Energy
ICEA/Espelia advises public authorities, donors, and operators for the energy transition, and for the implementation of efficient, affordable and decarbonized energy services.
Your challenges
Accelerating the energy transition
The energy transition aims to establish a robust and sustainable energy model to address climate change and resource depletion. It implies profound changes in production and consumption patterns, which go beyond actions to decarbonize the electricity mix and affect many areas of public action (energy performance of buildings, adaptation of transport, etc.). It is therefore necessary to provide a framework for the joint action of stakeholders (state, territories, citizens, companies, etc.), through appropriate governance and steering tools, taking into account technical, socio-economic and environmental issues.
Ensuring access to sustainable energy for all
Access to energy is an essential condition for human, social and economic development, which is why the global community has committed to achieving universal access by 2030 as part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This requires developing energy infrastructure and access to clean technologies and ensuring accessibility of service for consumers at affordable prices. The answers differ across countries and locations and include wise investments in the expansion of interconnected grids and the development of decentralized systems.
Ensure the economic profitability of investments
Controlling project's financial risk and ensuring their economic sustainability are key issues for public authorities' involvement in the construction of and support to energy infrastructure. The large scale of investments and long payback periods involved require particular attention to ensure the investments' - value for money.
Choose the most appropriate procurement and financing method for a project
The choice of implementation, financing and procurement methods is a key component of energy and other projects' sucess. Public-private partnerships (PPPs) can mobilize a variety of skills and complementary financing, and improve the operational efficiency of services, but their contractual arrangements must be set up with professionalism and care. The challenge is to create clear and effective contractual frameworks and performance monitoring systems that enable the implementation of sustainable PPPs serving these purposes.
Propose an adapted pricing for services
Energy services' sustainability and continuity of operators require appropriate pricing that reflects the real costs of services, while taking into account the ability of final consumers to pay. Pricing must be able to reconcile particularly sensitive social issues with the need to send adequate economic signals to the various stakeholders, while remaining clear and transparent. It must be able to consider the impact of renewable energies' development and behavioral changes in consumption.
Build stakeholders’ capacities
Local capacity development is a major concern and a key component of development assistance. Capacity building should enable beneficiaries to become more autonomous in the governance and management of services and contributes to the sustainability of our interventions.
Our solutions
Our experts help you define your policies and strategies for the energy transition and universal access to energy, set up and finance your renewable and energy efficiency projects, optimize the management of services, and their regulation.
- Design, implemantation and evaluation of energy policies and strategies:
Analysis and reform of legal and institutional frameworks
Design of policies, strategies and sectoral roadmaps for energy transition and universal energy access
Evaluation of public policies.
- Preliminary studies, implementation and evaluation of energy infrastructure projects:
Market studies, structuring of projects / investment programs
Economic and financial feasibility studies : renewable energy production, interconnections, mini-grids, etc.
Economic trade-off between the interconnected electrical network and decentralized solutions
Selection of the implementation, financing and procurement strategy for infrastructure projects
Funding and resource mobilization strategy
Ex-post projects' evaluations.
- Studies on the financing and pricing of energy services:
Retrospective or prospective financial analyses,
Development of technical-economic and financial models,
Calculation of service costs, tariff studies,
Study of consumers' ability and willingness to pay.
- Contractualization process and public-private partnerships:
Design of complex contracts (PPP, performance-based...)
Transaction advisory services
Tenders' preparation and management
Contracts' follow-up and audit.
- Transforming organizations:
Creation and establishment of public authorities, companies, regulators, etc.
Organizational and human resources' audits
Development of management procedures and processes
Development and implementation of capacity building plans
Design and implementation of training courses.
What sets us apart
A comprehensive view of energy and climate issues, in the broader context of the functioning of territories and other public policies (energy recovery from waste, electric mobility, etc.), through our coverage of the entire spectrum of public policies.
A recognized expertise in the design and procurement of public-private partnership contracts in the energy sector and in a wide range of other sectors (transport, water, waste, telecommunications, etc.), and the knowledge and experience regarding key success factors for this type of projects.
A continuous attention given to the defense of public interest and our interventions' impacts. Our advisory services are directed towards operational and concrete actions and recommendations, for a positive difference on the ground.
A spirit of partnership, encouraging the co-construction of solutions with local counterparties.
Customer case
25 years of experience at the service of public interest
Espelia supports local authorities, public stakeholders and their partners in the design, management and transformation of local public policies. A consulting firm committed to serving the public interest, Espelia mobilises strategic, legal, financial and operational expertise to help territories build sustainable and resilient solutions.
