How we engage

From first call to commissioning, in five phases.

Every engagement follows the same five-phase rhythm. The depth varies — a power-quality investigation might compress phases 2-3 into a week; a bankable feasibility study can run six months — but the structure is constant. You always know what phase you're in, what's due, and what you're paying for.

01 The five phases

What happens, in what order, with what you receive at each gate.

PHASE 01

Brief & scope

30-minute discovery call, NDA if needed, and a written scoping note: deliverables, exclusions, assumptions, fee structure, timeline.

  • Free of charge
  • 1–3 days
  • You receive: scoping note + fee proposal
PHASE 02

Site visit & data

One or more site visits to inspect installations, read meters, photograph nameplates, and interview operators. Single-line diagrams and historical bills collected.

  • 1–5 days on site
  • Confidentiality contract live
  • You receive: inception memo + data-gap list
PHASE 03

Modelling & analysis

Off-site engineering in ETAP, spreadsheets, and IPMVP-compliant M&V templates. Iterative scenarios run against the as-built model.

  • 1–8 weeks (depth-dependent)
  • Weekly check-in cadence
  • You receive: draft findings deck
PHASE 04

Reporting & review

Stamped, audit-ready report with executive summary, technical body, costed recommendations, and an appendix of raw model outputs.

  • 1–2 week turnaround
  • Includes one review meeting
  • You receive: final report + presentation
PHASE 05

Implementation

We stay engaged through tendering, installation, factory and site acceptance tests, and commissioning. Optional ongoing M&V.

  • Hourly or retained
  • Independent of contractor
  • You receive: handover certificate + M&V plan
02 How we charge

Four engagement formats. Pick the one that fits your risk profile.

FORMAT A

Fixed-scope project

Most common. A scoped deliverable (e.g. "Investment-grade audit of Plant 02") at a fixed fee with a defined timeline. Suits audits, feasibility studies, and discrete electrical calculations.

  • Fixed fee, milestone payments
  • Predictable cost
  • Best for boards / lenders
FORMAT B

Hourly & T&M

Open-ended work where scope can't be defined up-front — power-quality investigations, expert-witness work, troubleshooting. Billed in hour increments against an estimate and ceiling.

  • Time + materials
  • Cap on spend
  • Best for forensics
FORMAT C

Owner's engineer

We sit on the client side of an EPC contract — reviewing drawings, attending FAT/SAT, signing off variations, holding the EPC to spec. Common on captive-solar and substation builds.

  • Monthly retainer
  • Independent of EPC
  • Best for capex > USD 500k
FORMAT D

Annual retainer

A pre-paid pool of engineering hours per quarter, for clients who need ongoing M&V, regulatory liaison, or ad-hoc technical opinion. Hours roll over within the year.

  • Quarterly pool
  • Priority response
  • Best for repeat clients
03 What you actually receive

Every deliverable is structured the same way.

No matter the engagement format, every report you receive follows the same skeleton. Executives read the first 4 pages and stop. Engineers and lenders read the appendices. Nobody has to translate.

SECTION 1

Executive summary

1–2 pages. The finding, the recommendation, the headline number. Written for a CFO.

SECTION 2

Technical body

The how. Methods, assumptions, model inputs, standards cited. Written for the next engineer who picks up the file.

SECTION 3

Costed actions

Each recommendation costed in USD with a payback period, IRR, and risk band. Written for the project office.

SECTION 4

Appendices

Raw ETAP outputs, single-line diagrams, monitor logs, photographs, supplier quotes. Written for the lender's due-diligence reviewer.

Ready to start phase 01?

A free 30-minute scoping call is the first step. We come back with a written scope and a fee structure within 3 working days.