MOROCCO: NATIONAL MRV EXPERT FOR WASTE SECTOR

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Project: Develop landfill gas assessments, assessment of waste mitigation strategies, and MRV system for the waste sector
• Duty Station: Rabat
• Contract Duration: 01 March 2024 – 30 Oct 2024
• Contract Type: Part-time/Deliverable based Consultant
• Consultant Level: Level 5
• Total Fees: up to USD 16 660

In Moroccan urban landfills, more than 7.5 million tons of solid waste are landfilled each year (~20000t/day), Casablanca 4300t/d, Rabat/Salé 2300t/d, Tangier 1000t/d. 5 million tons (~13000t/day) are organic with 70% water, creating problems with leachate and GHG emissions. Only 5-10% of landfill gas is currently captured, 0.5-1% is used in less than 2 gas engines (sporadically). 95% of methane is wasted, in the form of GHG emissions into the atmosphere. Some flares are installed but most do not work. This represents 150,000 to 200,000 tons of methane/year released into the atmosphere, or 3 to 5 million tCO2eq (GWP25). Nevertheless, an estimated range of 70 to 150 MW of electrical capacity could be installed, but not yet, which represents up to 700 GWh to 1.5 TWh of electricity per year, enough to supply 200,000 to 400,000 Moroccan households with electricity.

So far, the government has little precise knowledge of methane emissions from landfills. The sector remains underdeveloped, current regulations awaiting operationalization authorize the injection of electricity into the medium and low voltage network under certain limits. So far, some unconvincing business models have been developed, no system of injection tariffs or off-take models have been designed.

Morocco joined the commitment on Global Methane Pledge initiative (GMP) at COP26 and committed to its NDC, for an ambitious objective in terms of renewable energies and energy efficiency and developed a roadmap for the use of biomass (2021). The CCAC project will serve to further operationalize all of these.

GGGI is currently implementing an Assessment of the methane mitigation potential at 3 landfills in Morocco-funded by the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), with the Coordinating Ministry of Energy Transition, and Sustainable Development and other key stakeholders.

Accordingly, GGGI is recruiting a Senior MRV design expert to deliver the scope of work outlined below.

In summary, the (he/she) individual consultant (the “Consultant”) will support the design of a Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) Framework document and MRV Excel tool (prototype system) of methane captured in the waste sector.

The (he/she) individual consultant (the “Consultant”) is expected to support the work on establishing an MRV system that monitors methane capture, destruction, and valorization. The MRV system shall be aligned with international standards, serve the certification of mitigation efforts and outputs, and respond to the prerequisites of cooperative approaches under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement by UNFCCC in the perspective of enabling Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMO) transactions ultimately.

The consultant’s work will contribute to the following objectives:

1. Establish a solid basis for large-scale methane emission reduction in the Kingdom of Morocco by providing technical and financial support,
2. Propose alternative solutions such as composting and/or anaerobic digestion allowing the diversion of organic waste directly towards these types of projects.
3. Reinforce climate ambitions, by suggesting mitigation projects eligible for the mobilization of climate finance and carbon finance,
4. Displace very large volumes of GHG emissions through the use of policy approaches, instead of individual or bundled projects, which are not sufficient to achieve ambitious targets,
5. Propose an MRV framework for methane in the waste sector compatible with the national MRV platform and UNFCCC recommendations.

CONSISTENCY OF THE PROJECT

The global project consists of carrying out a technical, financial, and institutional study relating to the assessment of methane at the level of 3 priority landfills and establishing an MRV system for methane in the waste sector.

Thus, the project is divided into three components:

Component 1: Technical and financial study relating to the assessment of methane and the potential of mitigation at the level of 3 selected landfills.

This study should make it possible to:

1. Characterize the waste at the level of 3 priority landfills and estimate the current and future generation potential of methane by applying the most appropriate models.
2. Estimate the energy potential of the 3 landfills and the potential for mitigation (recovery through gaz, heat and electricity production),
3. Define biogas capture and recovery technologies,
4. Analyze the legal and regulatory framework governing landfill methane recovery and energy generation projects.
5. Estimate the necessary investment amounts and the financial arrangements relating to the installation of a landfill gas capture system at the 3 landfills (taking into account the climate finance and carbon supports, in particular cooperative approaches within the framework of: Article 6 of the PA (Transfer of /ITMOs): Art6/ITMOs.
6. Define the institutional arrangements for implementing the methane recovery project at the 3 landfills, specifying the roles of the various actors, in particular the competent territorial authorities.
7. Prepare an investment model (Business model) for the recovery of methane in the three landfills concerned.
8. Evaluate the production, distribution, sale and management of the energy (gas and /or electricity/heat) produced,

Component 2: Develop a Monitoring, Reporting and Verification System for the reduction and recovery of methane in the waste sector.

1. Suggest an MRV system for methane adapted to the Moroccan waste sector including an emissions, reduction, and mitigation measures component with avoidance values, aligned with internationally recognized principles and UNFCCC guidelines and compatible with the national MRV platform.

Component 3: Awareness, communication, and capacity building

1. Organize the kickoff meeting (national and international);
2. Organize regional workshops to present the deliverables.
3. Build capacity on MRV system (1 training session for the benefit of the public, private and civil society sectors)
4. Organize a final restitution workshop (national and international).

SUPERVISION

For this assignment, the selected consultant will report to the GGGI Country Lead.

The consultant is mainly responsible for the delivery of activity (1) under component 2 and activity (3) under component 3. All activities under component 1 (1 to 8) and 3 (1,2,4) will be carried out by a different consultant. Nevertheless, the two consultants will work together to ensure a coherent and concerted implementation of all activities and deliverables related to this global project.

The assignment will consist of the following activities and deliverables:

1. A Work plan & methodological note for the execution of the consultancy;
2. Suggest a model of MRV system adapted for methane in the waste sector & compatible with the national MRV platform and UNFCCC recommendations.
3. Conduct a workshop in the form of training session on the proposed MRV system for methane emissions estimation and monitoring.

At the beginning of the assignment, the consultant will propose a workplan for how and when he/she will achieve the objectives specified above, which should be agreed between the consultant and the Program Manager within the first week of the contract.

To maintain prompt communication between the consultant and GGGI as well as ensure high quality of services, it is expected that the consultant shall regularly hold update calls/meetings with the Program Manager to update on key findings and keep track on the engagement progress on a bi-weekly basis.

All reports and outputs must be in English and French, in accordance with GGGI’s formatting requirements, and submitted in hard copy and electronic formats along with complete sets of raw data, research materials, and interview notes (all meetings with partners should be reported with a list of presence and minutes).

The Consultant’s work progress will be monitored primarily through periodic review meetings (i.e., biweekly), the precise schedule of which is to be agreed with the Consultant. These meetings will help assess the status of the project, actual achievements made against the timeline set at the beginning of the assignment, support required to address any challenges met, etc.

Payment timeline:

**All deliverables must be submitted in French and English in hard copy and electronic formats and in accordance with GGGI’s formatting requirements.

EXPERTISE REQUIRED