Past Events - 2000 -
Concurrent Meetings of the Export-Import Working Group and Licensing/Competition Committee
October 8-11, 2000
Moscow, Russia
Co-hosted by the Federal Energy Commission
 Agenda
Participant List
Materials
Agenda
October 8: Export-Import Working Group
09:00 Welcoming Comments
Mrs. Maria Manecuta, Director, Licenses and Technical Regulations Department and Chair, Export-Import Working Group; Vice Chair, Licensing/Competition Committee
Mr. Robert Archer, Deputy Chief, Energy and Infrastructure
Division, Bureau for Europe and Eurasia, U.S. Agency for International Development
Ms. Erin Skootsky, Director, CEE/Eurasia Regional Energy Regulatory Program, NARUC
09:15 Introduction of Members and Short Activity Updates
10:00 Review and Discussion of Report: "Electricity Trade and the Role of the Regulator"
Mrs. Maria Manicuta, Chair
Dr. Charles Zimmermann, Consultant
11:00 Coffee Break
11:15 Continue Discussion of Report
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Continue Discussion of Report
15:15 Coffee Break
16:00 Continue Discussion of Report
17:00 Session Concludes
October 9: Export-Import Working Group
09:00 Discussion on CEE/Eurasia Regional Energy Regulatory Program Activities (including Export-Import Working Group, website, and establishment of Energy Regulatory Organization)
Erin Skootsky, NARUC
09:15 Briefing: Cross-Border Transmission Tariff Methodologies
Dr. Charles Zimmerman, Senior Consultant, Nexant Inc.
09:45 Briefing: Cross-Border/Single Tariff for the European Union
Commissioner Juan Unda, Energy Regulatory Commission, Spain
10:15 Coffee Break
10:30 General Discussion: Cross-Border Tariffs
11:30 Discussion of Report: Revisions Needed for Final Draft
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Concluding Remarks
Mrs. Maria Manicuta, Chair
Robert Archer, USAID
Erin Skootsky, NARUC
14:30 Meeting Concludes
October 10: Licensing/Competition Committee
09:00 Welcoming Comments
Dr. Gabor Szorenyi, Deputy Director and Head, Licensing Department; Chairman, Licensing/Competition Committee
Mr. Robert Archer, Deputy Chief, Energy and Infrastructure Division, Bureau for Europe and Eurasia, U.S. Agency for International Development
Ms. Erin Skootsky, Program Director, NARUC
09:15 Introduction of Committee Members and Short Activity Updates
10:00 Report on Year 2000 Issue Papers
Dr. Gabor Szorenyi, Chair
Review and Discussion of Draft Issue Papers
10:15 Paper # 1: Measuring Electric and Natural Gas Supply/Service Quality and Providing Incentives for Improvement
Introduction & US Experience: Mr. Walter Hall, USAID
CEE/Eurasia Experience: Mr. Marat Shayakhmentov, State Energy Agency, Kyrgyz Rep. (Working Group Leader)
Spanish Experience: Commissioner Juan Unda, Energy Regulatory Commission, Spain
11:00 Coffee Break
11:15 Continue Discussion of Issue Paper 1
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Continue Discussion of Issue Paper 1
15:15 Coffee Break
15:30 Report: Lessons Learned in Licensing/Monitoring Practices in CEE/Eurasia (Final Report for December 2000 Annual Conference)
Dr. Gabor Szorenyi, Chair
16:30 Session Concludes
October 11: Licensing/Competition Committee
09:00 Report on Export-Import Working Group
Mrs. Maria Manicuta, National Electricity and Head Regulatory Agency - Romania, Chair of Export-Import Working Group
09:30 Presentations and Roundtable Discussion: Wholesale Competition
Commissioner Judy Walsh (Texas Public Utility Commission)
Commissioner Juan Unda (Energy Regulatory Commission, Spain)
Mr. James Gallagher, Chief, Retail Competition Section, New York Public Service Commission
10:30 Coffee Break
10:45 Presentations and Roundtable Discussion: Retail Competition
Commissioner Judy Walsh (Texas Public Utility Commission)
Commissioner Juan Unda (Energy Regulatory Commission, Spain)
Mr. James Gallagher, Chief, Retail Competition Section, New York Public Service Commission
Review and Discussion of Draft Issue Papers
11:45 Paper # 2: Developing Competition in Electricity and Natural Gas Wholesale
and Retail Markets - The Changing Roles, Tasks, and Responsibilities of the Regulator
