We've been involved in regulatory reviews of electricity utilities, which have been privatised and have advised various major investors on prospective power station and distribution company acquisitions. Additionally, we are involved with the development of privately funded power projects throughout the world as independent advisers to both owners and lenders.

Our relationship with operations has been developed further by our current work for thermal and hydro projects in Russia and other CIS countries.

Our services include the following:

Power system studies
Generation and transmission planning studies, generation master plans, transmission expansion studies, power system fault condition modelling, despatch modelling

Restructuring
Guiding government and electricity utilities through the complex process of unbundling to a system of competition, advising on institutional framework, company organisation, financial performance, training and preparation of companies for sale

Electricity markets
Design and implementation of pooling systems (ie. scheduling and despatch, settlements) technical and procedural documentation (i.e. grid code, distribution code, market operating rules) trading contracts

Demand forecasting, market research for new technologies and new products, competitor analysis

Regulation
Technical, financial and organisational performance of electricity companies, technical standards, quality standards, retail tariffs, transmission pricing

Contracts
Power purchase, fuel purchase, ancillary service and maintenance agreements

Acquisitions
Valuation of power plant, transmission system and distribution system assets, due diligence reviews, preparation of sales documentation, evaluation of company performance, investment requirements, efficiency improvements

Project development
Advice on electricity market trends, power system requirements, financial viability, site selection and environmental issues to lenders and sponsors

Energy - Specific Skills and Services

• Design
• Feasibility studies and investment appraisal
• Russian and international equipment procurement
• Generation planning
• Open and combined cycle gas turbine
• Slow and medium speed diesel power plant
• Hydro, wind and bio fuel power generation
• Coal, oil and gas fired power plant
• Power transmission and distribution
• Load forecasting and regional planning
• Transient stability studies
• Protection relay co-ordination
• SCADA and communications systems
• Transmission and substations up to 765 kV
• Light and mainline rail traction power