Projects
Assessing green hydrogen value chain opportunities in South Africa (2021 – 2022)
Meridian undertook a study on the green hydrogen space in South Africa from an analytical and advisory perspective. The team was appointed alongside the CSIR to provide advisory support to KfW to assess the status of South Africa’s green hydrogen market and identify high-impact green hydrogen project opportunities as well as their financing, technical and developmental needs with the aim of catalysing green hydrogen sector development in the country. ...
Intervention in the Competition Tribunal hearing on the Glencore – Xtrata merger
Grové collaborated with Econex in preparing the report. The report considered the likely market power of the merged entity, Eskom's countervailing buyer power and possible anti-competitive effects of the merger. It also analysed the potential effects that the proposed merger were likely to have on Eskom's coal purchases, future electricity tariffs and on the South African economy more widely. ...
Financial and Economic analysis in the Sasol Chemicals Industry excessive pricing case.
The Competition Commission was preparing its case documents for its referral of Sasol Chemicals Industries (SCI) to the Competition Tribunal for alleged excessive pricing. The Commission needed assistance with responding to the technical financial aspects of SCI expert witness statements, especially as they relate to the estimation of the appropriate asset valuation and cost base of the SCI products. ...
Competition Commission LPG Market Inquiry Submission
Meridian was appointed to conduct an LPG market investigation and prepare an economists report on behalf of Borbet. Our report covered the regulatory and competition economics issues relevant to the inquiry and identified areas of concern to Borbet that it wanted the Commission to investigate as part of the inquiry. ...
Expert report for Competition Commission complaint
Meridian was appointed as the economics advisors as part of a professional team that prepared an official complaint with the South African Competition Commission. Meridian conducted a detailed competition assessment and prepared an economists expert report that formed the central part of the submission to the competition authorities. ...
Comment on NERSA’s document related to excessive pricing in the piped gas industry
Meridian collaborated with the client's legal advisors to prepare a detailed response to the NERSA consultation document. The submssion questioned the basic premise of the approach NERSA proposed to adopt and suggested an alternative that would be compliant with the provisions of the Gas Act. ...