Zelya Energy

Hydropower market

Our hydropower services are designed for plant operators, investors, insurers, and energy companies looking to enter or strengthen their position in this market.

Zelya Energy has extensive experience across a wide range of projects, from small plants (400 kW to 4.5 MW) to large-scale facilities, both under European concession regimes and in overseas markets.

Energy and hydropower market consulting firm

With regulatory, technical, and financial expertise, our firm advises clients at every stage of their projects:

  • Key considerations when acquiring a hydropower plant
  • Current regulatory framework for hydro concession renewals in France and other European countries
  • Expected revenues under feed-in tariffs or wholesale market prices
  • Valuation and transaction pricing of hydropower plants
  • Evaluation criteria, including designated flows, water rights, and local taxation
  • Eligibility requirements under European feed-in tariffs and renovation schemes
  • Strategies to monetize electricity production on open markets

For two decades, we have advised renewable and conventional power producers, industrial players, and institutional stakeholders such as Eneco, BKW, Eos, Alpiq, Statkraft, GEG, and the French Deposit and Consignment Fund.

Our expertise spans the following areas:

Experts in data integration and mobile application management for hydropower plants

Application & Dashboard Development

Design of dashboards and data integration tools for real-time monitoring and management

Analysis of outages and alerts; automated weekly and monthly reporting

Consultant specialized in the hydropower market, regulation, and market strategy

Regulatory & Market Expertise

Hydropower markets, incentive mechanisms, and regulation

Development and connection processes to power grids

Consulting on technical audits and optimization of hydropower performance

Valuation & Investment Advisory

Regulatory and technical due diligence

Financial modeling and valuation: tariff simulations, taxation and water rights, O&M costs, and investment planning

Audits & Technical Expertise

Streamflow analysis and rehabilitation studies

On-site inspections and technical audits

Performance analysis and failure risk assessments

Consulting firm specialized in the energy and hydropower market

Representative Assignments

Optimization of technical and legal conditions for grid connection

Technical and regulatory due diligence

Analysis of alarms, availability rates, and equipment failure risks

Real-time performance monitoring and turbine analytics

Techno-economic feasibility study for rehabilitation of a manually operated dam

Development of financial models for hydropower valuation and financing

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Information:

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Description & Summary

Zelya Energy - Specialist energy study office - Hydraulic energy. Hydroelectric power stations.

Zelya advises energy groups, investors, insurers and banks for their operations in the hydroelectric sector.
Our experts intervene on technical, financial, regulatory issues related to the development and operation of hydraulic power plants, under authorization or concession regime. Our tools allow simulation of tariffs, optimization of electricity production and its sale, either at rates in line with ministerial decrees (H07, H97, H16, HR16 renovation decree) or thanks to sales on the free market, via wholesalers, energy suppliers or directly on the stock exchanges and organized markets.
Zelya, thanks to its regulatory, technical and financial expertise, advises you at every stage of your projects

Engineering and Consulting company specialized in the hydropower sector 

Zelya Energy has extensive project experience in hydro energy projects, has conducted due diligence of hydro power dams, plants, technical audits, provides market research and general studies of the hydro sector in France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and may other European countries. 

We have worked on over 50 small hydro schemes in France and some 60 large hydro schemes in Europe. We use our in-house skills and experience, surveys and assessments.

Zelya Energy is also a member of the French Hydropower Sindicate "France Hydro Electricity"

For small scale hydropower schemes we carry out feasibility studies,  surveys and assessments during the development phase assisting land owners through the design and planning process.

For all the sector, we provide Hydro Power Market Reports, detailing who are the main actors/market players, the competition, regulation, production in various countries.

Hydropower consulting and experts with technology solutions for hydropower operation

Our experts develop digital solutions and improvements for the management of hydropower plants, combining data collection and data analysis, to enhance performance. Hydropower water data management can enhance our solutions and be integrated in our softwares.