Electricity Transmission, Distribution & Generation
Castlerock has helped electricity companies develop business strategies, restructure their operations and improve performance. Castlerock has worked with governments, multilateral lenders and regulated companies to prepare plans as well as to develop and implement energy sector policies and regulations. Castlerock was the first organization in Indonesia to utilize Plexos for least-cost expansion planning and power system production simulation. We have carried out investment evaluation assignments for both the national utility, PLN, as well as foreign and domestic private investors.
Planning, Regulatory Support and Policy Development
- Effective infrastructure policies and regulations balance considerations of economics, finance, engineering, law and politics. dedisse scripsisse iudicaretur.
- We excel at mobilizing and leading the multidisciplinary teams required to prepare sound policies and regulations.
- And we understand the mechanics of stakeholder consultation, risk allocation, direct & contingent government support, PPP modalities, pricing frameworks, and procurement that lie at the heart of infrastructure policy and regulations.
Business Strategy and Market Assessments
- We help energy companies create and adapt their corporate strategy to changing business conditions.
- We have advised start-up renewable energy companies as well as mature utilities with more than USD 10 billion in revenue.
- Our approach to strategy formulation starts with discussions with key stakeholder groups to understand various views and objectives for the future of the organization, assesses options for positioning along the value chain.
Corporate Strategy and Utility Operational Improvement
- Our institutional development work in the energy sector entails organizational design as well as capacity building of government agencies to help them achieve policy objectives.
- Our approach emphasizes accountability, so that organizations and positions have clear authority, the knowledge and resources to exercise that authority effectively, unambiguous performance metrics and incentives commensurate with their performance.
- We also work with governments to prepare and implement programs for internal, bilateral or multilateral funding to support policy and regulatory objectives.
PPP Project Preparation and Investor Support, Due Diligence and Financial Advisory Support
Castlerock works with clients to screen and prepare infrastructure projects procured on a Public Private Partnership (PPP) basis and to support specific PPP infrastructure financing transactions. Our services include :- Due diligence for lenders and investors
- Preparation of tender documents and procurement management
- Financial analysis support for bidding and negotiations
- Risk analysis and project structuring
- Market sounding and support for the preparation of information memoranda
- Market assessments and demand studies for particular projects or business strategy formulation
Government Investment Project Preparation including Feasibility Studies
Castlerock works with government clients to screen and prepare infrastructure investment projects for government implementation including technical, market and financial analysis.
Our Latest Projects for
Electricity Transmission, Distribution & Generation
Indonesia
Against the backdrop of a major 2015 Indonesia rupiah devaluation, Castlerock developed a financial model to PLN with the following features and components and analyzed the impact of future exchange rate and macroeconomic scenarios on PLN’s financial condition.
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Sulawesi, NTB, NTT, Kalimantan, Maluku, Papua
ADB engaged Castlerock to serve as the Independent Verification Agent (IVA) for monitoring and evaluation of the grid strengthening projects carried out under Results-based lending (RBL) which is a performance-based form of financing, where disbursements are linked to the achievement of results. RBL disbursements are made on the basis of independent verification of performance...
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Indonesia
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) planned to accelerate renewable energy (RE) development, particularly geothermal power. This study reviewed various incentives that could be administered by MoF to support RE development and developed an RE subsidy framework to close the gap between the costs of renewable power and conventional power generation, taking into account the...
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Java, Bali
PLN commissioned a 2018-2019 Castlerock report focusing on the increasing risk carried by PLN for paying fixed capacity charges to IPPs while electricity demand in Java-Bali over the past a few years has been growing at slower growth rates than expected, PLN queried whether a “fairer’ transaction arrangement that could reduce the burden of...
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Indonesia
Under this 2018-2019 ADB assignment, Castlerock prepared an Energy Sector Assessment and Priorities “white paper” to serve as Bappenas’ background reference paper for the energy sections of Indonesia’s Medium-Term Development Plan 2020-2024. The project covered all segments of the energy value chain, from primary energy production to transformation and end-use. It covers primary energy,...
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