Consulting
AZOROM has built up an impressive record of
providing expert advice to power utilities, regulators and
Government Ministries throughout the world. We provide consulting
advice on:
Energy Policy
- Approximation of Policy to EU Legislation
- Development of Energy Self-Sufficiency Policy
- Development of Energy Efficiency Policy
- Development of Policy on Public Service Obligations
Liberalisation
- Electricity Sector Reform
- Development of New Industry Structure
- Establishment of Independent Regulator
- Development of Licenses and Permits
- Development of Transmission Grid Code
- Development of Distribution Code
- Development of Metering Code
- Unbundling and Account Separation
Utility Restructuring
- Company Reorganisation
- Development of Policies and Strategies
- Development of Change Management Plan
- Effecting a Culture Change
- Transfer Pricing
- Development of Job Specifications and Person Specifications
- Analysis of Staff Training Needs
- Establishment of Modern Accounting Practices
- Staff Downsizing and Design of Exit Packages
- Introduction of Cost-Cutting Measures
Privatisation Assessment
- Carrying out Due Diligence Assessments
- Estimation of Investment Requirements
- Benchmarking of Performance Indicators
- Assessment of Management and Staff
- Analysis of Market
- Analysis of Regulatory Environment
Institutional Strengthening
- Re-Engineering of Procedures, Structures and Relationships
- Development of Mission Statement and Strategies
- Design of Organisation Chart
- Development of Job Descriptions
- Design of Staff Development Programmes
- Development of Cost-Cutting Programmes
- Assessment of IT Requirements
Pricing and Tariff Design
- Development of TUOS tariffs
- Costing of Ancillary Services
- Development of DUOS tariffs
- Design of Final Customer tariffs
- Allocation of Costs and Price Reviews
- Tariff Rebalancing
Losses Reduction
- Evaluation of Technical and Commercial Losses
- Development of Least-Losses-Cost Investment Programmes
- Design of Programmes to Minimise Technical and
Non-Technical Losses
Collection Improvement
- Analysis of Collection Rates
- Design of Programmes to Improve Collection Rate
- Analysis of Feasibility of Pre-Payment Meters
Standards and Performance Indicators
- Establishment of International Technical Standards
- Establishment of Performance Standards in Technical,
Financial, Human Resources and Safety areas
- Benchmarking Performance with International Best Practice
Accounting and Finance
- Introduction of International Accounting Practices
- Development of Financial Accounts
- Development of Management Accounting
- Development of Regulatory Accounting
- Establishment of Profit Centres
Planning
- Development of System Plans
- Development of Transmission Expansion Plans
- Development of Distribution Plans
- Development of Integrated Resource Plans
- Development of Maintenance Management Plans
Generation
- Carrying out Technical Studies
- Development of Performance Standards
- Carrying out Environmental Audits
- Specification of Equipment
- Supervision of Rehabilitation Programmes
- Witnessing of Tests and Inspection
- Development of Safety Procedures
Transmission
- Planning, Design and Costing
- Development of Maintenance Programmes
- Supervision of Construction and Rehabilitation
- Design of SCADA System
- Development of TUOS
- Design of Protection Systems
Distribution
- Planning, Design and Costing of Networks and Substations
- Supervision of Construction and Rehabilitation
- Design of SCADA System
- Design of Protection System
- Introduction of Efficient Work Management Systems
- Benchmarking Performance
Safety and Environment
- Safety Audits
- Drafting of Safety Procedures
- Environmental Impact Studies