Justin GoonesingheIndependent Energy Advisor
Expertise

Gas markets, energy security and energy transition.

I support more affordable and secure energy through market design, resilience strategies and the gradual transition from oil and gas to cleaner technologies.

01 · Natural gas & LNG markets

Policies and markets for affordable, secure energy

Support for producers, traders, utilities and infrastructure businesses on energy market strategy, supply and demand, investment and market access.

  • Market strategy, ten-year plans and regulatory roadmaps.
  • Gas market design, transparency and implementation of network codes.
  • LNG market access and supranational regulatory compliance.
  • Supply and demand assessments, feasibility studies and investment cases.

Relevant experience: EU gas network codes, UK–EU gas trade negotiations, the European LNG Compliance Hub and a US–Ukraine LNG supply bridge.

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02 · Energy security & resilience

Resilient infrastructure and energy markets

Strategies and assessments for governments, utilities and development partners managing geopolitical risk and supply disruption, informed by six years supporting Ukraine’s energy sector throughout wartime.

  • Market resilience policy, strategies and roadmaps.
  • Critical energy infrastructure security assessments and wartime stress tests.
  • Storage, network preparedness and emergency equipment programmes.
  • Feasibility studies, technical advice and the role of AI in analysis.

Specialist technical services are delivered in cooperation with relevant experts and firms.

Relevant experience: gas transit disruption stress testing, integrated storage modelling, and support for emergency equipment and personnel shelters in Ukraine.

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03 · Regulation & market design

From market rules to implementation

Advice on policy, regulation and market design for governments, regulators and operators. I help connect reform objectives with commercial arrangements, network rules and institutional responsibilities.

  • Gas market design, EU network codes and cross-border integration.
  • Capacity allocation, balancing, tariffs and market transparency.
  • Regulatory roadmaps, investment frameworks and consumer protection.
  • Gas infrastructure rightsizing and legislation.

Relevant experience: Head of European Gas at the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, EU code development at National Grid, and gas market reform assignments in Ukraine and Europe.

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04 · Hydrogen, biomethane & methane

Energy transition and cleaner technologies

Support for the gradual transition from oil and gas to clean gases, hydrogen, carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS), and other cleaner technologies. Methane emissions and regulatory requirements form part of this work.

  • Transition strategies, roadmaps and industrial decarbonisation.
  • Hydrogen strategies, hubs and clean energy auction procedures.
  • Biomethane feasibility, market development and grid integration.
  • Methane emissions strategy and regulatory compliance.
  • Investment cases, capacity building and the transition of transmission and distribution systems.

Relevant experience: hydrogen strategies and hubs in Asia and Europe, industrial decarbonisation mapping for the Asian Development Bank, Mauritania’s green hydrogen auctions, and European biomethane and methane compliance assignments.

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European LNG regulation, methane requirements and market access

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I can provide a focused review, lead an assignment or contribute specialist expertise to a wider team. Discuss what you need, or browse the project history.