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A project commissioned by the European Commission, Directorate-General for Energy.  MRC, VaasaETT, REKK, and The Advisory House are delighted to announce the commencement of a Europe-wide research project to analyse barriers to entry in retail energy markets in the EU. The ground-breaking project, the most extensive of its kind to-date, will research the challenges facingRead more

The MRC Group, together with our partners ECCON Intl and EXERGIA, has been entrusted by the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (MENR) of Turkey to assist them in the development of the power and gas markets in the country.  The project has been recently launched with the initial workshop in Turkey. The assistance relatesRead more

Framed in KETRACO’s efforts to improve its financial stability, to attain self-sufficiency and to obtain monitoring tools which can provide reliable financial projections, to be used by the company and to be presented to third parties, specifically, to financial institutions. MRC has assisted the company in developing an investment and financing strategy that allows theRead more

Development of renewable energy projects beyond traditional regulatory scheme and periodic auctions organized by the Spanish authorities is boosting. Apart from conventional alternatives to develop renewable energy, available options for commercializing this energy in the market mostly focused on power self-generation and possible bilateral contracting (PPAs’) with end consumers. Broadly, we can characterize the optionsRead more

The current Government in Brazil has been making its way through privatization plans in the energy and other infrastructure sectors (water & sanitation, roads, ports, airports, oil and gas) since launching its investment partnership program (PPI) in September 2016. Divestment of the government-owned electricity company – Electrobras – has been a main target of theRead more

The Volta River Authority (VRA) has been the backbone of power generation in Ghana for over 50 years. Its two major hydropower plants – Akosomobo and Kpong generation stations –  provided much of the country’s power until persistent drought conditions forced the development of its first thermal facility in 1997, a 330MW tri-fuel Combined CycleRead more

Old challenges for a new RES technology development path in Turkey. Turkey is in the process of welcoming a higher share of renewable energy generation in its generation fleet. The aim of the Government is to have a more sustainable electricity generation mix but also to achieve a self-energy-security. Turkey is at the beginning ofRead more

Regulatory Changes to Distributed Generation in Mexico This article is focused on the evaluation of the current market and key barriers for further development of clean energy under DG scheme – a very relevant aspect of the national policy & plan for the development of clean energy resources in the country.  Specifically, the 2nd objectiveRead more

Jordi Dolader participates in expert discussion on energy strategy challenges for Spain organised by El Pais and Gas Natural Fenosa. Last 6th April 2017, El País and Gas Natural Fenosa brought together a panel of experts to discuss about the challenges for the Spain energy sector in achieving its sustainable development targets. Our colleague JordiRead more

Managing FX risk in energy sector investments in developing countries. Traditionally, developing economies relied on “hard currency”, that is a strong currency such as the USD or the Euro, to fund and pay investments in their energy sector. First, because most equipment is imported and paid in “hard currency”, and second, because the funds (equityRead more