Organisations need to deliver operational efficiency, reliability, cost effectiveness and compliance, obtain network access and achieve strategic objectives.
Adapting to changing political, technical, societal and regulatory environments is also essential for business success.
GHD Advisory offers strategic advice that draws on our experience with strategic planning, demand and consumption forecasting, understanding of the regulatory processes and stakeholder engagement and consultation.
We provide services to regulators of monopoly businesses and to regulated companies, covering power networks, rail, water, gas infrastructure and ports.
Our connected global network of professionals gives us the ability to provide integrated engineering, economic and environmental advice across:
Economic regulation - Our teams work in partnership with companies and regulators to manage the rigours of the regulatory process. With a focus on increasing transparency to address stakeholder concerns, we explain the regulatory process and help clients develop or review regulatory submissions. This is achieved by demonstrating that services are efficient, customer-focused and prudent. Services include:
- Price and revenue reset support
- Benchmarking
- Regulatory audits
- Assessment of capital and operating expenditure
- Economic regulation submission development and reviews
- Stakeholder consultation
- Business case development and analysis
Regulated network access - Our teams take the complexity out of the network access process by co-ordinating and facilitating negotiations with regulated networks. Our particular strength and experience is in providing electricity network access advisory services for generators, renewable energy developers, industrial, commercial and mining companies. Services include:
- Negotiating access agreements
- Performance standards advice
- Market registration support
- Assessing network connection charges
- Developing connection strategies
- Estimating connection-related market settings, such as loss factors
GHD Advisory delivers a balanced outcome through the combination of our technical and regulatory understanding, to give clients tailored advice to achieve strategic objectives.
