Hydrogen Energy Economist Consultant

Result of Service

Objective

This consultancy aims to support implementing the GCF Readiness project "Advancing a Regional Approach to the Green Hydrogen Economy in Latin America and the Caribbean" for Honduras. The consultant will design, plan and implement the national green hydrogen working group, support the successful delivery of the GCF-related capacity-building sessions by engaging with public counterparts, other public agencies and the private sector when needed, develop national baseline assessment reports, including baseline situations of sectors that may benefit from green hydrogen and barriers and opportunities for Country and develop the national hydrogen strategy.

The consultant shall coordinate actions with the project "Exchange of experiences and technical information on green hydrogen and geothermal energy between Honduras, El Salvador, Colombia and Germany" implemented by GIZ to create synergies and improve the efficiency of the results.

Output 1. Relevant country stakeholders have established adequate capacity, systems and networks to support the planning, programming and implementation of GCF-funded activities (outcome 1.3). The consultant will liaise with the relevant national actors (which may include executing entities, civil society organisations and the private sector), specifically women and indigenous groups, to create /strengthen the national interinstitutional working group for green hydrogen. The consultant is expected to prepare the documentation needed for the successful delivery of the meetings and be in constant communication with the leading entities of the government. The consultant is expected to support the national inter-institutional working group to engage regionally with the other members of the Readiness project.

Activity 1.1 (1.3.A1) Establish or strengthen national inter-institutional working groups on the hydrogen economy in Honduras. All activities will be delivered in agreement with the national counterpart.

1.1.1 Analyse the national green hydrogen stakeholders assessing their impact using the influence vs interest methodology. The consultant is expected to contact all stakeholders to interview them and then evaluate their impact.

Output 2. Develop or enhance strategic frameworks to address policy gaps, improve sectoral expertise, and enhance enabling environments (Outcome 2.2). The consultant, supported by the Hydrogen economy planning expert, will analyse the country's opportunities towards green hydrogen and develop the national hydrogen strategy in coordination with the national decarbonisation goals. The consultant is expected to analyse, at least, the economic, energy and environmental sectors to guide the planning process. The consultant is expected to liaise with the leading entities in Honduras and the interinstitutional working group.

Activity 2.1 (2.2.A1) Conduct the national baseline study to assess hydrogen production, use, transformation, transport and commercialisation situation and possibilities.

2.1.1 Assess the potential in hydrogen usage, transformation, transport, import, and commercialisation, including the green hydrogen projects in the country, with the cost-effectiveness of the possible usage of green hydrogen. This study will analyse, at least,
- For transformation (production of e-fuels and green ammonia)
- For transportation (pipeline, trucks and regional and international hydrogen transportation route and bunkering possibilities.
- For end use (industry decarbonisation possibilities, including steel and chemical industries and refineries; transportation decarbonisation possibilities, including shipping, aviation, and heavy-duty vehicles; heating; and power generation).

2.1.2 Analyse the regulations, policies, and standards relevant to hydrogen use using the regulatory impact assessment (RIA) that supports decision-making with evidence on the advantages and disadvantages of alternative options in terms of their likely impacts on stakeholders and outcomes.

2.1.3 Identification of barriers to hydrogen usage, transformation, transport, import, and commercialization grouped by legal, financial, technological, market, innovation and social, including gender and indigenous groups approach.

Activity 2.2 (2.2.A2) Design and conduct, in collaboration with the local hydrogen energy consultant, at least one national workshop in close collaboration with the government, private sector entities (including the financial sector), academia, and civil society organisations to present the baseline information and convey it to public and private actors.

Activity 2.3 (2.2.A2) Design, agree and write, in collaboration with the local hydrogen energy consultant, the national hydrogen economy strategy, including i) short-, mid-and long-term strategic goals and recommendations, ii) linkages to the NDC, iii) gender and indigenous people approach and iv) an action plan to implement the proposed Strategy.

2.3.1 Write the draft national hydrogen eco