INDUSTRIES

ENERGY AND UTILITY

In a world of volatile energy prices, uncertain sources of new energy supply, aggressive investor involvement, and intense regulatory scrutiny, fundamental changes are occurring within the power and gas industry. With historically high oil and gas prices driving the price of marginal power production, governments are seeking non-carbon based power sources and increasingly looking to alternative or cleaner energy sources, including nuclear, liquified natural gas (LNG), and coal gasification.

Alternative energy sources, such as renewables and biofuels, have become a cause celebre with both environmentalists and industry executives. And with this evolving market backdrop, regulators are insisting on flawless energy delivery and stability in prices, while exercising close control over industry consolidation. As market forces continue to create challenges, distinctive strategy, business model evolution, financial capacity, regulatory innovation, and world class operations capabilities become table stakes for success.

Drawing on a deep understanding of industry dynamics, extensive experience along the entire gas and power value chains, and broad functional capabilities, 3 Consulting assists many of the world's leading companies in the gas and power sectors. Our global capabilities are delivered throughout the sector to traditional utilities, merchants, and marketers, as well as to financial sponsors, vendors and suppliers, and governments. Working side by side with our private and public sector clients, we assist with strategy development and execution, performance management, and technology strategy and implementation.

Our expertise can be employed in areas such as:

• Process optimization
• Customer management
• Supply chain optimization
• Asset utilization
• Outsourcing analysis
• Deployment economics
• Investment effectiveness
• Architecture design
• Network optimization

We proffer solutions as:

• IFS Energy & Utilities