ECA NEWS

Jemena Gas Networks is preparing its five yearly price submission to the Australian Energy Regulator. ECA is providing assistance, in particular in reviewing Jemena's suite of regulatory models.

ECA's objective is to aid development of DFID support to Big Results Now (BRN) implementation in the gas and power sector in Tanzania. The aim is to develop an initial proposal for an Energy and Gas Sector financial aid programme and scope technical assistance...

ECA, together with Petroleum Development Consultants, is providing support to the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs (Bappenas) and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources on the preparation of Presidential and Ministerial decrees implementing the...

ECA is part of a consortium, led by IMC Worldwide, which has been contracted by Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) to analyse the potential for green growth of Kigali and 6 secondary cities in Rwanda. The project requires developing a 'Green City' framework and...

The objective of the Mexico Gas Flaring study is for ECA to assist Comision Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH) in developing a suitable regulatory framework and oversight mechanisms to minimise gas flaring and venting in Mexico. ECA will review international best...

ECA, in association with engineering firm Trama Tecno Ambiental, has been engaged by KfW Development Bank to assist the Government of Kenya in promoting the development of hybrid mini-grids (PV-/Wind-Diesel). The objective of the assignment is the preparation of an...

ECA has been appointed by Ofgem to develop financial models and scenarios of future revenues and costs of gas interconnectors to Great Britain. The models will be used to test further scenarios of future interconnector incomes based on differentials between European...

ECA has been appointed by the Government of Ghana to develop a national medium to long term gas strategy. This includes recommendations on an optimised gas infrastructure plan, prioritised gas allocation across exports and domestic utilisation options, plus suitable...

The World Bank has asked ECA to review the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Sector Coordination Mechanism in Zimbabwe. The study aims to inform the government about coordination mechanisms that are effective in other countries and to make recommendations on the...

This is a rapid desk-based study for DFID to review the evidence base around how the electricity sector stimulates growth and/or whether electricity supply and consumption simply responds to economic growth. ECA undertook a preliminary assessment of evidence relevant...

ECA is providing support to the Electricity Regulatory Authority of Vietnam over a 15-month period to review and revise electricity transmission charges. The review is expected to improve the cost-reflectivity of the charging structure, the formalise the process of...

ECA is conducting economic and financial due diligence for a proposed KfW loan to the Hanoi and HCMC Power Corporations, to fund vitally needed electricity distribution infrastructure. Vietnam's electricity demand is growing in excess of 10% annually and the country's...

ECA has been contracted by Jemena Networks, one of Australia's largest gas and electricity network businesses, to help develop new models that enable the business to meet its reporting requirements to the Australian Energy Regulator.

ECA has been contracted to advise the Consumer Council for Water on the appropriate cost of capital for the water companies in the upcoming 5 year regulatory period of Ofwat's PR14 price review. ECA's analysis will focus on the weighted average cost of capital (WACC)...

The Central American countries are relatively small in terms of the economic scale for LNG and gas to power projects. ECA has been contracted by the World Bank to look into ways of reducing the cost of electricity through the supply of natural gas, and to consider...

ECA has been engaged by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) to conduct energy sector research in Somaliland and design a hybrid mini-grid pilot for the provision of energy to health centres and potentially other energy consumers in their proximity....

ECA, together with ICF International, are supporting the Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation in reviewing the reasons for failures to effectively apply quality of service regulation to India's electricity industry and what lessons can be drawn from international...

The aim of this assignment being undertaken for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and a number of Western Balkan countries, is to assist the latter to develop a subset of the secondary legislation, regulations and guidelines necessary for the...

Concerned at the high costs of electricity generation, the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka has engaged ECA to review the electricity supply chain and identify whether and how costs can be reduced. The review is focusing on fuel procurement, operational...

ECA is providing an update to the Consumer Council for Water (CCWater) on the financial performance of water companies in the UK. Results are benchmarked against previous performance from the 2009 Price Review to determine the areas in which companies have performed...

Greece's Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE) contracted ECA to estimate the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for the electricity transmission system and distribution network operators. The WACC estimate is needed primarily for the purposes of RAE setting an...