Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Nepal are crucial to the country’s economic growth; creating 2.36 million jobs and contributing to 22% of the country’s GDP. SMEs operating in the agricultural and tourism sectors are acutely suffering from the economic … Read More
E-mobility, or transportation electrification, is an emerging global force that will play a key role in dealing with climate change. This white paper discusses the e-mobility transformation and describes how rate design can help e-mobility move into and stay in … Read More
Companies often view Maintenance and Reliability activities (M&R) as optional components of an operation. That short term view, cutting maintenance costs to save money, can have significant safety, legal, and financial ramifications in the long term. Rather, proper maintenance and … Read More
Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) was developed in the 1970’s and 1980’s during what could be called the Soviet era of the power industry. Utilities and their regulators controlled virtually all resources within a jurisdiction. They could decide unilaterally which resources … Read More
The oil, gas, and petrochemicals sectors have a poor record at managing turnarounds. Consequently, turnarounds (TAR) have consistently hurt the bottom line due to escalating cost, lost revenue through facility shutdown, and introduced potential degradation to plant reliability. Poor turnaround … Read More
Traffic congestion is a severe impediment to freight logistics efficiency. Economic growth can effectively increase congestion as consumers use their added buying power to purchase cars, household appliances, and merchandise, all of which induce greater traffic flows. Countries struggle to keep … Read More
The strategic collection and use of data in the oil and gas sector is nothing new. In fact, the industry was at the leading edge of data collection and use to drive key business decisions. In today’s world, to keep … Read More
As digitization and technology transform employment in various sectors, women as workers and as entrepreneurs are required to respond and adapt to the changing economic landscape or otherwise be at risk of experiencing job displacement, compromised business operations, and challenges … Read More