Eandis: Financing the rollout of smart meters in a regulated environment
Roodhooft, Filip Momber, Ilan Meeus, Leonardo Hadush, Samson Yemane
Roodhooft, Filip
Momber, Ilan
Meeus, Leonardo
Hadush, Samson Yemane
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2019
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n 2014, Eandis System Operator CVBA (Eandis), a low- and medium-voltage power distribution system operator (DSO) in Belgium, had an ambitious plan for investing in a smart metering infrastructure, but the regulatory context was uncertain. The company had been operating in a regulated monopoly characterized by a cost-plus pricing regime. The regime allowed the company to recover its costs through the tariffs it charged grid users for access to the electricity distribution network. In recent years, the regime had motivated the company to invest in infrastructure; however, the cost-plus regime was about to be replaced by a new type of regulation based on incentives and the DSO's performance. Under the new regulation, DSOs could propose investments to the regulator, who then approved the investments based on a cost-benefit analysis. In this context, Eandis must decide whether to continue with its plan to invest in smart metering and, if so, how to structure the investment to appeal to the equity investors.
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Regulated Network Company, Financial Statements, Smart Meter Investment, Finance, International