Consultancy Services for Alignment of Private Cookstove Projects with Jurisdictional ERP in Muchinga Province
The Ministry of Green Economy and Environment in Zambia is inviting expressions of interest from consulting firms for an assignment to align private cookstove projects with the jurisdictional emission reduction program in Muchinga Province. The work falls under the TRALARD II Project, financed through the World Bank alongside the Climate Investment Funds, the Global Environment Facility, the Least Developed Countries Fund, the Nordic Development Fund and SCALE, with total financing of USD 137 million covering Copperbelt, Luapula, Muchinga, Northern and Southern Provinces. The assignment focuses specifically on Muchinga Province, aiming to reconcile private cookstove emission reduction claims with jurisdictional accounting and Zambia's carbon market framework. Selection will follow the Consultant Qualifications Selection method under World Bank procurement rules. The indicative period of performance is 20 weeks. Firms interested must demonstrate relevant corporate experience and are directed to the full Terms of Reference published by the Ministry, and should not submit technical or financial proposals at this stage.
Overview
Scope of Work
The objective of the assignment is to produce a technically robust, policy-aligned methodology and operational process that reconciles private cookstove project emission-reduction claims with jurisdictional emission-reduction accounting under the Muchinga ERP and Zambia’s national carbon-market framework, enabling continued project operations and transparent discounting where appropriate.
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Requirements & Qualifications
The Ministry now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants shall provide information demonstrating the required qualifications and relevant experience. The shortlisting criteria are: - At least five (5) years of demonstrated corporate experience in cookstove technologies and climate finance. - Demonstrated corporate experience in carbon accounting and MRV systems, registry and data management, climate-change policy and carbon-market alignment, and environmental and social safeguards. - Demonstrated experience evaluating project baselines, emission factors, usage and persistence assumptions, monitoring protocols and certification status. - Successful completion of assignments of similar nature, scope and complexity, supported by contract details, client references and evidence of satisfactory performance. - Availability of appropriate multidisciplinary expertise. Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage. The EOI should include the firm’s legal name and contact details; brief corporate profile; description of relevant assignments with client, country, dates, contract value/role and contactable references; and, where applicable, the intended form and members of any association. Firms should not submit a technical or financial proposal at this stage.
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