ECA NEWS
A whole system approach is critical for energy networks and regulators to support decarbonisation efforts
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...
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...
Carbon pricing instrument expertise becoming a key ECA decarbonisation service offering
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...
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...
Comparing electricity tariff design across 24 jurisdictions
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!...
Establishing an e-mobility policy and roadmap for the Pacific Islands
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
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...
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...
World Bank publishes Troubled Tariffs: revisiting water pricing
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...
Paving a roadmap for hydrogen in low- & middle-income countries
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...
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...
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...
Fast & furious: fast frequency response services as the key to rev up battery investments
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...
IFC releases new guide to investing in renewable electricity generation in the Pacific, authored by ECA
In the lead up to COP26, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) published an ECA-authored report: Powering the Pacific, A Guide To Investing In Renewable Electricity Generation In The Pacific. Many people in the Pacific lack access to electricity and more than 40...
Treatment of unregulated services and ring-fencing guidelines
ECA has been appointed by the Greek energy regulator, RAE, to assist with the development of a framework for the treatment of unregulated services offered by the gas transmission system operator and the development of ring-fencing guidelines for reporting on the...
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...
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.
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...
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...
Energy sector financial reform in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
The World Bank has contracted ECA to analyse strategic options for reforming Lao PDR's power market, to improve its financial performance. This includes development of new policy, regulations, and institutional frameworks across a range of topics, including tariff...
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...