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Energy & Water Utilities

Expert Advisory Services for Utilities Advancing Efficiency, Performance, and Sustainability

Partnering with energy and water providers to build smarter, more resilient systems.

Energy and water utilities face growing pressure to modernize infrastructure, reduce operational costs, and meet ambitious decarbonization objectives — all while continuing to deliver reliable and affordable service to the communities they serve.

Econoler helps utilities navigate this complex transition with practical and results-driven solutions.

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The Utility Landscape Is Rapidly Transforming

Energy and water providers operate in challenging environments of rising demand, aging assets, strict environmental standards, and growing expectations for digital, resilient, and efficient service delivery. We understand the realities utilities manage every day and have seen firsthand how energy efficiency and demand-side solutions can reshape operational and financial performance.

Utilities must respond to a complex set of pressures, including:

  • Growing electricity, fuel, and water demand driven by population growth and economic development
  • Ambitious decarbonization and net-zero commitments requiring operational and technological transformations
  • Pressure to maintain affordable, predictable, and stable tariffs for consumers
  • High energy costs associated with water pumping, treatment, and distribution as well as technical and non-revenue water (NRW) losses
  • Integration of renewable energy into electricity networks
  • Regulatory frameworks demanding improved energy performance, transparency, and reporting
  • Adoption of new technologies, from smart metering to distributed energy resources and digital monitoring systems
  • Conducting rigorous technical and financial analyses of efficiency and infrastructure options to prioritize cost-effective investments
  • Identifying and accessing suitable financing mechanisms, whether public, private, or blended, to support system upgrades and long-term modernization efforts

In this evolving environment, efficiency is not just a technical upgrade, it is a strategic pathway. Success relies on strong analysis, actionable planning, and a partner with deep sectoral expertise. Leveraging decades of global experience, Econoler brings practical, measurable results to every utility project.



How Econoler Helps Utilities Succeed

Every utility operates within a unique set of technical, financial, and regulatory realities. Econoler combines deep technical expertise, financial analysis, market intelligence, and program design to deliver solutions tailored to each utility.

We start by establishing a deep understanding of operational challenges, regulatory requirements, and long-term strategic objectives. Our multidisciplinary team of engineers, market analysts, and energy management specialists then collaborates closely with utility stakeholders to develop interventions that strengthen both performance and resilience.

Our methodology combines comprehensive energy audits covering both energy and water systems, system-level efficiency assessments, and market studies to identify opportunities that are technically robust and operationally feasible. We also support the implementation of energy management systems (EMS), such as under the ISO 50001 EMS Standard, to embed continuous improvement into daily operations. Every opportunity is assessed through rigorous technical and financial analyses that consider impacts on operating costs, capital requirements, and expected reductions in energy use and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG).

To move utilities from planning to implementation, we evaluate both traditional and innovative financing mechanisms, including concessional funding, public-private instruments, tariff-based models, energy obligation schemes, and blended finance solutions to ensure scalable execution.

With over 45 years of international experience supporting energy, water, and wastewater utilities, Econoler has built a reputation for delivering solutions that are both practical and rigorous. Our expertise helps utilities optimize operations, enhance system reliability, and accelerate their transition toward efficient, resilient, and sustainable service delivery.


A Trusted Partner for Utilities Modernizing Their Systems and Advancing Efficiency, Performance, and Sustainability

With decades of experience working with energy, water, and wastewater utilities worldwide, Econoler brings a unique combination of technical depth, sectoral expertise, and practical implementation knowledge. Our work supports utilities in improving system efficiency, reducing operating costs, and accelerating the transition toward low-carbon, resilient operations.

Key figures demonstrating our impacts in this sector:

  • Developed 100+ projects with energy and water utilities in 40+ countries
  • Supported over 60 water utilities in identifying energy efficiency and non-revenue water projects
  • Supported 40 energy utilities in developing, implementing, and evaluating energy efficiency and demand-side management programs
  • Extensive experience supporting energy and water utilities in accessing traditional and innovative financing mechanisms

What sets Econoler apart:

  • Knowledge of innovative business models such as energy obligations, energy performance contracting (EPC), on-billing financing, among others
  • Specialized utility expertise, from electricity distribution to water and wastewater systems
  • Strong international presence with projects across North America, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Europe
  • A multidisciplinary team of engineers, economists, climate experts, financing experts, data analysts, and energy management specialists as well as a network of local and regional experts
  • Deep knowledge of regulatory and policy frameworks influencing utility operations

Econoler’s integrated approach ensures that utilities receive support that is both strategic and hands-on, helping them make informed decisions and implement solutions that deliver tangible, lasting results.


