Retirement and repurposing of four coal fired power plants
ECA is supporting the World Bank and Eskom in South Africa on the retirement and repurposing of 4 coal fired power pl...
ECA explores hydrogen potential in the Energy Community
ECA and E4tech (an ERM Group company) completed a study on the potential for using hydrogen in the Energy Community C...
Ecodesign regulations for Bosnia and Herzegovina
ECA supported by partners Eco have been contracted by the EBRD to undertake a market assessment for the introduction ...
Supporting Uzbekistan with small-scale renewable energy policy
EBRD has contracted ECA to lead this assignment to support the Government of Uzbekistan develop its policy and regula...
Batteries – generation or transmission assets?
Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are on track of becoming an integral component of electricity markets around th...
ECA presented at Energy Exemplar’s 2021 user group meeting
ECA’s Managing Director, Fred Beelitz, yesterday presented the lessons learned from applying the power market model...
Utility cost recovery: tackle inefficiency before increasing tariffs
Raising tariffs to cost recovery levels is often considered a prerequisite of infrastructure sector reforms. While im...
Water tariff review in South African metros
We have been contracted by the World Bank to review the current IBT water tariff structure in two South African munic...
Allowed revenue methodology for electricity transmission
The Greek energy regulator, RAE, has appointed ECA to review and revise the allowed revenue methodology for electrici...
ECA analysis supports Ireland in publishing new consultation on the Energy Efficiency Obligation Scheme
Ireland’s Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications have published a new consultation on the design...
ECA presents preliminary findings of hydrogen study at joint ACER-ECS workshop
On 25 February 2021, ECA’s Nick Haralambopoulos and David Williams presented at the first of three webinars jointly...
ECA to support AMDA for second annual mini-grid benchmarking report
ECA is delighted to work again with AMDA on its second annual benchmarking report for the mini-grid sector in Africa....
Fuel supply strategy for St Helena
ECA has been engaged to advise on arrangements for supplying petroleum products to the island of St Helena in the Atl...
Two approaches to tariff design in the electricity sector – how different are they?
Since deregulation of the supply market in the UK over two decades ago, the regulator has tended to leave it to the s...
Price spikes in Greece’s new electricity market: a genuine concern?
On 1 November 2020 Greece reached a significant milestone by launching the European Target Model for the operation of...
Decarbonising infrastructure in Nigeria through local-currency financing
ECA has been engaged by the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) to support the development of InfraCredit...
Retirement and repurposing of four coal fired power plants
ECA is supporting the World Bank and Eskom in South Africa on the retirement and repurposing of 4 coal fired power pl...
ECA explores hydrogen potential in the Energy Community
ECA and E4tech (an ERM Group company) completed a study on the potential for using hydrogen in the Energy Community C...
Ecodesign regulations for Bosnia and Herzegovina
ECA supported by partners Eco have been contracted by the EBRD to undertake a market assessment for the introduction ...
Supporting Uzbekistan with small-scale renewable energy policy
EBRD has contracted ECA to lead this assignment to support the Government of Uzbekistan develop its policy and regula...
Batteries – generation or transmission assets?
Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are on track of becoming an integral component of electricity markets around th...
ECA presented at Energy Exemplar’s 2021 user group meeting
ECA’s Managing Director, Fred Beelitz, yesterday presented the lessons learned from applying the power market model...
Utility cost recovery: tackle inefficiency before increasing tariffs
Raising tariffs to cost recovery levels is often considered a prerequisite of infrastructure sector reforms. While im...
Water tariff review in South African metros
We have been contracted by the World Bank to review the current IBT water tariff structure in two South African munic...
Allowed revenue methodology for electricity transmission
The Greek energy regulator, RAE, has appointed ECA to review and revise the allowed revenue methodology for electrici...
ECA analysis supports Ireland in publishing new consultation on the Energy Efficiency Obligation Scheme
Ireland’s Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications have published a new consultation on the design...
