Past Events - 2002 -
EU Accession Working Group Meeting
September 16, 2002
Bratislava, Slovakia
 Agenda
Participant List
Materials
Agenda
Monday, September 16
11:00 Welcoming Comments
Chairman Vidmantas Jankauskas, ERRA Vice-Chairman
11:05 Introduction of the Working Group Members and CEER Representatives
Krisztina Kasza, Head of ERRA Secretariat
11:10 Introduction of the Paper on the "Main Environment Protection and Taxation Rules in the Energy Sector: the Situation in Each Country (prepared by the CEER Joint Working Group on Taxation and Environment)
Mr. Jose Manuel Hernandez, National Energy Commission of Spain
11:30 Environment Protection in the Energy Sector: Austria, the New Green Energy Law
Mr. Erwin Smole, E-Control, Austria
11:50 Towards Green Certificate Mechanism, the Italian Experience
Mr. Matteo Leonardi, Energy Regulatory Authority of Italy
12:10 Electricity Production from Renewables in Spain
Mr. Jose Manuel Hernandez, National Energy Commission of Spain
12:30 Lunch
14:00 New Directives for Public Benefit Programs in the US: the Role of the Regulator and Public/Private Partnerships
Mr. James Gallagher, Chief of Retail Competition, New York Public Service Commission
14:15 Regulators' Role in Supporting Renewables and
Environment Protection in the Energy Sector in the US
Chairman Thomas Welch, Maine Public Utilities Commission, USA
14:30 Approaches of Environmental Protection in the ERRA Countries
Discussions (based on results of questionnaire based on the CEER questionnaire question number 1)
15:30 Coffee break
15:45 Conclusions, Findings of the Day
Chairman Vidmantas Jankauskas
16:15 Future Work of the Working Group
Discussions
17:00 Meeting Concludes
Participant List
ERRA MEMBERS
Bulgaria
State Energy Regulatory Commission (SERC)
Mr. Penko Penkov, Chief Expert, Electric Power Department, Economic Regulation Division
Phone: (359 2) 932 10 33, Fax (359 2) 988 87 82
Internet: http://www.dker.bg ; http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Bulgaria
Estonia
Energy Market Inspectorate (EMI)
Mr. Mart Ots, General Director
Phone: (372 6) 201 901; Fax: (372 6) 201 932
Internet: http://www.eti.gov.ee ; http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Estonia
Hungary
Hungarian Energy Office (HEO)
Mrs. Gabriella Pal
Phone: (36 1) 459 7701; Fax: (36 1) 459 7701
Internet: http://www.eh.gov.hu ; http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Hungary
Lithuania
National Control Commission for Prices and Energy in Lithuania (NCC)
Chairman Vidmantas Jankauskas
Phone: (370 2) 235 166 ; Fax: (370 2) 235 270
Internet: http://www.regula.is.lt ; http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Lithuania
Poland
Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA)
Mrs. Agnieszka Godula, Head of Unit, Tariff Department
Phone: (48 22) 661 63 02; Fax: (48 22) 661 63 00
Internet: http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Poland
Romania
Romanian Electricity and Heat Regulatory Authority (ANRE)
Mrs. Michaela Popescu
Phone: (40 1) 311 2244 ; Fax: (40 1) 312 4365
Internet: http://www.anre.ro ; http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Romania
National Natural Gas Regulatory Authority
Mrs. Felicia Oprea, Head of International Cooperation and Public Relations
Phone: (4021) 303 3800; Fax: (4021) 303 3808
Internet: http://www.anrgn.ro
Slovakia
Regulatory Office for Network Industries (RONI)
Mr. Dusan Holoubek, Commissioner
Phone: (421 2) 5824 8111 ; Fax: (421 2) 5824 8339
Internet: www.urso.gov.sk ; http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Slovakia
Turkey
Energy Market Regulatory Authority(EMRA)
Mr. Okkes Camdali, Expert
Phone: (90 312) 430 6893; Fax: (90 312) 430 6904
Internet: www.emra.org.tr; http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Turkey
CEER
Energy Regulatory Authority of Italy
Mr. Matteo Leonardi
Phone: (39) 02 65565294, Fax: (39) 02 65565273
E-Control, Austria
Mr. Erwin Smole
Phone: (43) 1 24 7 24-504, Fax: (43) 1 24 7 24-900
Internet: http://www.e-contro.at
National Energy Commission of Spain
Mr. Jose Manuel Hernandez, External Relations Department
Phone: (34 9) 1 432 9717; Fax: (34 9) 1 577 6218
Internet: http://www.cne.es
NARUC
Maine Public Utilities Commission
Chairman Welch
Phone: (207) 287 3831; Fax: (207) 287 1039
Internet: http://janus.state.me.us/mpuc/homepage.htm
New York Public Service Commission
Mr. James Gallagher, Chief of Retail Competition
Internet: http://www.dps.state.ny.us
OTHERS
U.S. Agency for International Development
Mr. Robert Archer, Deputy Chief, Energy and Infrastructure Division, Bureau for Europe and
Eurasia
Phone: (1 202) 712 1221, Fax: (1 202) 216 3389
Energy Regulators Regional Association
Ms. Krisztina Kasza, Head of Secretariat
Phone: (36 1) 477 0456 or 249 0057, Fax: (36 1) 477 0455
Internet: www.erranet.org
Materials
Environment Protection in the Energy Sector: Austria, the New Green Energy Law
Mr. Erwin Smole, E-Control, Austria
New Directives for Public Benefit Programs in the US: the Role of the Regulator and Public/Private Partnerships
Mr. James Gallagher, Chief of Retail Competition, New York Public Service Commission
Towards Green Certificate Mechanism, the Italian Experience
Mr. Matteo Leonardi, Energy Regulatory Authority of Italy
Main Environment Protection and Taxation Rules in the Energy Sector: the Situation in Each Country (prepared by the CEER Joint Working Group on Taxation and Environment)
Mr. Jose Manuel Hernandez, National Energy Commission of Spain
Electricity Production from Renewables in Spain
Mr. Jose Manuel Hernandez, National Energy Commission of Spain
Regulators' Role in Supporting Renewables and
Environment Protection in the Energy Sector in the US
Chairman Thomas Welch, Maine Public Utilities Commission, USA
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