The Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (GoSVG), with support from GIZ, is seeking to modernize the Electricity Supply Act of 1973 to reflect the country’s current energy policy and electricity sector objectives. The assignment will develop legal recommendations and detailed drafting instructions for a modern, technology-neutral legislative framework that supports renewable energy and storage deployment, private-sector participation, market diversification, system resilience, and increased investment in the electricity sector.

K&M will assess gaps in the existing legal, regulatory, and institutional framework; benchmark relevant legislation and regulatory approaches from the OECS, other small island developing states, and international jurisdictions; and develop policy and regulatory recommendations for reforming the Electricity Supply Act. K&M will translate these recommendations into detailed, clause-by-clause drafting instructions; facilitate consultations and a stakeholder validation workshop; and prepare an implementation roadmap identifying the secondary legislation, regulations, licenses, codes, institutional measures, and sequencing required to implement the revised Act and strengthen the enabling environment for energy investment.

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) contracted K&M to update the historical and projected financial viability analysis of IDAAN (Instituto de Acueductos y Alcantarillados Nacionales) and provide financial modeling training to IDAAN. This support is essential for the approval of a US$230 million guarantee to IDAAN for payments related to a wastewater treatment plant in the city of David. In this assignment, K&M: (i) updated the historical financial and operational analysis of IDAAN; (ii) updated IDAAN’s projected financial analysis based on a long-term financial projection model for IDAAN (up to 25 years), including a detailed projection of its financial statements; and (iii) provided training to IDAAN staff on the use of the financial model.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) contracted K&M to support Sedapal, the water and sanitation utility responsible for providing service in Lima, in preparing a single, coherent, and financially viable investment plan for the 2027–2031 regulatory period. This plan will form part of Sedapal’s PMO and serve as the basis for its tariff-setting application to SUNASS.  In this assignment, K&M: (i) consolidated and validated all relevant information required for the tariff application, including regulatory parameters, financial statements, operational indicators, and project portfolios; (ii) updated and refined Sedapal’s financial planning model to evaluate investment affordability, cash availability, and financing requirements; (iii) assessed investment scenarios, incorporating SUNASS tariff rules, Sedapal’s proposed project pipeline, and feasible financing strategies; (iv) is preparing a prioritized and executable investment plan that SEDAPAL can both finance and implement within the regulatory period; (v) is preparing tariff sensitivity analyses to ensure the investment plan aligns with potential tariff paths generated through SEDAPAL’s own tariff model; and (vi) supported Sedapal in preparing the PMO input for submission to SUNASS, ensuring regulatory alignment and internal institutional ownership.

The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) contracted K&M, with funding from The World Bank, to structure and provide support on procuring a modernization contract (MC) for the Barbados Water Authority (BWA). In this assignment, K&M: (i) reviewed, refined, and finalized the Terms of Reference (TORs) for the MC to ensure alignment with World Bank standards, BWA operational requirements, and regional water sector reform priorities; (ii) engaged closely with BWA management and staff to ensure broad-based buy-in and technical validation of the MC framework; (iii) is conducting market sounding to identify qualified potential contractors, assess market capacity and interest, and identify potential implementation challenges and opportunities; (iv) is developing a comprehensive contract structure incorporating performance-based elements, KPIs, risk allocation mechanisms, and governance frameworks that incentivize results and accountability; and (v) will provide technical advisory support to BWA’s procurement team in the preparation of bidding documents that comply with the relevant procurement guidelines and attract qualified bidders. 1535

IDB Invest contracted K&M to identify water and sanitation utilities in the Amazonia region of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Ecuador, Peru, and Suriname that could be good candidates for private investment. K&M evaluated and prioritized water and sanitation utilities across the Amazon Basin to assess their readiness for private sector participation for improving service delivery. In this assignment, K&M: (i) Conducted a diagnostic of operational performance, including water consumption trends, treatment capacity and quality, and infrastructure condition, alongside corporate governance frameworks, legal structures and underlying national / subnational regulations; (ii) Assessed the development of PPP initiatives and enabling frameworks supporting private participation; (iii) Segmented and classified utilities according to their readiness for private sector investment versus those requiring preparatory public-sector support; (iv) Identified key enabling regulatory and institutional enablers for private investment in each country; and (v) Is producing a strategic prioritization and roadmap for IDB Invest’s upstream business development, identifying potential interventions and technical assistance pathways.

