Energy markets, regulatory policy

and network advisory services

Delivering cost effective and sustainable solutions

Mott MacDonald is a global management, engineering and

development consultancy. With annual revenue of £1 billion,
we combine the skills of over 14,000 staff in 140 countries.

Our highly knowledgeable Markets and Regulatory Advisory team is

commercially and investment focused, and able to draw from a wide pool
of in-house resources and expertise in economics, power markets and
tariffs, regulatory policy, power engineering and technology, transmission
and distribution systems, environment and sustainability. As an integrated
engineering and international development consultancy, we have
comprehensive experience with energy markets of developing and
emerging economies and can address both short- and long-term policy
and development goals.

Our services
We believe in working closely with our clients to deliver the right solution.
We deliver our projects to be commercially focused and to promote efficiency
and sustainability.

We combine multidisciplinary experts for projects in regulation, energy policy

and tariff setting, power engineering, transmission and distribution, economics,
market design and market risk. Our integrated teams tailor solutions by
balancing technical and commercial expertise. Services include:

■■ Market design (power/gas) and market analysis

■■ Establishment of regulatory agencies/statutory bodies and development
of the regulatory framework
■■ Transaction advisory and evaluation of regulatory risk
■■ Network advisory (regulatory price reviews and network tariffs)
■■ Due diligence and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the energy sector
■■ Project design, management and implementation
■■ Restructuring of energy sector and regulatory impact assessment studies
■■ Advice on strategy, policy and business operations
■■ Training and capacity building
■■ Design and/or evaluation of transmission wheeling agreements,
power purchase agreements (PPA), tolling and merchant interconnector
agreements
■■ Asset risk evaluation and allocation

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 Some selected services we provide are highlighted below:

Market design and market analysis

Development of market rules and codes for all market types (gross or net pool,
bilateral contracts, real time balancing, ancillary services, capacity markets,
auctions for transmission congestion). Analysis of market risk, development
of forward price curves and scenario analysis.

Institutional development and capacity building

Collaboration with national governments, international funding institutions (IFIs),
multilateral organisations and donors in developing energy markets and stable
Contact us and transparent regulatory frameworks to underpin capital intensive infrastructure
investments across the developing world and emerging economies. Developing
Europe efficient, competitive and sustainable energy markets plays a key role in advancing
Simon Harrison economic and social development. Mott MacDonald has demonstrated expertise in
t +44 (0)1273 365217 engineering long-term outcomes via institutional development, policy and regulation
e simon.harrison@mottmac.com followed by capacity building. These outcomes account for local economic and
political frameworks for a diverse range of economies across Europe, Asia, Africa
Africa and Latin America.
Jason Rowan
t +27 (0)87 310 5101 Restructuring, unbundling and transaction advisory services
e jason.rowan@mottmac.com Advising governments and regulators on restructuring their gas and electricity
sectors, the regulatory impact assessment of policy decisions, privatisation,
Gulf region unbundling and other major transactions to suit local conditions. With energy and
Claudio Tassistro economic growth intrinsically linked, we understand the fundamental importance
t +971 (0)2 412 0337 of efficient and functioning markets to development.
e claudio.tassistro@mottmac.co.ae

Engineering expertise
India subcontinent Integration of all elements of engineering expertise with advice on economic,
Sadiq Shafiq regulatory and commercial issues. For utilities and private sector developers, we
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t +91 (0)12 254 8541
e sadiq.shafiq@mottmac-india.com
South East Asia
Surasak Phanraungwong
t +66 (0)2643 8648
e surasak.phanraungwong@thaimottmac.com
North and South America
Tremain Tanner
t +1 781 636 4103
e tremain.tanner@mottmacinc.com
provide services through all stages of project development, including collecting of
market intelligence, undertaking feasibility and environmental impact studies and
electrical, mechanical and civil design from inception to commissioning.
Our track record
We have provided energy market, regulatory policy and network advisory support to
government, multilateral institution and donor clients worldwide, across all elements
of the energy supply chain. Selected recent project experience is provided below:
■■ Technical consultants for the privatisation of the distribution
and supply business of the Kosovo Energy Corporation Acting as
transaction advisor for the unbundling and privatisation of a large electricity
distribution and supply business in South East Europe.

■■ Transmission wheeling agreement, Kenya Provision of tariff

KB/02/11

scenarios for wheeling electricity from Africa’s largest renewable energy project,
via a purpose-built 400km 400kV interconnector.

■■ Energy and water regulatory authority, Botswana Development of

a complete regulatory framework and a newly established energy and water
regulatory agency in Southern Africa.

■■ Distribution price review, Turkey Review of all electricity regulatory

functions and options for further development and capacity building. Included
www.mottmac.com assessing methodologies for tariff setting, licensing, monitoring, dispute
resolution and arbitration.

■■ Power asset acquisition, Japan Advising a large Japanese utility, as

prospective investor, on the regulatory risk of North American energy markets.

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