Global presence

IES works closely with organisations and government departments in Australian energy markets on a range of assignments, primarily focusing on renewable energy, regulatory policy, technical assessments and market studies. A recent focus of IES has been on analyses into the implications of small scale distributed generation and its impact on the Australian National Electricity Market and the development of tools and models that are appropriate for the systematic analysis of power systems that have high levels of renewable energy generation. 

IES has recently completed least cost generation plans, dispatch simulation and power flow modelling of Cambodia’s power system in order to assess the impact of scenarios with high solar uptake in the country.  This work is financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and was completed under the Scaling Up Renewable Energy in Low Income Countries Investment Plan initiative.  IES continues to be active in Cambodia’s power sector with ongoing work in the country and is presently undertaking a country-wide assessment of the economic implications of solar uptake for United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

In early 2016, IES completed a comprehensive study into the development of power sector scenarios for the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) to maximally deploy renewable energy in the region.  This involved modelling all national power systems within the GMS with scenarios of very high solar and wind uptake.  Since mid-2016, IES in partnership with Ricardo Energy & Environment have been working on a World Bank financed study to accelerate Power Market Development in the GMS.  To support this work, IES has been undertaking cost-benefit analysis of different cross-border transmission projects in the region based on power system modelling with the power development plans of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam operating as an integrated power system

IES has undertaken power system modelling of the Java-Bali interconnected system with a view to developing a number of least cost dispatch scenarios around PLN's electricity plans as part of a client's investment decision-making process.

IES has been active in Lao PDR for over 5 years having completed a range of studies for Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) and Electricite du Laos (EdL).  These have included World bank and Asian Development Bank funded initiatives, including: assessments of national generation and transmission plans, modelling the operation of Laos’ power system and undertaking assessments of the generation adequacy of hydro resources and supporting MEM and EdL on electrification and distribution network planning. IES is presently assisting MEM to develop a country-wide generation expansion plan and an accompanying strategy for exporting power to neighbouring countries.

IES is presently assisting the Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) Malaysia, a statutory body established under the SEDA Act 2011 to implement the feed-in tariff (FiT) which is mandated under the Renewable Energy Act 2011 with the development of the Renewable Energy Transition Roadmap (RETR) 2035 (“RETR-2035”). IES is providing Asian Development Bank (ADB) funded technical assistance around the issues of renewable energy integration in Malaysia’s power system.

IES has been providing World Bank funded Technical Assistance to numerous government agencies in Mongolia for several years on targeted topics of interest to Ministry of Energy (MOE), Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), National Dispatching Center (NDC), Mongolian Energy Economics Institute, and National Renewable Energy Center (NREC).  The technical assistance has involved advising and training staff on Renewable Energy Integration, power system economics, least cost electricity planning and power system dispatch simulations for renewable energy and optimising the operation of dispatch of battery / energy storage systems.  Other training has been concerned with use and application of the Homer Pro and PVsyst software packages.  This work was targeted towards assisting in terms of medium to long term energy planning.  IES is presently assisting the MOE, NDC and ERC to update Mongolia’s National Energy Sector Master plan under World Bank financed Technical Assistance.

Since 2005, IES has been undertaking energy sector capacity building projects in Myanmar. From 2013-15, IES worked closely with the Ministry of Energy to complete an Asian Development Bank to prepare a 20-year energy master plan, including energy demand forecasting, supply options, investment requirements and legal and institutional arrangements.  In 2016, IES has been involved in updating the Energy Master Plan and performing training and capacity building of staff in the Ministry of Electricity and Energy. 

Our New Zealand clients use IES software products to support them in spot market operations and data analytic.

Since 2003, IES has worked extensively in the Philippines with both government and private clients. Projects have included modelling the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), supporting Philippines Electricity Market Corporation with studies to enhance the electricity market design and rules, market systems and metering audits, benchmark pricing methodologies, training on market concepts, and wholesale electricity market analysis. IES is presently completing a software audit of the WESM’s New Market Management Systems (NMMS).

Working with energy market authorities and global corporations, IES has been active in Singapore for over 10 years. These range from market studies to stochastic modelling, energy policy advice and qualitative reviews of wholesale price drivers. The Singapore regulator also uses the IES NEO data visualisation tool for market surveillance.

IES has worked in South Korea since 2008, providing advisory services for confidential and government clients. Projects have included market summaries, market outlooks, transaction support, electricity market simulations and energy policy assessment. 

In 2016, IES completed a review of Thailand’s Demand Response market for a private client seeking to better understand issues and options in Thailand’s power sector for providing demand response.

IES recently completed a project concerned with enhancing the business processes and organisational structure of the regional power corporations in Vietnam with a key focus being to enhance the operational efficiency of their rural district branches.  IES worked closely with the project counterpart, EVN Central Power Corporation in Da Nang.

IES has been working in Vietnam for over the last 10 years with a focus on the implementation of a long-term roadmap for the reform of the electricity sector, working closely with government authorities, power corporations and financial institutions to deliver energy market design, policy reviews and economic modelling. IES in partnership with SW Advisory has recently completed a the Vietnam Wholesale Electricity Market (VWEM) detailed design and the development of the VWEM Rules for the market.  Other assignments in Vietnam that IES has recently completed include a detailed review of the Revised Power Development Plan 7 for the General Directorate on Energy and work with the Electricity Regulatory Authority of Vietnam (ERAV) and National Load Dispatch Centre (NLDC) on VWEM implementation issues. 

IES has completed numerous projects in the electricity sector involving organisations based in Ho Chi Minh City and Southern Vietnam.  IES has undertaken studies on improving Distribution Utility Efficiency for the Electricity Regulatory Authority of Vietnam (ERAV) and EVN Ho Chi Minh City (HCMPC), through the implementation of the country's first Demand Response (DR) Pilot program.  IES has also been working with Power Corporations and Generators in southern Vietnam to assist with readiness for participation in Vietnam’s Electricity Market, including development of software solutions to optimise operations.

IES maintains and updates electricity market models and all the data for the Western Australia's electricity market (WEM).  We periodically undertake market studies on the WEM for our clients.