ECA presents preliminary findings of hydrogen study at joint ACER-ECS workshop
On 25 February 2021, ECA’s Nick Haralambopoulos and David Williams presented at the first of three webinars jointly...
ECA to support AMDA for second annual mini-grid benchmarking report
ECA is delighted to work again with AMDA on its second annual benchmarking report for the mini-grid sector in Africa....
Fuel supply strategy for St Helena
ECA has been engaged to advise on arrangements for supplying petroleum products to the island of St Helena in the Atl...
Two approaches to tariff design in the electricity sector – how different are they?
Since deregulation of the supply market in the UK over two decades ago, the regulator has tended to leave it to the s...
Price spikes in Greece’s new electricity market: a genuine concern?
On 1 November 2020 Greece reached a significant milestone by launching the European Target Model for the operation of...
Decarbonising infrastructure in Nigeria through local-currency financing
ECA has been engaged by the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) to support the development of InfraCredit...
OUR SERVICES
Economic Regulation
Services supporting regulators and market participants in the economic regulation of energy and water networks.
Markets & Commercial
Advice to infrastructure investors and project developers on utility market economics, asset valuation and contractual arrangement.
Decarbonisation Strategy
Assistance in the design of energy transition strategies, policies and regulation with a focus on renewable energy integration and energy efficiency.
Investment Planning
Expert analysis in developing policy toolkits, long term sector investment strategies like masterplans, integrated resources plans and network development plans.
OUR SERVICES
Economic Regulation
Services supporting regulators and market participants in the economic regulation of energy and water networks.
Markets & Commercial
Advice to infrastructure investors and project developers on utility market economics, asset valuation and contractual arrangement.
Decarbonisation Policy
Assistance in the design of energy transition strategies, policies and regulation with a focus on renewable energy integration and energy efficiency.
Investment Planning
Expert analysis in developing policy toolkits, long term sector investment strategies like masterplans, integrated resources plans and network development plans.
ECA INSIGHTS
ERRA regulatory approaches to revenue setting for electricity TSO and DSO study
Prepared for:
ERRA
PLEXOS validation (2019-2025) and backcast report
Prepared for:
Utility Regulator Northern Ireland
Update to ECA recommendations for the Cost of Capital 2020-2025
Prepared for:
CCWater
RIIO-GD2 cost assessment: business support costs, submitted to Ofgem in June 2019
Prepared for:
Ofgem
Centralised energy efficiency financing mechanisms: policy guidelines
Prepared for:
The EBRD
Regulatory and tariff review for distributed generation in the commercial and industrial sectors in Southern Africa
Prepared for:
The IFC
Lebanon cost-of-service and tariff design study
Prepared for:
The World Bank
EE obligation schemes: policy guidelines - deep dive on key policy mechanism deployed under article 7 of the EE directive
Prepared for:
The EBRD
Attracting private solutions and participation in the power sector in Sub- Saharan Africa
Prepared for:
The World Bank
Update on international finance for coal fired power plants
Prepared for:
The IEACCC
Attracting private participation and financing in the power sector in Sub-Saharan Africa
Prepared for:
The World Bank
Study on the estimation of the cost of disruption of gas supply in Europe
Prepared for:
ACER
Manx pricing strategy review
Prepared for:
Manx Utilities
Green mini-grid market development program (GMG MDP): access to finance business line
Prepared for:
The African Development Bank
Methodologies and parameters used to determine the allowed or target revenue of gas transmission system operators
Prepared for:
ACER
IAP commercial and economic feasibility study presented at the West Balkan Gas Infrastructure Workshop in Vienna
Prepared for:
The World Bank
Aligning institutions and incentives for sustainable water supply and sanitation services report
Prepared for:
