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Under its long running and very successful framework contract with EBRD designed to eliminate roadblocks to renewables investment, ECA is advising the Ministry of Economy in Montenegro on revision of feed-in tariff levels for consultation in a revised decree. ECA is...

ECA has been selected to advise the regulatory authorities in Ireland on key issues about the form and details of financial transmission rights (FTRs) on interconnectors from GB to the new single electricity market (I-SEM) in Ireland. We are supporting consultation on...

The Government of Egypt wishes to learn from the experience of comparator countries in developing a transitional road map to a competitive electricity market and has engaged the services of ECA to provide a concise overview and summary. ECA is also working with the...

ECA has been commissioned by the Asian Development Bank to assess the economic justification for a proposed inter-connector between the rapidly growing power sectors of Cambodia and Lao PDR. The inter-connector will allow Cambodia to benefit from access to low-cost...

ECA’s Interim Report on South East European gas to power strategy has been published on the Energy Community Secretariat’s website: READ MORE

It gives us great pleasure to announce that Frederik Beelitz has been appointed as the new Managing Director of ECA. Our Directors are delighted to make this appointment and wish him every success in his new role and in the future development of ECA.

ECA has signed a contract with the Lake Albert Infrastructure Services Limited to prepare an economic and social impact assessment of the proposed 52 MW dual or triple fuel gas power plant, powered primarily by associated gas by-products of the Uganda petroleum...

We have been commissioned by the World Bank to undertake a major water resource study entitled “Cubango-Okavango Multi-Sector Investment Opportunity Analysis (MSIOA)”. Building on past studies for the basin organisation OKACOM, the MSIOA study seeks to determine a...

ECA is providing a team to support the regulator in its organisation and staffing structure and through the development of regulations and procedures for energy sector licensees and users.

ECA is working with the UK’s Consumer Council for Water (CCWater) to develop an understanding of ‘fair profits’ in the UK water sector, as well as a strategy of how CCWater should engage with Ofwat, water companies and the sector’s other stakeholders. The strategy is...

ECA is working with AFD and DFID in the inception phase of their GMG Kenya programme. DFID will provide £30 million via AFD for a 5-year programme to support mini-grids integrating renewable energy. ECA is responsible for the design of a capital support and...

ECA, together with Trémolet Consulting Ltd, has been appointed by the World Bank to conduct an economic analysis, using the Integrated Urban Water Management methods, of investment options for urban water investments in Morocco. This analysis will form the basis for...

ECA is working with the World Bank to assist the Government of Ghana to consider the various approaches to business model development and the associated policy and technical and price regulation necessary for the deployment of mini/micro grid electrification systems...

The Israeli gas regulator has engaged ECA to provide advice on urgent regulatory issues confronting the gas industry, as it aims to balance policy aims: the needs of continuing to incentivise major investment in its very large offshore gas discoveries; providing...

ECA has been engaged to advise the Government of Ukraine, the national gas company Naftogaz and the IFIs on the restructuring of the gas company and the reform of the gas sector. In the face of severe economic and political pressures, the aim is to set a path to...

Vietnam’s distribution network is facing the challenges of meeting demand growth in excess of 10% annually, rehabilitating existing rural grids and moving to a sustainable energy future. To support this, KfW is preparing a loan to the Power Corporations (distributors)...

PetroChina International has engaged ECA to provide information on how the rules for trading Levy Exemption Certificates (LECs) awarded to generation from outside the UK may change with current market developments. The analysis produced will inform PetroChina...

Forward electricity protects against short-term price uncertainties, improving stability. The Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) must facilitate contestable energy markets and need to understand cross-border forward products and the platforms on...

For the Ministry of Commerce and Cambodian Chamber of Commerce, ECA will assess the reasons for Cambodia’s high electricity costs relative to the wider SE Asian region and recommend on ways to reduce these. Cambodia is highly dependent on its garment industry for...

We have been selected by the Government of Peru to develop a suitable planning process in implementing the long term electricity and gas strategies. As part of a consortium, ECA’s role is to assess the merits of different public planning processes focusing on...

For a private client, ECA will review the potential size of the market for LNG in Turkey. This requires an assessment of the future demand and supply balance, recognising the uncertainties created by Russia’s recent decisions to redirect gas exports through Turkey,...