Past Events - 2003 -
2nd Energy Regulation & Investment Conference
May 8-9, 2003
Budapest, Hungary
 2nd Investment Conference CD-Rom (2003) with Conference Proceedings
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Letter from the Chairman
Welcome to the 2nd Energy Regulation and Investment Conference organized by the Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA)!
If you attended the last year’s event, you already know that the ERRA Conference is designed to provide power sector professionals with the opportunity to interact with senior energy regulators from the CEE and CIS region and learn about the investment and regulatory climate of these countries. Indeed, the Conference has become a meeting point for regulators and other participants of the energy sector.
This year’s Conference features four major themes, challenges faced by all the participants of the energy industry. These topics will be addressed in plenary sessions, panel discussions and innovative concurrent sessions.
* Private Participation in the Energy Sector
* Competition in the Electricity and Gas Markets
* Regional Electricity Trade
* Pricing Policies
The Networking Session of the Conference will provide participants with a unique opportunity to have a personal meeting with energy regulators from a country of their special interest. Regulators from 17 countries in the CEE/CIS region will be available for individual discussions and consultations. In addition to these highlights, the Conference will feature a Welcome Reception on May 7 and a special Danube River Cruise Reception on May 8. These events combined with the conference discussions promise you ample opportunity to network with regulators and industry alike.
My special thanks to the ERRA Member organizations for their continuous support, to our Sponsors and the U.S. Agency for International Development for their technical and financial assistance.
Dr. Péter Kaderják
Chairman
Energy Regulators Regional Association
Agenda
Wednesday, May 7
15:00 Registration
18:00 Welcome Reception
Thursday, May 8
Conference Opening
08:30 Welcoming Remarks
Dr. Gabor Demszky, Mayor of Budapest
08:45 Introductory Remarks
~ Chairman Peter Kaderjak, ERRA; (President, Hungarian Energy Office)
~ Dr. Robert Ichord, Chief, Energy & Infrastructure, Europe and Eurasia, USAID
~ First Vice President Stan Wise, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, USA
09:00 Keynote Address
~ Mr. Gyorgy Hatvani, Deputy State Secretary, Ministry of Energy and Transportation of Hungary
09:30 Keynote Address
~ Mr. William Webster, DG-TREN, European Commission
10:00 Coffee Break
Sponsored by KEMA Consulting
Plenary Session I: Private Participation in the Energy Sector
10:30 Moderator: Mr. Robin Cohen, London Energy Regulatory Center, Deloitte & Touche
10:40 Acquisitions: Experiences & Perspectives
Mr. Istvan Bakacs, Member of the Board,
E.ON Hungaria
10:55 Management Contracts: Interim Approach
Roberto del Bravo, Vice President ENEL Spa
11:10 Power Purchase Agreements
Mr. Istvan Dobozi, Lead Energy Economist, The World Bank
11:25 Leasing/Concession
Mr. Jean Sacreste, President, Vilniaus Energija (Dalkia)
11:40 Panel Responses to Private Participation Options
~ President Peter Kaderjak, Hungarian Energy Office
~ Vice Chairman Ignat Tomanov, State Energy Regulatory Commission of Bulgaria
~ Mr. Istvan Dobozi, Senior Energy Economist, The World Bank
12:00 Q&A with Audience
12:30 Lunch
Sponsored by National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), US
Concurrent Session IIA: Competition in the Energy Markets - Electricity Sector
14:00 Introductory Remarks by Moderator: General Trends & Common Challenges of the Region
~ Jorge Vasconcelos, President, Council of European Energy Regulators
14:10 Overview of Competition/Market Opening in the ERRA Region
~ Dr. Gabor Szorenyi, Deputy Director, Hungarian Energy Office
14:30 Electricity Market Case Study: Romania
~ President Ion Lungu, Romanian Electricity and Heat Regulatory Authority
14:45 The Role of Benchmarking in Establishment of Price Controls for Electricity Networks
Commissioner Frederick F. Butler, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (US)
15:05 Q & A with Audience
15:30 Coffee Break
Panel on Market Participants' Needs & Expectations
16:00 Trader: Mr. Laszlo Kapolyi, CEO&President, System Consulting
16:10 Dr. Thomas Niedrig, Vice President, RWE Trading
16:20 Utility: Natalia Zaikina, Deputy Director, RAO UESR
16:35 System Operator: Mr. Sergey Katyisev, Director, Open Joint Stock Company "Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operation Company" (KEGOC)
16:40 Moderated Roundtable with Panel Members; Q & A with Audience
17:30 Concurrent Sessions Conclude
19:00 Danube River Cruise Reception
Sponsored by ATEL Csepeli Aramtermelo kft.
