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ECA has been contracted by GIZ to develop the regulatory framework for small private mini-grids and distribution companies in Kenya to interconnect with the main KPLC electricity network. The assignment will focus primarily on the contracting for bulk power supply and...

ECA was recently contracted by the European Union Energy Initiative’s Partnership Dialogue Facility (EUEI PDF) to prepare and conduct a training course for representatives of the Government of Kenya’s renewable energy sector on financial modelling of renewable energy...

ECA is supporting DFIDs East Africa Geothermal Initiative (EAGER) to support Ethiopia Electric Power (EEP) in developing contracts for purchasing power from geothermal projects. ECA will develop a best practice model PPA and will advise how to value projects offered...

As part of its obligations under the Energy Community Treaty, Montenegro must report on progress in its Renewable Energy Action Plan every 2 years. ECA is helping the Ministry to update its report with progress in achieving its RES targets.

Embedded generators and the suppliers who contract them are currently exempt from payment of GB transmission charges. As both charges and the volume of embedded generation has grown this has created distortions to efficient dispatch and within the capacity market,...

With spark spreads in Europe looking increasingly favourable, ECA will advise the Government of Albania on the development of gas infrastructure and gas to power potential. As part of this assignment, we will also review the economic and financial feasibility of the...

ECA is supporting MJM Energy in a rapid assessment of alternative sites for a proposed LNG receiving terminal in Myanmar. The country faces severe shortfalls in domestic gas production relative to its rapidly growing demand driven by economic development and...

ECA is extending its collaboration with the Ministry of Economy in Montenegro to assist with development and design of an Energy Efficiency Obligation (EEO) scheme for the country. The work will focus on helping build the supporting tools required to operate a...

In Mozambique, DFID and other donors are working to build the private sector market for solar home systems and improved cookstoves. High prices in relation to income levels is one of the main constraints on the adoption of these technologies by households. One way of...

In recent years, the power sector in Tanzania has been a constraint on overall national development. To assist the Government to address this, ECA is participating in a project led by OPM to carry out a comprehensive energy sector training needs assessment and design...

ECA has been appointed by the Asian Development Bank to provide training in pricing matters to senior energy ministry and utility officials in Myanmar. The training will be delivered through a number of workshops and will provide a basis for decisions on future...

ECA (in association with Carbon Africa of Kenya) has been engaged by EUEI-PDF and GIZ under their Renewable Energy Cooperation Programme (RECP) to provide training to a selected group of representatives from Kenyan public energy sector agencies on financial modelling...

ECA has been awarded another electricity cost-of-service tariff study for a Middle Eastern country. The study has a particular focus on allowed revenues to ensure reasonable cost recovery.

On Friday 17 June, a delegation of 10 representatives of Kenya’s energy sector spent the day at ECA’s office to discuss various current and upcoming engagements that ECA has in the Kenyan energy sector. The delegation represented the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum,...

ECA is helping with the 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...

Support to the government of Nepal in the design of short-term power market arrangements to facilitate regional trade. Nepal has substantial potential undeveloped hydropower potential in excess of its own needs that could be developed for export. The Consultant’s task...

We are advising on the potential for private sector participation in the ownership and operation and/or development of 400 kV and 132 kV transmission networks.

ECA successfully completed a roadmap implementation workshop in Islamabad on restructuring Pakistan’s gas sector. The workshop focused on the implementation steps required over the next years for gas sector reform. This concludes our assignment funded by the World...

  As part of our framework agreement under the EBRD’s Regional Energy Efficiency Programme (REEP) for the Western Balkans, ECA is supporting the Ministry of Mining and Energy in Serbia develop its policy mix for transposing the requirements of Article 7 of the...

The World Bank published ECA’s latest report on the gas sector reform in Ukraine. The report presents analysis and recommendations related to the restructuring of the gas transmission and storage business lines of the National Joint-Stock Company Naftogaz. The aim is...