Agenda
Monday, September 16, 2002
Joint Session of Licensing/Competition and Tariff/Pricing Committee
09:00 Welcoming Comments
Dr. Gabor Szorenyi, Director and Head, Licensing/Monitoring Departments of the HEO; Chairman, Licensing/Competition Committee, ERRA
Chairman Vardan Movsesyan, Energy Regulatory Commission of Armenia; Chairman, Tariff/Pricing Committee, ERRA
Mr. Robert Archer, Deputy Chief, Energy & Infrastructure, USAID
Mrs. Erin Skootsky, Director, International Programs, NARUC
09:15 Introduction of new Committee Members and NARUC Commissioners
09:20 Introduction on the Proposed Agreement between the Baltic States
Mrs. Aistija Zubaviciute, Senior Specialist, NCC Lithuania
Comments:
Chairman Vidmantas Jankauskas, NCC Lithuania
Mrs. Sandija Audzere, Public Utilities Commission, Latvia
Mrs. Tiina Maldre, EMI Estonia
Dr. Charles Zimmermann, Consultant, Nexant Inc.
Questions & Answers
10:45 Coffee break
Concurrent Tariff/Pricing Committee Meeting
Issue Paper #1: Distributed Generation
Commissioner, Director Florin Gugu, Prices & Tariffs and Economical Analysis Department, ANRE-Romania; Deputy Chairman, Tariff/Pricing Committee, ERRA - "Roundtable-Distributed Generation"
Commissioner Svetla Todorova, SERC-Bulgaria
Mr. James T. Gallagher, Chief, Retail Competition Section, Office of Electricity & Environment, Public Service Commission, USA - "Electric Standby Rates for Distributed Generation in New York State"
Committee Discussion
12:00 Discussion Paper: Distributed Generation
Commissioner Judy Jones, Ohio Public Utilities Commission - "States' Activities to Standardize Distributed Generation Interconnection Agreements and Procedure"
Committee Discussion
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Roundtable Discussion#1How to Determine a Profit Rate (Return On Investment)
Ms. Assel Shamakhanova, Head, Electricity Regulation Division, Energy Regulation Department, ANMR-Kazakhstan
15:00 Issue Paper #2: Tariffs for System Services in the Energy Sector
Chairman Vardan Movsesyan, Chairman, Armenian Energy Commission; Chairman, Tariff/Pricing Committee, ERRA
Committee Discussion
16:15 Session Concludes
Tuesday, September 17, 2002
09:00 Issue Paper #3: Two-Part Tariffs for Electric Power Consumers
Commissioner, Director Florin Gugu, Prices & Tariffs and Economical Analysis Department, ANRE-Romania; Deputy Chairman, Tariff/Pricing Committee, ERRA
Committee Discussion
10:30 Coffee break
10:45 Roundtable Discussion#2: Real Time Pricing
Mr. James T. Gallagher, Chief, Retail Competition Section, Office of Electricity & Environment, Public Service Commission, USA - "Innovative Time-of-Use & Real Time Tariffs: Design and Implementation Issues"
11:45 Discussion of the Tariff Statistics data gathered in 2002
Mr. Ede Treso, Senior Advisor, Pricing Section, HEO-Hungary
12:10 Identifying future topics for year 2003 Tariff/Pricing Committee Meetings
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Roundtable Discussion#2: The Influence of Market Opening on the Captive End-User Regulated Tariffs
Commissioner, Director Florin Gugu, Prices & Tariffs and Economical Analysis Department, ANRE-Romania; Deputy Chairman, Tariff/Pricing Committee, ERRA
Committee Discussion
15:30 Update on ERRA Activities
Erin Skootsky, Director of International Programs, NARUC
Viola Dozsa, Program Officer, ERRA
15:45 Coffee Break
16:00 Meeting Concludes
Concurrent Licensing/Competition Committee Meeting
11:05 Issue Paper #1
Cross-border Capacity Allocation Methods
Dr. Charles Zimmermann, Consultant, Nexant Inc.
Committee Discussion
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Issue Paper #1 cont'd
Cross-border Capacity Allocation Methods
Dr. Charles Zimmermann, Consultant, Nexant Inc.
