How CATA works
CATA provides targeted technical assistance to support coal-asset owners to develop practical plant-level financial mechanisms to accelerate the coal transition. CATA structures this support through a three-stage Coal Transition Journey.
Scope
Fleet – or plant-level phase-out scoping assessment to support prioritisation (within fleet), and high-level feasibility, barriers to transition, and needs assessment, including just transition considerations.
Design
Developing asset-level options for coal transaction mechanisms, including more in-depth technical and economic feasibility assessments.
Deploy
Support for asset owners to deploy transactions, including through financial modelling and due diligence, determining capital mix and structure, and identifying funders.
Coal Transition Journey
We can work with coal asset owners at any stage of this journey to help support their ambitions to accelerate the transition in a way that is just and inclusive. The timelines for each phase and the outputs produced are highly dependent on the needs of the asset owner and the local context.
DEPLOY
Supporting asset owners to deploy transactions
Financial modelling and due diligence
Identifying funding sources
Determining capital mix and structure
Financing launch and execution
Just transition assessment & roll out
DESIGN
Developing asset-level options for coal transition mechanisms
Financial mechanism options design
Technical engineering design and assessment
PPA / Offtake and contract assessments
Social consideration of coal transition mechanisms
SCOPE
Fleet or plant level phase out scoping assessment
Financing and economic assessment
Policy and regulatory assessment
Prioritisation framework (fleet level)
Just transition planning framework