ECA NEWS

Peter Robinson recently acted as Webinar Moderator for a panel discussion on 'Electrification Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa', the first in a series of webinars hosted by ERRA. This first webinar discussed the status quo and ways forward for the fundamental...

We took the opportunity to have a complete office makeover whilst our staff had to work from home. Our refurbishment includes bright new meeting rooms, pristine desk spaces, a large break-out space, shiny new kitchen, and an energy efficient heat pump system. A sleek...

This month we are pleased to welcome Ben Gregory to ECA. He graduated in BA(Hons) Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Oxford in 2020, then went on to complete a master’s degree in MSc Environmental Economics and Climate Change at the London...

ECA will be responsible for verifying triggers for loan disbursements have been met as an independent auditor, after being appointed by the Asian Development Bank, as part of a team led by SMEC, to be the independent verification agent on financial matters for a...

We are pleased to announce ECA has been contracted by Malaysia’s Energy Commission, Suruhanjaya Tenaga, to assist and facilitate the second gas regulatory period (2023-2025) and assess the first gas regulatory period (2020-2022) which determine the allowed tariff for...

Targeting European Union (EU) accession in 2026, Montenegro must prepare for operating under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and the Carbon Boarder Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). Unique county characteristics, including a very small number of major point source...

ECA is providing an expert to advise the Department of Energy in Vanuatu on improving sector policy and planning and facilitating investments. A focus area is on the potential to expand mini-grids to support rural electrification where ECA will be bringing the lessons...

The amended Energy Efficiency Directive of 2018 has been transposed to the Energy Community Contracting Parties with larger and more aggressive energy savings targets for 2030. ECA has been supporting the EBRD and Energy Community Secretariat to assist Contracting...

Energy network infrastructure plays a major role in supporting energy system decarbonisation, and potential solutions across several energy vectors are increasingly being considered for future investments. The concept of a Whole System Approach has been on European...

The completion of negotiations on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement on international carbon trading opens up opportunities for countries to reduce the costs of meeting decarbonisation commitments by using international credits and linking carbon markets. ASEAN is...

Over the past year our decarbonisation strategy team led by David Williams has expanded its expertise in designing carbon pricing instruments, including both taxation and trading mechanisms. With recent and ongoing engagements in Indonesia, the Philippines and...

The Omani electricity sector is going through a critical phase of transition and ECA is delighted to continue supporting the Authority for Public Services Regulation (APSR) in this process. Following on from our successful engagement with the APSR in reviewing...

Following our study on electricity allowed revenue approaches in over 20 jurisdictions globally, ECA and ERRA will collaborate on a new report that dives into their tariff structures. As the most wide-reaching study of this kind, we highly anticipate the results!...

Electric mobility is a key pillar of many countries’ decarbonisation strategies. The Pacific Island countries, which are particularly exposed to the impacts of climate change, are particularly well-suited to the large-scale deployment of e-mobility, given the...

Financial sustainability for the electricity sector of Kyrgyzstan. The country is among only a handful of countries worldwide with average electricity prices for most households at below 1 US cent per kWh and has been attracting cryptocurrency miners, driven out of...

Carbon pricing instruments (CPIs) are truly going global. In support of obligations under the Paris Agreement countries around the world are exploring how to design, develop and implement their own CPIs in an acceptable yet effective manner. The Partnership for Market...

There is much variation in the design of tariffs and subsidies in the water sector. What is the optimal approach? Leaving no stone unturned, this ambitious report dives deep into the trade-offs between the conflicting goals of cost recovery, affordability and water...

ECA, in collaboration with E4tech UK, recently completed a multi-part study for the Energy Community Secretariat (ECS) on the potential for hydrogen utilisation among its Contracting Parties (CPs). Our study includes an assessment of recent hydrogen developments and...

ECA are pleased to share updates on the Sumatra Merang Peatland Project (SMPP), which we continue to support as part of our carbon neutrality target. The SMPP focuses on protecting and restoring more than 22,934 hectares of peatland rainforest in the Merang...

ECA has been contracted by the Asian Development Bank to support the development of a corporatisation strategy for Electricidade de Timor-Leste, the state-owned utility. We will be responsible for developing financial projections for the corporatised entity and...

The business case for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in Europe is determined by revenue stacking, ie the ability of operators to obtain revenues from different sources and markets. While long term capacity remuneration helps provide investor certainty, it is...