Committee Discussion
15:00 Discussion Paper #1
Market Model of Bulgaria
Commissioner Angel Semerdjiev, State Energy Regulatory Council, Bulgaria
Committee Discussion
15:30 Discussion Paper #1 cont'd
Market Model of the Kyrgyz Republic
Mr. Edilbek Bogombaev, Head of Section, State Energy Agency under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic
Committee Discussion
16:15 Session Concludes
Tuesday, September 17, 2002
09:00 Discussion Paper #1 cont'd
Market Model of the Baltic States
Mrs. Sandija Audzere, Public Utilities Commission, Latvia
Mrs. Tiina Maldre, Specialist, Energy Market Inspectorate
Mr. Kestutis Zilenas, Deputy Head of Licensing Department, National Control Commission for Prices and Energy, Lithuania
Committee Discussion
10:30 Coffee break
10:45 Discussion Paper #1 cont'd
Major Market Models of the US
Chairman Thomas Welch, Maine Public Utilities Commission
Commissioner David Hadley, Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
Committee Discussion
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Discussion Paper #1 cont'd
Conclusions, Summary
Commissioner Paata Tsintsadze, Georgian National Energy Regulatory Commission
Chairman Thomas Welch, Maine Public Utilities Commission
Committee Discussion
14:30 Presentation
Changes in the US regulatory practice after the California crisis
Commissioner David Hadley, Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
Committee Discussion
15:30 Coffee break
15:45 Update on ERRA and Committee Activities and the Study Tour
Erin Skootsky, Director of International Programs, NARUC
Krisztina Kasza, Head of ERRA Secretariat
16:30 Meeting Concludes
Participant List
ERRA Full Members
Armenia
Energy Regulatory Commission of the Republic of Armenia (ERC)
Chairman Vardan Movsesyan, Chairman of the Tariff/Pricing Committee
Tel: (374 2) 522 522; Fax: (374 2) 525 563
Bulgaria
State Energy Regulatory Commission (SERC)
Commissioner Svetla Todorova,
Tel: (3592) ) 988 8728/5490 503; Fax: (3592) 9888 782
Croatia
Croatian Energy Regulatory Council (CERC)
Commissioner Ivona Stritof
Tel: (385 1) 6326230, Fax: (385 1) 6326261
Estonia
Energy Market Inspectorate (EMI)
Ms. Reet Aru, Head of Analysis and Tariffs Division
Tel: (372 6) 201 905, Fax: (372 6) 201 932
Georgia
Georgian National Energy Regulatory Commission (GNERC)
Commissioner Demur Chomakhidze
Tel: (995 32) 923 360, Fax: (995 32) 253 690
Hungary
Hungarian Energy Office (HEO)
Mr. Ede Treso, Senior Advisor Pricing Department,
Tel: (36 1) 459-7729, Fax: (36 1) 459 7730
Kazakhstan
Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Regulation of Natural Monopolies, Protection of Competition and Small Business Support (ANMR)
Ms. Assel Shamakhanova, Head of Department
Tel: (7 3172) 215 473; Fax: (7 3172) 215 473
Kyrgyz Republic
State Energy Agency under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (SEA)
Ms. Svetlana Molochinskaya, Head of Tariff and Price Department
Tel: (996 312) 424 659, Fax: (996 312) 541 895
Latvia
Public Utilities Commission (PUC)
Mr. Ainars Cunculis, Head of the Energy Department
Tel: (371) 709 7208, Fax: (371) 709 7277
Lithuania
National Control Commission for Prices and Energy in Lithuania (NCC)
Mrs. Aistija Zubaviciute, Senior Specialist of the Electricity Department
Tel: (370 5) 397824, Fax: (370 5) 2135270
Moldova
National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE)
Mrs. Lidia Zestrea, Head of Tariff Policy and Economic Analysis Department
Tel: (373 2) (373 2) 278 025; Fax: (373 2) 540 534
Poland
Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA)
Mr. Tomasz Kowalak, Director of the Tariff Department
Tel: (48 22) 661 62 10, Fax: (48 22) 661 62 19
Romania
National Electricity and Head Regulatory Authority (ANRE)
Commissioner Florin Gugu, Director, Prices & Tariffs and Economical Analysis Department
Tel: (40 1) 303 2562, Fax: (40 1) 312 4365
Russian Federation
Federal Energy Commission of the Russian Federation (FEC)
Mr. Konstantin Zubanov, Head of Investment, Energy Reserve and Regional Programs
Tel:(7 095) 220 4969, Fax: (7 095) 220 6548
Slovakia
Regulatory Office for Network Industries (URSO)
Mr. Karol Dvorak, Director of Supervision and Control Department
Tel: (421 2) 581 004 50, Fax: (421 2) 581-004-79
Turkey
Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA)
Mr. Cetin Kayabas, Energy Expert
Tel: (90 312) 430 6905 / 280; Fax: (90 312) 435 89 05
Ukraine
National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC)
Mrs. Olga Ossadcha, Head of the Tariff Department
Tel: (380 44) 241 90 16, Fax: (380 44) 456 62 00
ERRA Associate Members
Romania
National Natural Gas Regulatory Authority
Mrs. Marcela Oltean, General Director of Prices, Tariffs, Commercial Regulations, Consumers Protection Department
Phone: (40 21) 303 3800; Fax: (40 21) 303 3808
Ms. Felicia Oprea, Head of International Cooperation and Public Relation Department
Phone: (40 21) 303 3800, Fax: (40 21) 303 3808;
United States
