About us
Subsidiary of Espelia dedicated to the international, ICEA (Consulting Engineers and Associate Economists) was created in 2015 and carries out a consulting activity in economy and management of public services in emerging and developing countries.
ICEA's expertise focuses on the economic, institutional, regulatory, pricing, financial, commercial and organizational aspects of public services, particularly in the water and wastewater, energy, telecommunications, energy sectors and waste Management.
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MISSIONS
50
COUNTRIES
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PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT
Restructuring of companies
Organization ans human resources management
Management procedures and processes
Financial modeling
Project feasibility studies

ADVICE WITH SECTOR STRATEGY
Regulatory reforms
Institutional reforms
Definition of sector policies
Design and setting-up of public-private partnerships (PPPs)
Privatization of state-owned operators
Granting of telecommunications licenses

TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC REGULATION OF MARKETS
Setting-up of regulatory authorities
Market surveys
Studies of demand and willingness to pay
Tariff studies
Auditing and monitoring of PPP agreements
Technical and economic assistance with regulation
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Our key assignments are advising governments and local authorities with the definition and implementation of sector reforms, advising public service operators on ways of improving their technical, commercial, financial and organizational performances, and providing technical assistance with public service regulation.

WATER

SANITATION
FIELDS OF INTERVENTION

ENERGY

TELECOMMUNICATION

DIGITAL SERVICES

WASTE MANAGEMENT
OUR TEAM
ICEA team is composed of consultants who have extensive experience in consulting for public services in France and / or internationally. This team relies on all the human resources of the Espelia group, with a hundred consultants specializing in consulting for the performance of public services. The team regularly collaborates with local or international partners (engineering and design firms, law and business firms, merchant banks, audit and accounting firms, etc.) and recognized independent experts in their field of specialization.
Économiste et financier
Plus de 20 ans d’expérience internationale dans les domaines de l’eau et de l’assainissement.
Expertises particulières :
enquêtes socio-économiques, études tarifaires et de demande, modélisation économique et financière de projets, de programmes, d’opérateurs ou de secteurs, délégation de services publics et partenariats public-privé, audits financiers de contrats de délégation.
REFERENCES
ICEA has many solid references in these fields with international and bilateral financing institutions (World Bank, African Development Bank, European Investment Bank, European Union, French Development Agency, etc.). ICEA is active in all emerging and developing countries, in Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Latin America, and Asia.

MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES
Jordan 2017 – Economic analysis of the Red Sea Dead Sea Phase 1 Water Conveyance Project (Two Seas Canal) – European Investment Bank (EIB)
Djibouti 2016 – Assistance to the spin-off of the Djibouti Telecom worldwide activity – self financed
Mali 2016 – Organizational and institutional study of SEMAF SA, the new operator for the installations (dam, power plants, high voltage transmission line) of Manantali et Félou – Self financed
Mayotte 2016 – Technical assistance to the SIEAM for updating its prospective financial information and designing a capacity building program – French Development Agency (AFD)
ADVICE WITH SECTOR STRATEGY
Burkina Faso 2017 – Update of the National Frequency Plan, regulation and processes for spectrum management setup – ARCEP
Niger 2017 – Support to urban Fecal Sludge Management (FSM) in Niamey City – World Bank
Haiti 2016-2017– Design of management models for the provision of operational assistance services for the water utility in Port-au-Prince – Inter-American Development Bank
Congo (Rep.) 2017 – Master plan, feasibility study, preparation and award of contracts and supervision of the rainwater drainage project of the city of Pointe-Noire – Ministère de l’Aménagement du Territoire et des Grands Travaux (MATGT)/Délégation Générale des Grands Travaux (DGGT)
Mali 2015-2016 – Study mission of the organizational, institutional and tariff aspects relating to the urban sanitation – SOMAPEP-SA / African Development Bank
Lebanon: 2015 – Needs assessment for water PPP in Lebanon – Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)
TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC REGULATION OF MARKETS
Senegal 2017 – Study of identification of sustainable financing mechanisms for the urban sanitation sub-sector – Office National de l’Assainissement du Sénégal (ONAS) – 2017
Mali 2017 – Tariff study for the drinking water public service – SOMAPEP-SA / African Development Bank
Cape Verde 2015-2016 – Review of the study on definition and market analysis of products and electronic communications services – ANAC – 2015
Congo (Rep.) 2014-2015/2017 – Tariff study and electricity demand– PEEDU/World Bank
THEY TRUST US

CONTACT
ICEA
80, rue Taitbout
75009 Paris - France
Tel : +33(0) 1 44 51 65 31
Fax : +33(0) 1 44 51 09 59