ECONOMIC CONSULTING ASSOCIATES

Hydropower strategic assessment, greater Mekong region

The Mekong River Commission is responsible for basin-wide planning for the Lower Mekong riprarian countries (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Vietnam). The Sustainable Hydropower Development Strategy was a key input to the planning process, identifying guidelines on...

Integrated resource plan, Malawi

Preparation of a power development plan for Malawi taking account of both supply side investments and demand-side measures. Malawi’s power system is dominated by hydropower and it has the potential to trade electricity with neighbouring countries in the Southern...

Power generation development strategy, West Balkans

ECA provided support to EBRD’s energy strategy in the West Balkans by assessing the economic value of different power generation development scenarios. The work included a region-wide dispatch analysis with ECA’s inhouse dispatch model Wairoa to assess the...

Grid expansion plan, Papua New Guinea

ECA consulted stakeholders extensively and, following completion of the rapid review, prepared an action plan for grid expansion, which included a prospectus of future investments.

Private sector rural electrification, Lao PDR

ECA was responsible for developing the terms and conditions of the management contract under which responsibility for the implementation of a scaled-up rural electrification programme will be contracted out to the private sector.

Water sector investment analysis, Zimbabwe

ECA reviewed investment in the water sector and developed an investment planning model to rank projects by economic returns ranked to identify projects which will have the greatest impact for the funding available. Funding options were identified to match the expected...