Power & gas

The field of power and gas is becoming more challenging. Companies in this sector have to cope with a consolidating competitive environment, demand for heavy investment in generation and grid, new regulatory developments and more sophisticated customers, to name just a few. Industrial clients of power and gas companies need to evaluate new sourcing strategies to optimize their costs and their risk position in energy supply. Regulators must simulate market conditions but make sure that these companies continue investing in the future.

Our clients range from power and gas companies to industrial gas customers and regulators. Together with them, we develop the strategic, operational and organizational answers to these challenges and help implement individual solutions that work.

The power and gas business is a pillar of Roland Berger's business. We have more than 120 professionals worldwide dedicated to this field. Our project portfolio comprises more than 250 projects in over 20 countries worldwide.

We serve the leading power and gas companies and help them tackle challenges in three areas: First, corporate issues such as strategy, post-merger integration, performance improvement and reorganization. Second, functional issues such as marketing and value management. And third, value chain issues from exploration to retail.

The need for individual solutions is acute: Power and gas companies have very specific structures, the markets are constantly changing and the players are realigning their competitive positioning. At the same time, companies must deliver shareholder value, be socially responsible and create or maintain their competitive advantages. Helping our clients tackle all these challenges is our mission.

We also serve industrial clients that depend on power and gas. Volatile prices mean they face massive uncertainty regarding their cost position. We develop sound models that help validate decisions made, drive make-or-buy decisions and help assess opportunity/risk profiles of different contractual solutions. What's more, our supply and demand side experience has made us the consultant of choice for regulatory issues.

With all our clients, we share the belief that knowledge of the industry, functional expertise and a local "feel" for the situation must be combined to produce the best results possible.