Translating European regulatory experience into GCC energy market reform
Senior advisory firm supporting ministries, regulators, and utilities navigating market liberalization, regulatory governance, and implementation sequencing in Saudi Arabia and the GCC.
GCC energy reform is accelerating. The governance and sequencing decisions being made today will shape markets for decades.
We bring two decades of European energy market liberalization, market coupling, and regulatory governance experience directly to GCC institutions navigating their own reform journeys.
Our work is implementation-oriented. We do not produce theoretical frameworks. We produce practical governance recommendations, reform sequencing priorities, and institutional readiness assessments that can be acted upon by boards, ministries, and leadership teams.
Senior-led advisory for institutions facing energy market reform
Regulatory Governance
Institutional design, regulatory independence, governance frameworks, and decision-process architecture for energy regulators and oversight bodies.
Market Design
Wholesale market structures, cross-border trading frameworks, market coupling, and tariff reform — benchmarked against European models.
Reform Sequencing
Practical prioritization of reform steps — unbundling, privatization, liberalization, and institutional capacity building — in the right order.
Unbundling & Restructuring
Governance models for utility unbundling, structural separation, and the regulatory interfaces required to make restructured entities function.
Privatization Strategy
Regulatory design and governance frameworks required to support credible privatization and public-private partnership structures.
Institutional Capacity
Building the internal capabilities, processes, and governance structures that institutions need to execute and sustain reform over time.
GCC Energy Market Reform Diagnostic
A 4–6 week senior-led diagnostic for institutions facing market reform, regulatory governance, or implementation challenges. Designed to give leadership teams a practical assessment of reform readiness, governance gaps, and implementation priorities.
- —European regulatory benchmark relevant to your situation
- —Institutional readiness assessment
- —Regulatory governance gap analysis
- —Reform sequencing priorities
- —5–7 practical, implementable recommendations
- —Board or leadership presentation
Weeks 1–2: Scoping, stakeholder interviews, document review
Weeks 3–4: Analysis, European benchmarking, options development
Weeks 5–6: Recommendations, presentation, implementation roadmap
Utility reform readiness. Regulatory governance design. Market liberalization sequencing. Institutional capacity assessment. Board or ministerial briefing on European regulatory lessons.
Mara Berzina
Former Secretary General of the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER). Two decades of direct experience in European energy market design, regulatory governance, and institutional coordination at the highest level.
Mara advises governments and ministries on best practices from Europe, bringing institutional depth that bridges policy intent and regulatory reality.
Frederico Bastos
Background in strategy, investment, cross-border structuring, and institutional transformation in high-stakes commercial and government environments.
Frederico drives the translation of regulatory insight into practical implementation priorities, stakeholder alignment, and institutional decision-making that moves reform from strategy to execution.
The GCC is undertaking a fundamental restructuring of its energy markets. The advisory needs that flow from this transformation are profound, urgent, and underserved.
Saudi Arabia has committed to sourcing 50% of its power from renewable energy by 2030. The Kingdom is restructuring its electricity sector, reforming regulatory frameworks, and preparing institutions for market liberalization.
Across the GCC, ministries, regulators, and utilities increasingly need support in translating reform ambition into concrete regulatory, governance, and sequencing choices. European experience — two decades of liberalization, market coupling, and regulatory governance — offers directly applicable lessons.
While large consulting firms offer breadth and scale, there is a clear need for a senior-led specialist firm that combines genuine regulatory depth with practical implementation-oriented judgment.
A 20-minute introductory conversation to understand your priorities and assess fit.
If your institution is navigating energy market reform, regulatory governance, or implementation challenges, we welcome the opportunity to exchange perspectives.