Introduction: Walter Hall, USAID
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Continue Discussion of Issue Paper # 2
15:15 Coffee Break
15:30 Continue Discussion of Issue Paper # 2
16:00 Operational Models: CEE/Eurasia
Dr. Gabor Szorenyi, Chair
16:30 Discussion on CEE/Eurasia Regional Energy Regulatory Program Activities (including Licensing/Competition Committee, website, establishment of Regional Association, and Glossary of Terms)
Ms. Erin Skootsky, Program Director
Ms. Krisztina Kasza, Program Administrator (Budapest)
16:45 Concluding Remarks
Dr. Gabor Szorenyi, Committee Chairman
Robert Archer, USAID
Erin Skootsky, NARUC
17:00 Conference Concludes
Participant List
Albania
Electricity Regulatory Authority
Mr. Pandeli Angjeli, Member of the Board
Armenia
Energy Regulatory Commission of Armenia
Mr. Artur Vardanyan, Deputy, Legal and Licensing Department
Bulgaria
State Energy Regulatory Commission
Commissioner Angel Semerdjiev
Mrs. Svetla Todorova, Director
Georgia
Georgian National Energy Regulatory Commission (GNERC)
Commissioner Demur Chomakhidze
Commissioner Paata Tsintsadze
Hungary
Hungarian Energy Office
Dr. Gabor Szorenyi, Deputy Director and Head, Licensing Department;
Chair, Licensing/Competition Committee
Mr. Laszlo Szabo, Head of President's Secretariat
Kazakhstan
Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Regulation of Natural Monopolies, Protection of Competition and Small Business Support
Ms. Galina Boboshko, Chief, Regulation of Energy and Oil-Gas Sector
Kyrgyz Republic
State Energy Agency under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic
Mr. Marat Shayakhmetov, Head, Licensing Department
Latvia
Energy Regulation Council
Ms. Ruta Vanaga, Head, Electricity Tariff Sector
Ms. Sarmite Paunina, Chairman's Legal Advisor
Lithuania
National Control Commission for Prices and Energy in Lithuania (NCC)
Ms. Aistija Zubaviciute, Lead Specialist, Electricity Department
Mr. Algimantas Budas, Head, Control Department
Moldova
National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE)
Mr. Vasile Jitaru, Head, Licensing Division
Poland
Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA)
Dr. Marian Slifierz, Advisor of the President
Romania
National Electricity and Head Regulatory Authority (ANRE)
Mrs. Maria Manecuta, Director, Licenses and Technical Regulations Department; Vice Chair,
Licensing/Competition Committee; Chair, Export-Import Working Group
Russian Federation
Federal Energy Commission (FEC)
Deputy Chairman Kirill Yankov
Ukraine
National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC)
Commissioner Lubov Goncharova
Mr. Leonid Symonenko, Director, Technical Department
United States
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC)
Commissioner Judy Walsh, Texas Public Utility Commission
Commissioner Juan Unda, National Energy Commission, Spain
Mr. James Gallagher, Chief, Retail Competition Section, Office of Electricity and Environment, New York Public Service Commission
Ms. Erin Skootsky, Program Director, NARUC
Ms. Krisztina Kasza, Program Administrator - Budapest
U.S. Agency for International Development
Mr. Robert Archer, Deputy Chief, Energy and Infrastructure Division,
Bureau for Europe and Eurasia
Mr. Walter Hall, Energy Restructuring and Regulatory Specialist, Energy and Infrastructure
Division, Bureau for Europe and Eurasia
CONSULTANT
Nexant Inc. (Latvia)
Dr. Charles Zimmermann, Senior Consultant
OBSERVERS
Albania
Electricity Regulatory Authority
Mr. Kristaq Zhupa, Member of the Board
Tel: (355 42) 22 963 / 32 245; Fax: (355 42) 22 963
Russian Federation
Federal Energy Commission (FEC)
Chairman Andrey Zadernyuk
First Deputy Chairman Vyacheslav Ovchinkov
Mr. Vladimir Milov, Head, Economic Analysis and Regulatory Systems Development
Department
Mr. Alexey Sukhov, Deputy Head, Economic Analysis and Regulatory Systems Development
Department
Ms. Svetlana Lukash, Senior Expert, Economic Analysis and Regulatory Systems Development
Department
Materials
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