Senior Associate, Energy

INTRODUCTION TO GGGI : The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is a treaty-based international, inter-governmental organization dedicated to supporting and promoting strong, inclusive and sustainable economic growth in developing countries and emerging economies. To learn more please visit about GGGI web page.

GGGI has partnered with ICE to promote the development of district cooling solutions in San Jose. The ICE supplies electricity to 99.7% of the country and is a leading player in the decarbonisation of the economy. While most of ICE’s energy generation capacity is based on renewable energy generation assets, it still employs intensive, outdated and polluting cooling systems. In order to curb HFC emissions and promote energy efficiency, the Ministry of Environment and Energy has embarked on the development of Costa Rica National District Cooling Strategy, and mandated ICE with its implementation.

With finding from the KNGDF, GGGI will deliver demand-led technical assistance to the ICE to design and finance district cooling solutions for San Jose’s buildings, telecommunication and energy generation assets. The project will contribute to avoid the emission of 913,600 tCO2eq and reduce Costa Rica’s HFC emissions by 97.5% by 2030.

The Senior Associate, Energy will work under GGGI’s Regional Energy Lead and be primarily responsible for the coordination of tasks under the District Cooling project funded by the Korean Green New Deal Fund (KGNDF). The objective of the project is to design and structure the finance of district cooling solutions for San Jose’s buildings.

The Senior Associate, Energy will be based in San José and will work embedded in the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) offices. The Senior Associate, Energy will be responsible to coordinate: (i) the identification and design of technical solutions for district cooling, (ii) the development of policy recommendations to promote district cooling solutions; (iii) the design of business models for large-scale district cooling solutions; and (iv) the design of finance instruments to fund the designed solutions.

The Senior Associate, Energy will have technical guidance and input from GGGI Regional Energy Lead, the GGGI Regional investment officers and technical consultants.

PURPOSE : The Senior Associate, Energy will be the National Project Coordinator for the KGNDF-funded project District Cooling in San Jose, Costa Rica. S/he will work closely with the Project Manager and the rest of the project team to ensure successful project implementation. This will include assessment of the legislation, policies and regulation of district cooling solutions in Costa Rica, consolidating best practices and experiences of cooling solutions in the region, coordinating the engagement of project stakeholders, supporting GGGI technical staff and consultants in delivery of the technical designs, business models and finance instruments to implement district cooling solutions, participating in knowledge sharing programs, and coordinating inputs for monitoring and reporting. The individual shall engage with colleagues within GGGI and ICE staff to successfully achieve the project objectives.

ENGAGEMENT : The individual shall be responsible for coordinating local and regional stakeholders and GGGI team to deliver the activities for the project. S/he will also be the key interlocutor with ICE counterparts, implementing consultants and will actively participate in the workshops and training organized as part of the project.

DELIVERY : The general roles and responsibilities of the Senior Associate, Energy include:

• Support GGGI Regional Energy Lead / Project Manager in the planning and execution of the KGNDF-funded project in Costa Rica.
• Coordinate between the ICE staff, government officials, consultants, GGGI regional staff and other project stakeholders (like government officials and beneficiaries) to ensure optimal results achieved for the project.
• Assist in the development of policy recommendations to promote district cooling solutions in Costa Rica.
• Perform data gathering, background research, and analysis to assess the cooling solutions, demand and cost of in San Jose.
• Support the Regional Energy Lead on the development of technical, economic and environmental models to design solutions and develop the business models for district colling in San Jose.
• Conduct energy audits in selected end-users for district cooling solution.
• Coordinate the development of feasibility studies for selected solutions.
• Support in the consolidation, refinement and propagation of locally relevant cooling technologies and solutions.
• Support the regular monitoring and reporting of the project, both internally and to the donor.
• Prepare capacity building materials and deliver knowledge sharing workshops both internally and externally.
• Facilitate effective communication and cooperation across thematic areas and with country teams to enhance G