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Placing customers first means scrapping embedded benefits

Placing customers first means scrapping embedded benefits

ECA INSIGHT >> Placing customers first means scrapping embedded benefits September 2016 Answers on a postcard due this week to Ofgem regarding embedded benefits – the exemptions from transmission charges provided to embedded generation (EG) and off-takers who...
A new approach for valuing gas interconnector rents

A new approach for valuing gas interconnector rents

ECA INSIGHT >> A new approach for valuing gas interconnector rents September 2016 As long term gas contracts for gas interconnector capacity expire, the question of market power of interconnectors becomes more pertinent. The answer to this question largely...
The UK capacity market – it gets what it asks for

The UK capacity market – it gets what it asks for

ECA INSIGHT >> The UK capacity market – it gets what it asks for July 2016 Only a week into the job, Theresa May has already outlined some eye-catching new policy proposals. In the power sector, the industry is on the look-out for hints as to the direction the...
Urban water in Africa

Urban water in Africa

ECA INSIGHT >> Urban water in Africa September 2015 Urban water in Africa – a new approach for the poor to have access to clean water without having to pay more than the rich In many developing countries, those who have piped water into their homes are a...