Concurrent Session IIB: Competition in the Energy Markets - Gas Sector
14:00 Introductory Remarks by Moderator: EU Gas Directive Requirements & Benchmarking Study
Commissioner Jacques Andre Troesch, Commission de
Regulation de'l Energie, France
14:10 Overview of Gas Pricing Trends & Market Opening in the ERRA Region
~ Mrs. Marcela Oltean, Director General, Romanian National Gas Regulatory Authority
Panel on Market Participants' Needs and Expectations
14:25 Supplier: Mr. Gabor Molnar, Acting Head of Gas Supply, MOL Hungary
14:35 Trader: Mr. Jan van Aken, Secretary General, European Federation of Energy Traders, Germany
14:55 Regulator's Role: Commissioner Sergio Garribba, Regulatory Authority for Electricity and Gas
15:30 Coffee Break
16:00 Panel on Current and Future Pipeline Initiatives - Status, Timeline and Key Issues
Turkey-Greece Pipeline Initiative
16:00 Turkey - Yurdakaul Yigitguden, Under-Secretary of Energy, Turkey
16:20 Andrey Petrenkov, Chief Expert, Gazprom
Shah-Deniz Pipeline
16:40 Mr. Masoud Keyan, PA Consulting Group
16:50 Moderated Roundtable with Panel Members: Q&A with Audience
17:30 Concurrent Sessions Conclude
19:00 Danube River Cruise Reception
Friday, May 9
08:30 Welcoming Remarks
~ Chairman Peter Kaderjak, ERRA; (President, Hungarian Energy Office)
08:35 Keynote Address
Mr. Paul Bulteel, Secretary General, Eurelectric
Plenary Session III: Regional Energy Trade
09:05 Moderator: Dr. Robert Ichord, Chief, Energy and Infrastructure, USAID
09:15 South East Europe Regional Electricity Market
~ Professor Pantelis Capros, Chairman, Greek Regulatory Authority
09:30 Common Baltics Electricity Market: Current Status
~ Prof. Inna Steinbuka, Chair, Public Utilities Commission, Latvia
10:00 Coffee Break
Panel: Market Players' Perspectives
10:30 Moderator: Dr. Jean Constantinescu, Director General, Transelectrica, Romania
10:40 Mr. Lajos Oroszki, Member of the Steering Committee, ETSO
10:50 Mr. Steve Wolf, Managing Director, ATEL
11:00 Infrastructure Requirements, Mr. David Lenton, Business Consultant, ALSTOM
11:20 Moderated Roundtable with Panelists; Q & A with Audience
12:30 Lunch
Plenary Session IV: Pricing Policies
Moderator: Mr. Karl McDermott, Vice President, NERA
14:10 Overview of Electricity Prices in the ERRA Region
~ Commissioner Florin Gugu, National Regulatory Authority for Electricity and Heat, Romania
14:30 The Role of Benchmarking in Electricity Network Pricing
~ Mr. Konstantin Petrov, Senior Consultant, KEMA Consulting
14:50 Pricing Policies in ERRA Region for Renewables, DG, CHP
Ms. Gabriella Pal, Hungarian Energy Office
15:10 Wrap-Up With Future Predictions: Energy Sector Reform in the Region
Moderator: Mr.Richard Stanaro, Senior Banker of the Power and Energy Utilities Departmentr, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Panel: Mrs. Livia Dumitrescu, Hunton & Williams
Mr. John Gulliver, Pierce Atwood Attorneys
Mr. Dean White, PA Consulting Group
15:50 Conference Concluding Remarks
Chairman Peter Kaderjak, ERRA
Individual Networking Sessions (sign up)
16:00 This final session will provide participants with a unique opportunity to have a personal meeting with Regulators from a country of their special interest. More than 50 Energy Regulators and select privatization officials from 20 countries in the region will be available for individual discussions and consultations.
17:30 Conference Concludes
Materials
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