Expert evidence, evaluation, and learning
For investors and asset owners,
we provide authoritative and independent expert testimony on competition, access to essential infrastructure, regulation and quantum of damages matters. We also provide expert analysis to ensure that policies and regulations are well-designed and do not damage business growth and dynamism.
For governments and international agencies,
we evaluate past performance and learn lessons from their own experience and that of other places to inform development of future policies and projects. We also protect their legitimate interest in disputes through expert evidence which ensures that policy and regulatory decisions are fairly evaluated and exaggerated claims for damages are rejected.
Sectors
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
Non-revenue Water Performance Based Contracts
Castalia co-authored the World Bank published operational manual The Use of Performance-Based Contracts for Nonrevenue Water Reduction: Output of the Global Program on Developing Good PBC Practices for Managing NRW. This loss of non-revenue water (NRW) prevents utilities from improving ... Read more
Electricity Market Security of Supply, New Zealand
Castalia advised on the optimal level of security of electricity supply for New Zealand, and how best to achieve it. Variations in rainfall and snow-melt exposed New Zealand’s hydro-dominated electricity system to risk of energy shortages ... Read more
Water Sector Regulation Notes
Castalia wrote six explanatory notes on key topics in water supply and sanitation sector regulation to clarify the meaning of key terms, and to provide a foundation for effective regulation. Although policy makers agree that regulation is key to reforming ... Read more
Standard Management Contract for Water and Electricity Utilities
Castalia developed a standard contract and bidding documents for performance-based management of utilities. Water and electricity utilities in emerging markets often suffer from poor management. A standard utility management contract makes it easier to bring in specialist management teams to ... Read more
Expressway Program Analysis, Indonesia
Castalia identified funding sources to allow Indonesia to fully fund its 2020 to 2024 expressway development program. Castalia identified funding sources to allow Indonesia to fully fund its 2020 to 2024 expressway development program ... Read more
Water Sector Restructure Strategy, Oman
Castalia helped the Government of the Sultanate of Oman merge various water providers into three regional utilities, develop business plans, calculate cost recovery tariffs, recommend subsidies, and develop a new regime for economic regulation. We assessed the likely impact of ... Read more
Return on Investment from Schooling in Māori, New Zealand
Castalia calculated the social return on investment of schools teaching in Maori as well as English. Educational outcomes of Maori children in New Zealand are below the national average, and the government needed to know if increasing funding to specialist ... Read more
