ENERGY
Transforming sectors
We help clients with…
Transforming energy sectors, taking advantage of disruptive technologies, increasing resilience and sustainability, and minimizing costs and fiscal risks, while enabling access for all.
Analysis of Disruptive Technologies in Energy Distribution, New Zealand
Castalia advised Vector on how disruptive technologies, including battery storage, distributed generation, and smart-grids, would change the optimal configuration of electricity distribution grids in the future, assisting Vector’s investment planning. Vector was worried that disruptive technologies could strand the investments it planned to make in the distribution grid. Read more
Middle East and North Africa’s Concentrated Solar Power Knowledge and Innovation Program
Castalia advised counties throughout the Middle East and North Africa on how Concentrated Solar Power Generation (CSP) can benefit their power systems. We did power system planning studies, siting studies, technical and financial analysis, and procurement and financing options for several countries. CSP is a disruptive technology that can provide firm and dispatchable power at low carbon emissions in sun-drenched regions like MENA. However, policymakers in MENA lack awareness of CSP potential in their countries. Read more
Regulatory Reform to Optimize Investment in Battery Storage and Other Emerging Technologies, New Zealand
Castalia proposed new regulatory approaches to promote optimal investment in disruptive energy sector technologies such as battery storage by electricity distribution companies. Emerging technologies in the energy sector have resulted in the line between competitive markets and monopolies being blurred, leading to an outdated regulatory framework that was hindering investment in the new technologies. Read more
Energy Investment and Policy Prospectus, Rwanda
Castalia developed an electrification plan for Rwanda that helped the country more than double electricity access in less than 5 years. Rwanda’s electrification rate was one of the lowest in the world—only 6 percent of its citizens had access to electricity in 2009. Read more
Services
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 master plans and integrated resource plans, using our suite of planning and optimization models to combine transmission, generation, storage, ... 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
