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Northvale Energy weighs a motorway charging network

Steps
9
Maths
4
Exhibits
4
Minutes
~23

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The interviewer
Our client, Northvale Energy, is a national electricity utility that generates power and supplies 3 million households. It is considering a $240m plan to build 150 ultra-rapid electric vehicle charging hubs along the country's motorways over the next three years. The CEO wants to know whether to go ahead. How would you approach this?

What you are scored on

  • Problem understanding1 step
  • Structure & MECE1 step
  • Quantitative accuracy4 steps
  • Exhibit interpretation1 step
  • Business judgement1 step
  • Synthesis & recommendation1 step

How it runs

  1. 1One question at a timeClarify, structure, run the numbers from the exhibits, then recommend, as the interviewer would take you through it.
  2. 2Feedback on every answerEach step is marked straight away, with coaching and the interviewer's next words, so you never lose the thread.
  3. 3A scored debriefYour result across seven skills, the drill that fixes the weakest one, and the full answer key.

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Northvale Energy weighs a motorway charging network: guided market entry case · PartnerRound