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC)
Mr. James Gallagher, Chief, Retail Competition Section, Office of Electricity and Environment, New York Public Service Commission
Tel: 1 (518) 474-1932; Fax: 1 (518) 474-5026
Commissioner Judith Jones
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Tel: (1 614) 644 8226; Fax: (1 614) 466 7366
Ms. Erin Skootsky, Director, International Programs
Tel: (1 202) 898-2210; Fax: (1 202) 898-2213
Others
U.S. Agency for International Development
Mr. Jamshid Heidarian, Senior Energy Advisor, Energy and Infrastructure Division, Bureau for Europe and Eurasia
Energy Regulators Regional Association
Ms. Viola Dózsa, Program Officer
Phone: (36 1) 477 0456, Fax: (36 1) 477 0455
Observers
Regulatory Office for Network Industries (URSO), Slovakia
Ms. Sylvia Benova, Deputy Head of the Department of Economical Analysis
Tel: (421 2) 581 004 11, Fax: (421 2) 581-004-79
Ms. Olga Ivanova, Department of Economical Analysis
Tel: (421 2) 581 004 11, Fax: (421 2) 581-004-79
Ms. Margarita Holanova, Department of Supervision and Control
Tel: (421 2) 581 004 11, Fax: (421 2) 581-004-79
Mr. Juraj Nyulassy, Department of the Technical Regulation
Tel: (421 2) 581 004 11, Fax: (421 2) 581-004-79
Licensing Committee Participant List
Bulgaria
State Energy Regulatory Commission (SERC)
Commissioner Angel Semerdjiev
Phone: (359 2) 5490 509, Fax: (359 2) 988 8782,
Croatia
Croatian Energy Regulatory Council (CERC)
Commissioner Darko Pavlovic
Phone: (385 1) 632 6231; Fax: (385 1) 632 6261;
Estonia
Energy Market Inspectorate (EMI)
Mrs. Tiina Maldre, Chief Specialist
Phone: (372 6) 201 921; Fax: (372 6) 201 932;
Georgia
Georgian National Energy Regulatory Commission (GNERC)
Commissioner Paata Tsintsadze
Phone: (995 32) 253 394; Fax: (995 32) 253 690;
Hungary
Hungarian Energy Office (HEO)
Dr. Gabor Szorenyi, Deputy Director and Head of Licensing Department;
Chairman of ERRA Licensing/Competition Committee
Phone: (36 1) 459 7764 ; Fax: (36 1) 459 7770 ;
Kazakhstan
Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Regulation of Natural Monopolies, Protection of Competition and Small Business Support (ANMR)
Mr. Valeriy Kondratenko,
Kyrgyz Republic
State Energy Agency under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic(SEA)
Mr. Edilbek Bogombaev, Head of the Licensing Department
Phone: (996 312) 424 427 ; Fax. (996 312) 541 895 ;
Latvia
Public Utilities Commission (PUC)
Ms. Sandija Audzere, Head of Division for Legal Provisions
Phone: (371) 709 7224 ; Fax: (371) 709 72 77 ;
Lithuania
National Control Commission for Prices and Energy in Lithuania (NCC)
Mr. Zilenas Kestutis, Deputy Head of Licensing Department
Phone: (370 2) 397 822 ; Fax: (370 2) 235 270 ;
Moldova
National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE)
Mr. Marin Profir, Director
Phone: (373 2) 212 385 ; Fax: (373 2) 540 534 ;
Poland
Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA)
Dr. Marian Slifierz, Advisor to the President
Phone: (48 22) 661 63 01; Fax: (48 22) 661 63 00 ;
Romania
Romanian Electricity and Heat Regulatory Authority (ANRE)
Mrs. Maria Manicuta, Director, Licenses and Technical Regulations Department
Phone: (40 1) 3032 536 ; Fax: (40 1) 312 4365 ;
National Natural Gas Regulatory Authority
Mrs. Ligia Medrea, General Director of Authorizations, Licensing and Technical Regulation
Phone: (4021) 303 3800; Fax: (4021) 303 3808;
Internet: http://www.anrgn.ro ;
Russian Federation
Federal Energy Commission of the Russian Federation (FEC)
Mr. Nikolay Nikolyevich Borisov, Deputy Chairman
Phone: (7 095) 220 4976 ; Fax: (7 095) 220 4976 ;
Internet: http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Russia
Slovakia
Regulatory Office for Network Industries (RONI)
Mrs. Natasha Hudcovicova, Specialist, Department of Technical Regulation
Phone: (421 2) 582 483 09 ; Fax: (421 2) 582 483 39 ;
Internet: www.urso.gov.sk ; http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Slovakia
NARUC
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
Chairman Thomas Welch, Maine Public Utilities Commission
Phone: (1 207) 287 3831, Fax: ( 1 207) 287 1039,
Internet: http://janus.state.me.us/mpuc.homepage.htm
Commissioner David F. Hadley, Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
Phone: (1 317) 232 7034; Fax: (1 317) 232 6758;
Internet: http://www.ai.org/iurc
Ms. Erin Skootsky, Director, International Programs
Phone: (1 202) 898 2210 ; Fax: (1 202) 898 2213 ;
Internet: www.naruc.org
WORKING GROUP MEMBERS
Hungarian Energy Office
Mr. Endre Slenker, Councellor
Phone: (36 1) 459 7777, Fax: (36 1) 459 7770 ;
Internet: http://www.eh.gov.hu ; http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Hungary
Romanian Electricity and Heat Regulatory Authority
Ms. Michaela Popescu
Phone: (401) 311 2244, Fax: (401) 312 4365 ;
Internet: http://www.anre.ro ; http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Romania
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
