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Water Sector Restructuring, Oman

Castalia helped the Government of the Sultanate of Oman merge various water providers into three regional utilities, develop business plans, calculate cost recovery tariffs, recommend subsidies, and develop a new regime for economic regulation. We assessed the likely impact of the reform. Oman’s government was spending $447 million each year to provide water services and wanted to reduce public spending on water while expanding service.

July 18, 2019

Projects Energy C17059 Philippines Infrastructure planning, transaction advisory, and financing

Market Analysis and Regulatory Due Diligence on ACWA Bid, Philippines

Castalia performed market analysis and regulatory due diligence on ACWA Power’s bid for majority holding in the Masinloc power plant. The Philippine’s energy market is a complex mix of wholesale spot market prices and long-term power purchase agreement type contracts. Foreign investors often require expert insight and knowledge to bid appropriately on local infrastructure.

July 18, 2019

Projects Natural resources and Primary Production C13066, C17022 New Zealand Improving markets, regulation, and sector structure

Advice to Open Country Dairy on the Regulated Price of Milk

Castalia helped Open Country Dairy prepare submissions to the New Zealand Commerce Commission during annual reviews of the Milk Price Manual (the price setting methodology) and the calculations applying that methodology. Small independent milk processors, such as Open Country Dairy, were unhappy that Fonterra, the largest buyer of raw milk, could raise the price of raw milk by using discretion over certain factors within the price calculation.

July 18, 2019

Projects Water C16111 Colombia Infrastructure planning, transaction advisory, and financing

Water Utilities Market Mapping

We identified water utilities in Colombia that could benefit finance from the IFC. Many water utilities in Colombia lack access to finance. The IFC was willing to help, but needed to identify suitable candidates for finance.

July 18, 2019

Projects Water Governments, regulators and international agencies C16097 New Zealand Transforming organizations and service delivery

Otago River Control Scheme, New Zealand

We analyzed the economic benefits of a flood control scheme to determine a fair cost allocation between two regions in New Zealand that are protected by the scheme. One region’s ratepayers were paying an unfair share of the costs for flood control compared to their share of the benefits.

July 18, 2019

Projects Water C16090 Qatar Improving markets, regulation, and sector structure

Water Resource Plan, Qatar

Castalia developed a strategy for optimal management of water resources as part of Qatar’s National Development Strategy 2018-2022. Qatar’s over-abstraction of groundwater and high rates of desalinated water use were not environmentally or fiscally optimal.

July 18, 2019

Projects Infrastructure and markets for social services Governments, regulators and international agencies C16076 New Zealand Expert evidence, evaluation, and learning

Return on Investment from Schooling in Māori, New Zealand

Castalia calculated the social return on investment of schools teaching in Maori as well as English. Educational outcomes of Maori children in New Zealand are below the national average, and the government needed to know if increasing funding to specialist schools teaching in Maori was justified.

July 18, 2019

Projects Energy C16030 Ghana Infrastructure planning, transaction advisory, and financing

Power Sector Advisory, Ghana

Castalia designed a procurement framework to create a market for renewable energy in Ghana and demonstrated value-for-money from proposed concession to turn around the Electricity Company of Ghana with private finance and management. Ghana’s power supply system couldn’t keep up with demand, resulting in power cuts. The main distribution utility was in financial difficulty, and solar power projects were not proceeding despite their economic potential.

July 18, 2019

Projects Climate and Environment, Energy C16027 Bermuda Infrastructure planning, transaction advisory, and financing

Utility-Scale Solar PV Transaction Advisory, Bermuda

Castalia advised the Government of Bermuda on a transaction for a 6MW solar PV project and helped the project reach financial close. The government had identified a potential site for a large-scale renewable energy project on public land but didn’t have experience designing and running a competitive tender for renewable power.

July 18, 2019

Projects Infrastructure and markets for social services Governments, regulators and international agencies C16024 New Zealand Improving markets, regulation, and sector structure

Review of Early Childhood Education Market, New Zealand

Castalia assessed competition and concentration in the Early Childhood Education market in New Zealand and found that the market was competitive. New Zealand’s Ministry of Education was concerned that the declining number of Early Childhood Education providers could reduce competition, leading to higher prices or lower quality.

July 18, 2019

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Entries by Site Admin

Water Sector Restructuring, Oman

Market Analysis and Regulatory Due Diligence on ACWA Bid, Philippines

Advice to Open Country Dairy on the Regulated Price of Milk

Water Utilities Market Mapping

Otago River Control Scheme, New Zealand

Water Resource Plan, Qatar

Power Sector Advisory, Ghana

Utility-Scale Solar PV Transaction Advisory, Bermuda

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