Efficiency as a Strategic Advantage

Energy efficiency is a strategic lever for utility performance. By reducing energy use, utilities strengthen financial viability, improve service reliability, limit exposure to energy price volatility, and advance decarbonization goals. Realizing this potential requires rigorous energy audits, bankable investment plans, and financing solutions aligned with utility realities. Econoler partners with utilities to turn global best practices into financed, measurable, and lasting performance gains.

4%

The International Energy Agency (IEA) identifies the water and wastewater sector as a significant electricity consumer that accounts for around 4% of global electricity demand.

40%

The IEA also projects that electricity demand in the sector will increase by approximately 40% over the next 20 years due to urbanization, population growth, and rising service and treatment requirements.

70-80%

World Bank and IEA analyses indicate that pumping typically accounts for 70-80% of total electricity consumption in water utilities, making it a priority target for immediate and cost-effective savings through operational optimization, variable speed drives, efficient motor systems, and load management strategies.


Trusted by Leading Utilities and Public Institutions Worldwide

Trusted by Energy Leaders Across the Globe

Electricity:

  • Hydro Québec, Canada
  • Démász, Hungary
  • UTE, Uruguay
  • HEP Croatia
  • CEMIG and CELESC, Brazil
  • Kenya Power and Lighting Company
  • Electricity Distribution Company (EDCO), Jordan
  • Société Tunisienne de l’Électricité et du Gaz (STEG), Tunisia
  • Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board (MPSEB), India
  • Jamaica Public Services
  • Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), Vietnam

Energy:

  • Union Fenosa, Spain
  • Services Industriels de Genève, Switzerland
  • Petrobras BR, Brazil
  • Energias do Portugal (EDP)
  • National Energy Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago

Water and Wastewater:

  • 36 water supply companies in the Danube River Catchment Area, mainly in Romania, Serbia, and Ukraine
  • Six utilities in Mexico: OAPAS Naucalpan, SCAPSATM Temixco, MIIA Aguascalientes, JMAS Juarez, INTERAPAS San Luis de Potosí, and SAPAM Valle de Santiago
  • Empresa Nicaragüense de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (ENACAL), Nicaragua
  • Ngnith facility, Senegal
  • Barbados Water Authority (BWA), Barbados
  • WASCO water and wastewater facilities, Lesotho
  • Companhia de Saneamento Ambiental do Distrito Federal (CAESB), Brazil

Services Tailored to Energy and Water Utilities

Econoler supports energy and water utilities in assessing and verifying energy performance through rigorous audits and targeted analyses aligned with international standards such as ISO 50002 and ASHRAE. From walkthroughs to investment grade audits, we identify high-impact energy efficiency and renewable energy opportunities across utility infrastructure and ensure transparent, credible verifications of energy savings through robust measurement and verification practices.

We help energy and water utilities translate efficiency, decarbonization, and resilience objectives into practical, actionable strategies aligned with regulatory frameworks, tariff structures, and operational realities. Building on audit findings and system diagnostic results, we develop energy efficiency strategies, decarbonization roadmaps, and implementation plans that define priority measures, investment needs, and performance targets across utility infrastructure, enabling a structured transition from isolated projects to long-term programs that improve performance while maintaining affordability and service reliability.

Econoler supports energy, water, and wastewater utilities in designing and evaluating business models that enable the implementation of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects within regulated and capital-constrained environments. We assess energy service companies and performance-based contracts, public–private partnerships, and utility-led investment schemes compatible with regulated tariffs and procurement rules, ensuring solutions that are scalable, bankable, and aligned with utility governance frameworks.

We support energy and water utilities in identifying and accessing climate finance solutions to fund capital-intensive energy efficiency and renewable energy investments within regulated environments. Our work includes assessing the suitability of climate funds, concessional loans, guarantees, results-based financing instruments, and blended finance mechanisms while account for utility eligibility, tariff regulations, procurement rules, and cash flow constraints. We align projects with technical, financial, and climate impact requirements, quantify expected energy savings and GHG reductions, and prepare the documentation required by development banks and other financiers, thus enabling utilities to mobilize external capital while maintaining affordability, reliability, and long-term financial sustainability.

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