Global Power & Utilities Centre of Excellence
Renewable and cleaner energy

You’re in good company if renewable energy is right up at the top of your agenda.

The challenge of where tomorrow’s cleaner energy is coming from and the associated concerns of emission regulation and energy efficiency are big issues in the conversations we have with governments, power and utility companies.

We’re busy helping with the considerable investment, project and technological challenges involved in the delivery of cleaner and renewable energy.

Huge uncertainties accompany these challenges. Developments such as offshore windpower in deepwater locations and large scale solar generation involve considerable project and market risk.

There’s also the balance to be struck between investing in new renewable sources and investing in ways of making existing fossil fuel generation cleaner.

PwC can help you

  • Make the right investment decisions – We’re able to give you the business planning and market analysis that you need. We can map your strategic and project choices. We can bring clarity to a complex array of current and future variables such as the impact of different fuel price and carbon market scenarios.
  • Choosing technological partners or forming alliances – New technological areas and new markets require careful selection of project and, in some cases, strategic partners. We can help with contractor and partner selection. We can also advise on the best frameworks for matters such as joint investment, project design and delivery, governance and risk management.
  • Making the most of tax and other incentive regimes – If you’re investing in renewable energy, you need to be on top of the rapidly changing grant and incentive opportunities and emissions trading markets around the world. Our network of tax and regulatory specialists is on hand to provide advice and guidance to help you understand and make the best of tax and incentive regimes.
  • Venturing into new renewable areas – We’re on hand to help you extend the frontiers of renewable energy. Whether it is harnessing solar energy on a large-scale in desert regions or exploring other technological possibilities, we can help you investigate the viability of such ventures.