The World Bank
Our feasibility study of the Ionian Adriatic Pipeline (IAP) assessing the commercial and economic feasibility
Prepared for:
The World Bank
Recommendations for the weighted average Cost of Capital 2020 - 2025
Prepared for:
CCWater
The Cost of Capital – setting the scene for PR19
Prepared for:
CCWater
Econometric analysis of potential LPG in Ghana
Prepared for:
The Global LPG Partnership
Power and agriculture nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa
Prepared for:
The World Bank
Ghana: Mini-grids for last-mile electrification exploring regulatory and business models for electrifying Lake Volta region
Prepared for:
ESMAP
Mozambique: technical assistance to analyse economic effects of VAT and tariffs on picoPV products, solar home systems and improved cookstoves
Prepared for:
DFID
PSP of water supply and sanitation services in rural areas and small towns
Prepared for:
The World Bank
Ukraine – unbundling options for gas transmission and storage
Prepared for:
The World Bank
Integrating strategic environmental assessment into power planning
Prepared for:
The ADP
Identifying sustainability indicators of strategic environmental assessment for power planning
Prepared for:
The ADP
PUBLISHED REPORTS
ERRA regulatory approaches to revenue setting for electricity TSO and DSO study
Prepared for:
ERRA
PLEXOS validation (2019-2025) and backcast report
Prepared for:
Utility Regulator Northern Ireland
Update to ECA recommendations for the Cost of Capital 2020-2025
Prepared for:
CCWater
RIIO-GD2 cost assessment: business support costs, submitted to Ofgem in June 2019
Prepared for:
Ofgem
Centralised energy efficiency financing mechanisms: policy guidelines
Prepared for:
The EBRD
Regulatory and tariff review for distributed generation in the commercial and industrial sectors in Southern Africa
Prepared for:
The IFC
Lebanon cost-of-service and tariff design study
Prepared for:
The World Bank
EE obligation schemes: policy guidelines - deep dive on key policy mechanism deployed under article 7 of the EE directive
Prepared for:
The EBRD
Attracting private solutions and participation in the power sector in Sub- Saharan Africa
Prepared for:
The World Bank
Update on international finance for coal fired power plants
Prepared for:
The IEACCC
Attracting private participation and financing in the power sector in Sub-Saharan Africa
Prepared for:
The World Bank
Study on the estimation of the cost of disruption of gas supply in Europe
Prepared for:
ACER
Manx pricing strategy review
Prepared for:
Manx Utilities
Green mini-grid market development program (GMG MDP): access to finance business line
Prepared for:
The African Development Bank
Methodologies and parameters used to determine the allowed or target revenue of gas transmission system operators
Prepared for:
ACER
IAP commercial and economic feasibility study presented at the West Balkan Gas Infrastructure Workshop in Vienna
Prepared for:
The World Bank
Aligning institutions and incentives for sustainable water supply and sanitation services report
Prepared for:
The World Bank
Our feasibility study of the Ionian Adriatic Pipeline (IAP) assessing the commercial and economic feasibility
Prepared for:
The World Bank
Recommendations for the weighted average Cost of Capital 2020 - 2025
Prepared for:
CCWater
The Cost of Capital – setting the scene for PR19
Prepared for:
CCWater
Econometric analysis of potential LPG in Ghana
Prepared for:
The Global LPG Partnership
Power and agriculture nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa
Prepared for:
The World Bank
Ghana: Mini-grids for last-mile electrification exploring regulatory and business models for electrifying Lake Volta region
Prepared for:
ESMAP
Mozambique: technical assistance to analyse economic effects of VAT and tariffs on picoPV products, solar home systems and improved cookstoves
Prepared for:
DFID
PSP of water supply and sanitation services in rural areas and small towns
Prepared for:
The World Bank
Ukraine – unbundling options for gas transmission and storage
Prepared for:
The World Bank
Integrating strategic environmental assessment into power planning
Prepared for:
The ADP
Identifying sustainability indicators of strategic environmental assessment for power planning
Prepared for:
The ADP