Services provided: Gathering of information and previous studies conducted; energy demand and power studies of the interconnection; energy studies (long-term simulations with economic dispatch models to evaluate potential exchanges between countries); power system studies, including static and dynamic models; benefits of the interconnection and economic-financial analysis; basic engineering design at technical feasibility level; investment costs; socio-environmental climate impact studies and institutional management studies; regulatory and commercial analysis applicable to the interconnection of the domestic systems; road map for implementation and building capacity.

Clients: GIZ (ECOWAS), CAF (Paraguay-Bolivia/Andean Region and Mercosur Region interconnection), WB (Peru-Chile interconnection), IADB (Peru-Chile /Arco Norte Brazil, Surinam, Guyana, French Guyana interconnection), AMM (Mexico-Guatemala interconnection), Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Program (NELSAP), Central America Electrification Council (CEAC) (Central American countries), Eastern Africa Community (EAC).

Practice Areas: Policies & Regulation, Planning & Operations
Regions: America, Africa
Countries: Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan, DR Congo, South Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, French Guiana, Guyana, Surinam, Tanzania, Peru, Paraguay, Nicaragua, Mexico, Jordan, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Chile, Brazil, Bolivia
Sectors: Electric Sector