As part of CAF’s development of its country strategy for Costa Rica, it contracted K&M, with Mr. Janson as the Project Director, to prepare the Infrastructure Regulatory and Sectoral Analysis Report (Documento de Análisis Regulatorio y Económico Sectorial) for Costa Rica. For each of the infrastructure sectors, this report assessed the performance, regulatory and institutional framework, level of private sector participation, impact on specific measures, and financing capacity and needs. The sectors that were assessed are water and sanitation, energy (including conventional generation, renewable energy, transmission, and distribution), transport (including roads, ports, and airports), logistics, and information, technology and communications. For this assessment, Mr. Janson interviewed, among others, authorities of the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of National Planning and Economic Policy, the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad, the Instituto Costarricense de Acueductos y Alcantarillados, the Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones, the Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos, and the Consejo Nacional de Vialidad. 1531

The World Bank contracted K&M Advisors to prepare a comprehensive national energy sector policy for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines that includes a review of the petroleum and transportation sectors in addition to the electricity sector. K&M conducted focus group discussion and stakeholder meetings and prepared materials for all public consultations. K&M prepared a final draft of the national energy policy and developed an implementation plan for the policy.

The Inter-American Development Bank contracted K&M Advisors to develop a best practices guide for the extraction and sustainable use of water in hydrogen production through electrolysis, with particular emphasis on processes that incorporate desalination. In addition, prepare a methodological guide for evaluating the “water” attribute within the regional CertHiLAC certification scheme, with the objective of promoting robust and harmonized environmental criteria across the clean hydrogen value chain in Latin America and the Caribbean. As part of this assignment, K&M is responsible for: (i) comprehensive review and update of the attached Best Practices Guide for Water Use in the Clean Hydrogen Value Chain; (ii) determine water withdrawal for clean hydrogen production through water electrolysis in the region, and the expected increase in water demand according to clean hydrogen and derivatives development projections in the short term (2030), medium term (2040), and long term (2050), with emphasis on water-scarce countries such as Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay, Chile, Peru, and the Dominican Republic; (iii) analyze water withdrawal in comparison with the main alternative uses: mining, agriculture, industry, and residential use; (iv) analyze and quantify the direct, indirect, and cumulative effects of water withdrawal for clean hydrogen and derivatives projects, using both individual project-level and regional approaches; (v) develop the necessary mitigation measures and best practices to reduce impacts, complementing the existing Best Practices Guide; and (vi) establish a specific guide for evaluating the water attribute under the CertHiLAC Regional Certification Scheme.

The Grenada Airports Authority (GAA) operates the Maurice Bishop International Airport (MBIA) and a smaller internal airport – the Lauriston Airport on the sister island of Carriacou. The present electrical distribution system at the MBIA is over 40 years old and is planned to undergo renovation. GAA selected EACT, and St. Lucian company, as a contractor for design and construction supervision services related to the electrical distribution system upgrade. The Ministry of Infrastructure then selected K&M Advisors to perform the design review of the design prepared by the selected contractor. The primary objective of this assignment is to ensure that the design developed by EACT and contractors complies with applicable codes and good engineering practices and meets the conditions for supporting future airport expansion and minimizing power supply interruptions during the airport’s operating hours.

K&M Electrical Engineering Expert conducted a site visit to meet with the MOIID, GAA, EACT, and walk down the existing MBIA electrical distribution system to establish the communication protocol, meet the counterparts, and better understand the scope of the existing system, the required system upgrades, and constraints and limitations. K&M then reviewed the design documents, including calculations, drawings, and specifications developed by EACT, proposals submitted by EPC Contactors, and significant design documents and provided comments as required.

Before every change in government administrations of its client countries, CAF carries out a regulatory and performance assessment of the infrastructure sector. Ahead of the change in government to take place in Honduras in 2025, CAF contracted K&M Advisors LLC to carry out this assessment.

As part of CAF’s development of its country strategy for Honduras, it contracted K&M to prepare the Infrastructure Regulatory and Sectoral Analysis Report for Honduras. For each of the infrastructure sectors, this report assessed the performance, regulatory and institutional framework, level of private sector participation, impact on specific measures, and financing capacity and needs. The sectors assessed were water and sanitation, energy (including conventional generation, renewable energy, transmission, and distribution), transport (including roads, ports, and airports), logistics, and information, technology and communications. As part of this assignment, K&M developed and implemented a tool to recommend a prioritization of CAF’s technical and financial support for the sectors, and projects within the sectors.