ENERGY
Planning infrastructure
We help clients with…
Developing Master Plans and integrated resource plans, using our suite of planning and optimization models to combine transmission, generation, storage, and demand-response in ways that optimize security of supply, cost and environmental objectives. We use GIS-based models to plan electrification strategies involving grid expansion and mini-grids; and we plan institutional delivery and financing mechanisms.
Castalia provides regulatory support to Micronesia Telecommunications Regulatory Authority
Castalia will help the first independent regulator in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) carry out its functions and build capacity. Read more
Castalia contributes to planning and investment in Suriname’s electricity sector
Castalia’s pre-feasibility report on transmission and distribution projects informed Inter-American Development Bank’s loan proposal and helped direct IDB investment to Suriname’s electricity sector. 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 subsidies to the electricity sector over five years. Read more
Energy Master Plan for the Federated States of Micronesia
Castalia developed a Master Plan for the Federated States of Micronesia to increase electricity access to 100 percent and to decrease reliance on imported fuel. The Federal Government, State Governments, and utilities in FSM needed to coordinate activities to achieve universal electrification and reach their renewable energy targets. Read more
National Electrification Strategy, Guinea
Castalia created an investment prospectus, with a roll-out plan and a financing plan, to attract investment for electrification. Guinea wanted to increase electrification from 29 percent of the population to 100 percent but did not have a clear plan or the financial resources to do so. Read more
Services
Transforming energy sectors, taking advantage of disruptive technologies, increasing resilience and sustainability, and minimizing costs and fiscal risks, while enabling ... Read more
Improving utility performance, bench marking efficiency, developing turnaround plans, reforming governance, and attracting commercial finance ... Read more
Identifying competition problems in energy markets, using econometric and market models we assess if markets are being manipulated, whether mergers ... Read more
Creating energy markets, drawing on our expertise with multiple power and gas markets worldwide to design resilient markets that ensure ... Read more
Creating regulatory systems, so that natural monopoly elements in the energy sector are fairly priced, incentivized to be efficient, and ... Read more
Setting tariffs and service standards, using bench marking databases and financial models to develop regulatory submissions. We also help regulators ... Read more
Creating systems to attract private investment to the energy sector through developing the rules and institutions to procure privately financed ... Read more
Monitoring and managing fiscal risks from the energy sector, by modelling hidden subsidies, contingent liabilities and future investment needs, creating ... Read more
Developing projects and pipelines of projects, helping clients to identify sites, meet regulatory requirements and optimize project economics. We also ... Read more
Appraising and diligencing projects and brownfield investments using market and financial models to forecast costs and revenues. We determine technical, ... Read more
Blending private and public finance into viable deal structures, combining government and multilateral grants, loans and guarantees with commercial finance ... Read more
Managing transactions, carrying sustainable energy projects through to financial close, while protecting the public interest and ensuring transparency ... Read more
Expert evidence when disputes arise, providing authoritative, independent opinions on regulatory reasonableness. ... Read more
Resource management and environmental sustinability by advising on cap-and-trade systems for emissions, carbon taxes, renewable portfolio credits and other mechanisms ... Read more
Appraising electricity sector policies using economic tools to assess whether new policies will create a net social benefit. ... Read more
Reviewing performance and learning lessons from energy sectors, using comparative case studies and counterfactual analysis to assess what works, where ... Read more
