World Bank publishes Troubled Tariffs: revisiting water pricing
There is much variation in the design of tariffs and subsidies in the water sector. What is the optimal approach? Lea...
Paving a roadmap for hydrogen in low- & middle-income countries
ECA, in collaboration with E4tech UK, recently completed a multi-part study for the Energy Community Secretariat (ECS...
Supporting the Sumatra Merang Peatland Project
ECA are pleased to share updates on the Sumatra Merang Peatland Project (SMPP), which we continue to support as part ...
Corporatisation of Timor-Leste’s electricity utility
ECA has been contracted by the Asian Development Bank to support the development of a corporatisation strategy for El...
Fast & furious: fast frequency response services as the key to rev up battery investments
The business case for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in Europe is determined by revenue stacking, ie the abili...
IFC releases new guide to investing in renewable electricity generation in the Pacific, authored by ECA
In the lead up to COP26, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) published an ECA-authored report: Powering the P...
Treatment of unregulated services and ring-fencing guidelines
The Greek energy regulator, RAE, appointed ECA to assist with the development of a framework
...
A new addition to our ECA team in Athens
We are pleased to welcome Iro Sala to ECA’s Athens office. Iro is an Analyst, who holds an MPhil in Economics from ...
A regulatory puzzle: Inflation, RAB and WACC
Regulators often view the inflation of the Regulatory Asset Base (RAB), and the related choice of a real versus nomin...
ECA wins Best Economics Advisory Team 2021 award
We are delighted to have been declared winners of cfi’s Best Economics Advisory Team 2021. We would like to thank o...
Introducing our 3 new team members
We welcome 3 new team members to our London office. Will Wright, who has over 7 years’ experience as a research eco...
Energy sector financial reform in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
The World Bank has contracted ECA to analyse strategic options for reforming Lao PDR’s power market, to improve...
Welcome to our newest team member
This month we welcome Marina Charalambous to ECA. She is an economist with 7 years’ experience in regulatory econom...
Low carbon development and affordable energy access are complementary objectives (to a point)
In 2015, all United Nations Member States adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Among the 17 goals, SD...
Eswatini national electrification analysis
ECA has been contracted by the World Bank to assist the Bank in its support to the Government of the Kingdom of Eswat...
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...
World Bank publishes Troubled Tariffs: revisiting water pricing
There is much variation in the design of tariffs and subsidies in the water sector. What is the optimal approach? Lea...
Paving a roadmap for hydrogen in low- & middle-income countries
ECA, in collaboration with E4tech UK, recently completed a multi-part study for the Energy Community Secretariat (ECS...
Supporting the Sumatra Merang Peatland Project
ECA are pleased to share updates on the Sumatra Merang Peatland Project (SMPP), which we continue to support as part ...
Corporatisation of Timor-Leste’s electricity utility
ECA has been contracted by the Asian Development Bank to support the development of a corporatisation strategy for El...
Fast & furious: fast frequency response services as the key to rev up battery investments
The business case for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in Europe is determined by revenue stacking, ie the abili...
IFC releases new guide to investing in renewable electricity generation in the Pacific, authored by ECA
In the lead up to COP26, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) published an ECA-authored report: Powering the P...
Treatment of unregulated services and ring-fencing guidelines
The Greek energy regulator, RAE, appointed ECA to assist with the development of a framework
...A new addition to our ECA team in Athens
We are pleased to welcome Iro Sala to ECA’s Athens office. Iro is an Analyst, who holds an MPhil in Economics from ...
A regulatory puzzle: Inflation, RAB and WACC
Regulators often view the inflation of the Regulatory Asset Base (RAB), and the related choice of a real versus nomin...
ECA wins Best Economics Advisory Team 2021 award
We are delighted to have been declared winners of cfi’s Best Economics Advisory Team 2021. We would like to thank o...
Introducing our 3 new team members
We welcome 3 new team members to our London office. Will Wright, who has over 7 years’ experience as a research eco...
Energy sector financial reform in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
The World Bank has contracted ECA to analyse strategic options for reforming Lao PDR’s power market, to improve...
Welcome to our newest team member
This month we welcome Marina Charalambous to ECA. She is an economist with 7 years’ experience in regulatory econom...
Low carbon development and affordable energy access are complementary objectives (to a point)
In 2015, all United Nations Member States adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Among the 17 goals, SD...
Eswatini national electrification analysis
ECA has been contracted by the World Bank to assist the Bank in its support to the Government of the Kingdom of Eswat...
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...
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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
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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