Description and Scope of Work: Nigeria is presently preparing her Third National Communication (TNC). Each thematic areas of the national communication is led by experts from various experts. The various thematic areas include: • National Circumstances • Greenhouse Inventory • Mitigation Analysis, • Climate Change Variability, Vulnerability assessment and Adaptation as well as • Cross cutting issues - gender issues, technology transfer, education, awareness etc? This inventory covered a time series of 2000- 2016 time series with year 2000 as the base year. The GHG emission focuses on the four IPCC Sectors (Energy, IPPU, AFOLU and Waste). The inventory adopted the 1996 and 2006 IPCC guidelines as well as the Good Practice Guidance, GPG, 1995 and 2003. The key objective of this project was to among others review the second national communication with a view to updating it with as much as current and available information and data.
Client: Department of Climate Change (DCC)/United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP)
Duration: 2017-2019
Referee: Mr James Okeuhie (jameschidi2003@yahoo.com)
Brief Description and Scope of Work: Triple E collaborated with Cornland International of Sweden, Energy Changes of Austria and Carboenergy of Philippines to establish the Framework for NAMA Market Readiness covering Policies, Institutional and Financial Market Readiness. The approach being used involves: (a) WP1 – Use of LEAP Model and MACC Analysis to identify and rank Low Carbon Opportunities in about 8 Sectors of the Nigerian Economy; WP2 – will evaluate baseline policy readiness for low carbon / NAMA opportunities, design a policy framework that will enhance market readiness and apply the designed policy framework to the TOP 2 low carbon opportunities identified in WP1; WP3 – an evaluation of the Institutional Market Readiness for NAMA, design of a market ready institutional framework and application of the designed institutional framework to the TOP 2 Opportunities identified in WP1; and WP4 – will establish current baseline financial market readiness for NAMA Opportunities in Nigeria; Design a Market Ready Financial Framework for NAMAs in Nigeria and apply the framework to the TOP 2 alternatives identified by WP1. The work is also involving a comprehensive engagement of relevant stakeholders.
Client: Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Projects (NEWMAP)
Duration: 2016-2017
Referee: Mrs. Henrietta Alhassan (henrietta.al-hassan@newmap.gov.ng)
Brief Description and Scope of Work: This project involved modelling of possible climate change scenarios and assessment of potential impacts of sea level rise on coastal Lagos. It also developed identification and development of appropriate mitigation and adaptation strategies for vulnerable areas
Client: UNIDO/Lagos State Ministry of Environment
Duration: March 2010 to 2011
Location: Lagos, Nigeria