ProSidian Seeks a Energy Economist (Contract Contingent) in Cote D'Ivoire | Ivory Coast, West Africa to support an engagement for an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1961 to advance economic development and U.S. commercial interests in developing and middle income countries. The Agency’s mission is to help companies create U.S. jobs through the export of U.S. goods and services for priority development projects in emerging economies.
They link businesses to export opportunities by funding project preparation and partnership building activities that develop sustainable infrastructure and foster economic growth in partner countries. Focusing on select priority countries has been a successful strategy and a majority of these markets fall within the world’s fastest-growing regions. To achieve this vision and these objectives, The Agency focuses on energy, transportation and telecommunications sectors, where U.S. firms are most competitive and where the Agency’s assistance can help its partner countries develop the infrastructure needed for trade.
The ProSidian Engagement Team Members work to provide Technical Assistance (“TA”), management, and program support deliverables for a grant to the Cote D'Ivoire Ministère de l'Economie et des Finances (“Ministry of Finance”), acting through the Ministère du Pétrole, de l’Énergie et des Énergies Renouvelables (“Ministry of Energy”) and Société des Energies de Côte d’Ivoire (“CI-ENERGIES”) (together, the “Grantee”) in collaboration with the Agency for the improvement of the electricity grid (“Project”) in Côte d’Ivoire (“Host Country”). The country aims to become an emerging country by 2020 thanks to a strong economic growth, based on the development of all sectors of the economy.
The goal is to improve, ultimately, the quality of life by adopting measures and reforms that help accelerate people's access to basic goods and services. The Terms of Reference for the proposed Study includes the following tasks: Task 1 Project Preparation and Kickoff Meeting | Task 2 Analysis of the Ivorian Electrical System | Task 3 Benchmark of Best Practices in Reducing Losses in Electricity Networks | Task 4 Loss Reduction Strategy | Task 5 Implementation Plan | Task 6 Monitoring and Evaluation Plan | Task 7 Capacity Building Training | Task 8 U.S. Sources of Supply Assessment | Task 9 Development Impact Assessment | Task 10 Final Report.
Energy Economist Candidates shall work to support requirements for PR0001 Engagement Team Member and research, model, plan, and analyze electrical utility and Smart Grid related costs, long-range Integrated Resource Planning (IRP), power generation costs, avoided cost benefits of utility energy efficiency, and demand-side programs. A smart grid is an electrical grid which includes a variety of operational and energy measures including smart meters, smart appliances, renewable energy resources, and energy efficient resources. Often, economist will present written testimony and provides oral testimony and job duties create, enhance, and review linear programing models, various inputs, assumptions, and optimized results related to smart grid power generation.
The position will review all aspects of the model used to determine the least cost mix of resources to provide electrical energy. This position will review similar linear programing models that calculate the marginal cost of energy. Such investigations may involve the development of independent load forecasts, IRP models, and energy productions models. At times, the position will be asked to review other statistical models and methods in utility rate-making and planning. This position also investigates and prepares independent analysis on the cost of capital for utilities, which involve the use of financial models to determine the cost rate of common equity that allows the utility a reasonable opportunity to attract capital.
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