Regional Consultant for the development of an Implementation Plan for the establishment of the Indian Ocean Institute for Energy and Ocean Sciences
Economic Commission for Africa · KIGALI · Apply by October 19, 2026
About this role
Result of Service A Working Group for the Indian Ocean Institute for Energy and Ocean Sciences, and an Implementation Plan Work Location Home based with travels Expected duration 3 months Duties and Responsibilities 1. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION In 2025, ECA supported IOC with an evaluation of its regional blue economy action plan 2020-2025, and a reactualisation to 2026-2030 in order to reflect impacts of the recent oil crisis, stalled shipping connectivity, cutbacks on ODAs, amongst others. Aligned with the AU’s Africa Blue Economy Strategy, the IOC Blue Economy Action Plan 2026-2030 chooses to prioritise the sustainable exploitation of its blue economy resources to find import substitution alternatives, making the islands more resilient to outer shocks. One such area of blue economy development that IOC seeks to pursue is marine renewable energy which constitutes Activity 2.4 of the IOC blue economy action plan. An evaluation in 2025 indicates that progress in this area in the region remains very low. Only Seychelles has advanced in floating solar PV plants by Seysun Lagoon, with the capacity of 5,8 MW Mauritius is in talks for an offshore wind energy plant. One of the main…