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Reviewing the Single Buyer Model for the Electricity Market, New Zealand
Castalia showed there was no evidence that a single-buyer of electricity would improve upon the wholesale electricity market. Opposition parties in New Zealand campaigned on a platform of introducing a single buyer ... Read more
Expert Evidence on Land Use Plan to Preserve Water Resources, New Zealand
We analysed various options to preserve water quality in rivers and streams in Canterbury, New Zealand. The regional council promulgated a plan that would have limited sustainable plantation forestry, without having considered other options to preserve river flows ... Read more
Strategy and Policy for a Carbon Market in New Zealand
Castalia helped Shell New Zealand prepare its response to the draft New Zealand Energy Strategy. The proposed strategy created unnecessary risks for the energy security and development of natural gas reserves ... Read more
Valuing Contact Energy for an Investor, New Zealand
Castalia advised an international strategic investor on its bid for a controlling stake in Contact Energy, one of New Zealand’s biggest energy providers. Our client needed a deep understanding of pricing, regulation and market rules in order to value Contact ... Read more
Evaluation of Facility to Promote Health PPPs, New Zealand
Castalia assessed the effectiveness of the Pilot Health PPP Advisory Facility. International donors for the Facility wanted to know if their money was well spent ... Read more
Development of the Cervena Venison Appellation, New Zealand
Castalia recommended turning a poorly coordinated Cervena Appellation into a brand under a consolidated ownership structure to increase value of New Zealand venison exports. A New Zealand venison brand would be valuable, but the Cervena Appellation failed to deliver the ... Read more
Securing Private Participation in Regional Electricity Distribution Cooperatives, Philippines
Castalia designed a model for private sector participation in the Philippines’ rural electric cooperatives to attract operational expertise and finance for development. Many rural electrification cooperatives in the Philippines were struggling as a result of poor management and lack of ... Read more
Privatization of the Port of Newcastle, Australia
Castalia helped the Newcastle Port Consortium prepare a growth strategy for the Port of Newcastle. The Government of New South Wales was going to privatize the Port of Newcastle and the Consortium, made up of local business people with commitment ... Read more
