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