Energy
Disruptive technologies are changing power systems globally.
We use these technological advancements to help investors and governments maximize the benefits of disruptive energy technologies. We provide regulatory, market and governance due diligence for electricity and gas sector transactions. We help governments design and implement electricity and gas sector reform, and help private parties to understand, influence and adapt to reform.
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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
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
Renewable Energy Arbitrations Against the Kingdom of Spain
Castalia undertook case studies of international experience to determine if the market reform that the Kingdom of Spain had commenced breached investors’ legitimate expectations about protection of their returns. When the electricity sector was in crisis in 2012, Spain pursued ... Read more
Reforming Bermuda’s Electricity Sector Overhaul
Castalia led a comprehensive advisory that reformed Bermuda’s electricity sector, created a new Electricity Sector Policy and the New Electricity Act, a Fuels Policy, and allowed completing its first Integrated Resource Plan and procuring the first large-scale solar PV project ... Read more
Review of Capital Expenditure Guidelines for Electricity Distributors, Australia
Castalia showed how Australian Energy Regulator’s guidelines for capital expenditure reviews would increase risk for distribution businesses. Five private electricity distribution companies wanted to be sure the new guidelines embodied best regulatory practice ... Read more
