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ECA advises on cooperation on carbon pricing in ASEAN

ECA advises on cooperation on carbon pricing in ASEAN

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...

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Oman transmission price review

Oman transmission price review

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...

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Readying Malaysia for implementation of carbon pricing

Readying Malaysia for implementation of carbon pricing

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...

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Supporting the Sumatra Merang Peatland Project

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 of our carbon neutrality target. The SMPP focuses on protecting and restoring more than 22,934 hectares of peatland rainforest in the Merang...

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Corporatisation of Timor-Leste’s electricity utility

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 Electricidade de Timor-Leste, the state-owned utility. We will be responsible for developing financial projections for the corporatised entity and...

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A new addition to our ECA team in Athens

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 the University of Oxford, plus a BSc in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from King’s College London. She will initially work on international case...

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A regulatory puzzle: Inflation, RAB and WACC

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 nominal Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC), as modelling technicalities to be buried deep within spreadsheets. READ ECA'S INSIGHT HERE.

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ECA wins Best Economics Advisory Team 2021 award

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 our clients who have nominated us for this award and look forward to continue supporting our clients in economic, regulatory and policy issues in the...

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Introducing our 3 new team members

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 economist and economic and strategy consultant, focusing on decarbonising energy systems covering system planning, government and corporate strategy; Alex...

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Welcome to our newest team member

Welcome to our newest team member

This month we welcome Marina Charalambous to ECA. She is an economist with 7 years’ experience in regulatory economics in the energy sector and is also experienced in providing commercial and regulatory due diligence for energy infrastructure transactions. Marina has...

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