The key services that SAHA provides to the water and wastewater industry are:

• Strategic Advice;
• Commercial Advice;
• Economic and Regulatory Advice; and
• Corporate Finance Advisory.

These are outlined in further detail below.

Strategic Advice

• Market analysis & entry strategy
• Risk management
• Cost benefit analysis
• Negotiation strategy
• Outsourcing models
• Benchmarking
• Organisational structure
• Workforce planning

Commercial Advice

• Third party access pricing & market entry
• Funding submissions (e.g. National Water Commission)
• Valuation of security of supply
• Financial & economic modelling
• Water trading – systems & strategies
• CAPM and WACC theory and analysis

Economic & Regulatory Advice

• Project management of price reviews
• Regulatory strategy
• Tariff structure design
• Forms of price controls
• Demand forecasting
• Customer service standards
• Incentive mechanisms – cost & service standard related
• Self-insurance risk reviews

Corporate Finance Advisory

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Due diligence
• Asset valuation
• Divestments
• Optimal capital structure
• Capital raising (Equity & Debt)
• Project financing
• Financial accounting standards

The following case studies provide examples of some of SAHA’s recent experience in providing advice to the Water and Wastewater sector.

Case Studies 1: Strategic Advice

Case Studies 2: Commercial Advice

Case Studies 3: Economic and Regulatory Advice