ECA NEWS

ECA’s assessment of the fiscal impact on solar devices in Mozambique is one of the most downloaded publications on the Dfid supported international development hub ‘Evidence on Demand’ – Read our report HERE and download from our published reports

As part of its Energy Africa campaign in Zambia, the UK’s Department for International Development (DfID) is focusing on accelerating access to electricity via household solar. As part of this effort, ECA has been commissioned by DFID to develop a programme to create...

Turkey is seeking to diversify its generation mix by investing in nuclear power stations. The proposed Sinop Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) on the Black Sea in northern Turkey will have a capacity of 4,400 MWe. The Government of Turkey wants to ensure that the benefits of...

The Consumer Council for Northern Ireland (CCNI) has contracted ECA to review the Utility Regulator (UR)’s Draft Determination of Northern Ireland Electricity’s transmission and distribution network price controls. ECA will support CCNI in its role to protect and...

ECA has been subcontracted by LDK Consultants to provide Alexis Pramagioulis as the Team Leader and regulatory expert for the EBRD funded project 'Assistance to the Government of Georgia with Development of Renewable Energy Investments: Support to the development and...

ECA has been contracted by Agence Française de Développement/The Department for International Development (AfD)/DFID) funded Green Mini-Grid Facility, in Kenya, to prepare and deliver a training course to public and private stakeholders from Kenya’s mini-grid sector...

We have been contracted by Norton Rose Fulbright to work with the Tanzania Geothermal Development Company to develop a strategy, legal, institutional and regulatory framework for Tanzania’s geothermal energy sector, and a partial risk guarantee for development of...

This month we welcome another new consultant to ECA, Alexis Pramagioulis, an economist with 30 years' experience in energy sector consulting projects including; electricity market restructuring, operation and regulation, investment project appraisal, plus energy...

ECA has been contracted by the Consumer Council for Water for England and Wales to assist it in preparing for Ofwat’s 2019 Price Review. This ‘setting the scene’ assignment will review activity in the water sector since PR14, focusing on historic and anticipated...

This month we are delighted to welcome Martin Siner to ECA. An economist with over 20 years’ experience, including 4 years' in the London Business School’s Economics Department, Martin has worked extensively on the economic regulation of the electricity, gas and water...

ECA has been awarded a contract by the Millennium Challenge Corporation in Malawi to help prepare electricity tariffs for the unbundled electricity businesses including system operator, single buyer, transmission, distribution and generation companies.

An acceptable tariff policy for consumers and investors alike is a fundamental requirement for the viability of mini-grids in developing countries. Decisions are driven as much by social and political considerations as by economics. READ ECA VIEWPOINT HERE

A consortium led by ECA has once again been appointed to manage the ‘Regional Energy Efficiency Programme’ (REEP) for the Western Balkans established by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in partnership with the Energy Community Secretariat...

This month we are delighted to welcome a new Analyst, Salomé Drouard, to the team. She completed her Master’s degree in Public Policy and Development Economics at the Paris School of Economics in June 2016 and also holds a BAH in Economics, plus Sociology. Prior to...

ECA has been appointed to assist the Utility Regulator with the referral made by one of three gas distributors in Northern Ireland, Firmus Energy, to the appeal body, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), regarding the price control decision for the period...

Water sector reforms are intended to remove constraints and create conditions for rapid progress in achieving access and service delivery goals. However, without considering a country’s culture and political economy, reform interventions can sometimes create skewed...

Over £1,000 raised for WaterAid!  Well done to the ECA team of runners who trained hard and headed out to the Gower in Wales to run in the Endurancelife CTS Coastal Trail Series for a very worthy cause WaterAid.  All runners finishing with good times and Paul...

ECA has undertaken economic modelling of the cap-and-trade quota system for providing financial support to renewable energy producers in Romania which has seen significant oversupply in recent years following previous adjustments to its design. Under different policy...

ECA has been selected to continue supporting the USAID REPOWER program supporting the Government, Regulator and System Operator in Kosovo to implement the new laws aimed at market opening and competition and integration into the regional electricity market. First...