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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Hydrogen Modelling Study
MBIE was seeking consultants to provide an in-depth analysis of the actions necessary to catalyze investment in hydrogen. Castalia delivered detailed modelling and analysis for the supply, demand, and distribution of hydrogen in New Zealand and potential export markets. We ... Read more
Review of the Electricity Pricing Commissioner’s Power, Australia
Castalia provided an independent opinion to the New South Wales Government and Parliament on the adequacy of the powers of the new Electricity Price Commissioner. The Government promised that a planned electricity privatization would not increase electricity prices, but there ... Read more
Raising Viability Gap Funding for Biomass Plant, Côte d’Ivoire
Castalia helped a private equity firm identify organizations able to provide viability gap funding for 46 MW biomass plant in Côte d’Ivoire. The government of Côte d’Ivoire’s expectations for the tariff to be paid for power from the biomass plant ... Read more
Model for Private Finance of Power Transmission, Africa
Castalia wrote Linking Up: Public-Private Partnerships in Power Transmission in Africa, a guide to enabling private finance of electricity transmission infrastructure in Africa. Reliance on public finance had constrained investment in power transmission, with the result that electricity was more ... Read more
Natural Gas Development: Open Access and On-Shore Uses, Papua New Guinea
Castalia developed policies requiring firms exporting natural gas from Papua New Guinea to also supply on-shore customers, and to allow other firms to access their pipelines. While PNG’s natural gas export business was flourishing, local customers could not access gas, ... Read more
Suriname Electricity Sector Plan
Castalia developed an Electricity Sector Plan for Suriname which set out the financial, technical, institutional and governance steps to connect unelectrified households. More than 50,000 people lacked electricity service in Suriname, despite the country having more than $880 million in ... Read more
Economic Advice to Bidder on $3.25 billion Generation and Retail Privatization
Castalia helped Australia’s Origin Energy gain approval to bid for electricity retail and generation assets being privatized by the State of New South Wales. Origin already owned other power assets, so it had to show that acquiring more would not ... Read more
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
