Monday, February 17, 2003

Joint Session of Tariff/Pricing and Licensing/Competition Committees (Room AVSA II)
08:30 Welcoming Comments
· Chairman Peter Kaderjak, Energy Regulators Regional Association, President of the Hungarian Energy Office
· Chairman Pantelis Capros, Energy Regulatory Authority of Greece
· Dr. Gabor Szorenyi, Director and Head, Licensing/Monitoring Departments of the Hungarian Energy Office; Chairman, Licensing/Competition Committee
· Chairman Vardan Movsesyan, Energy Regulatory Commission of Armenia; Chairman, Tariff/Pricing Committee

08:45 Introduction of new Committee Members and NARUC Commissioners

09:15 Introduction of the Energy Market Regulatory Authority
· Chairman Yusuf Gunay, Energy Market Regulatory Authority, Turkey

09:30 ERRA In-House and External Training Developments: Role of the Standing Committees, 5-day Potential Summer School in July 2003 on Basic Regulation, 2-3 day Short Courses on Technical Issues
· Dr. Gabor Szorenyi, Director and Head, Licensing/Monitoring Departments of the Hungarian Energy Office; Chairman, Licensing/Competition Committee
· Chairman Vardan Movsesyan, Energy Regulatory Commission of Armenia; Chairman, Tariff/Pricing Committee
· Cathy Connors, Pierce Atwood and
· Karl McDermott, Vice President, National Economic Research Associates, Inc.

10:30 Coffee break

10:45 CONCURRENT TARIFF/PRICING COMMITTEE MEETING (AVSA I)
ERRA In-House and External Training Developments: cont'd
· Chairman Vardan Movsesyan, Energy Regulatory Commission of Armenia; Chairman, Tariff/Pricing Committee
· Karl McDermott, Vice President, National Economic Research Associates, Inc.
12:30 Lunch (will be served at the SEDIR Meeting Room)

14:00 Presentation on Croatian - CERC Commission's Tariff Tasks
· Commissioner Ivona Stritof, Croatia, CERC
· Q & A

14:15 Electricity tariff structure in Turkey
· Mr. Cetin Kayabas, Group Head, Turkey, EMRA
· Q & A

14:30 Discussion of the Tariff Statistics data gathered in 2002 for Average Electricity and Gas Prices
Next publication of the Database is April 2003, including Quarter 3-4, 2002
· Mr. Ede Treso, Senior Advisor, Pricing Section, HEO-Hungary
· Review of Tariff Database Schedule
· Committee Discussion

15:00 Finalization of the Issue Paper #1 taking into consideration committee discussions in September
Distributed Generation
The topic includes micro and small hydroelectric plants, combined-cycle plants, and cogeneration plants and encouraging use of alternative energy resources.
· Commissioner Svetla Todorova, SERC-Bulgaria
· Committee Approval

15:10 Finalization of the Issue Paper #2 taking into consideration committee discussions in September
Tariffs for System Services in the Energy Sector
System services include system operators, settlement centers, wholesale contractors, and transmission of electric power. Methodology of setting tariffs for these services, tariff components for system services and methods of calculating them will be discussed.
· Chairman Vardan Movsesyan, Chairman, Armenian Energy Commission; Chairman, Tariff/Pricing Committee, ERRA
· Committee Approval

15:20 Finalization of the Issue Paper #3 taking into consideration committee discussions in September
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 Approval

15:30 Coffee break

15:45 Updates on presentation for 2nd Energy Regulation and Investment Conference under Plenary Session "Regional Electricity Trade"
· Mr. James T. Gallagher, Chief, Retail Competition Section, Office of Electricity & Environment, Public Service Commission, USA - Overview of Electricity and Gas Prices in the ERRA Region
· Committee Discussion

16:30 Issue Paper
Determination of tariffs for ancillary services
· Introduction by Ms. Sandra Waldstein, Vermont Public Service Commission, USA (Part 1, Part 2)
· Committee discussion lead by Mr. Ainars Cunculis, Head of the Energy Department, Latvia, PUC, and
· Mrs. Olha Ossadcha, Deputy Head, Pricing Department, NERC-Ukraine

17:00 Briefing on the UNECE Task Force meeting held on November 19th 2002 at United Nation Palace in Geneva on Guidelines for reforming energy pricing and subsidies for countries in transition
· Commissioner, Director Florin Gugu, Prices & Tariffs and Economical Analysis Department, ANRE-Romania; Deputy Chairman, Tariff/Pricing Committee, ERRA
· Committee Discussion

17:20 Gas Tariffs
· Mr. Ramazan Guven, Group Head, Natural Gas Implementation Department, Turkey, EMRA
17: 35 Mrs. Marcela Oltean, General Director of Prices, Tariffs, Commercial Regulations, Consumers Protection Department, Romania, ANRGN

17:50 Committee's Topic Selection and Assignment of Leadership of Further Gas Issues for 2003

18:00 Meeting Concludes

19:00 Welcome Reception hosted by EMRA

Tuesday, February 18, 2003

CONCURRENT TARIFF/PRICING COMMITTEE MEETING (AVSA I)

09:00 Case study presentation
Solution for setting National Uniform Tariff for captive end-users in Romania for all 8 distribution/supply companies
· Commissioner, Director Florin Gugu, Prices & Tariffs and Economical Analysis Department, ANRE-Romania; Deputy Chairman, Tariff/Pricing Committee, ERRA
· Committee Discussion

09:45 Discussion Paper #1
Tariffs for cross-border exchanges in the Baltic States and South Europe
· Mrs. Aistija Zubaviciute, Chief Specialist, Electricity department, NCC-Lithuania
· Mr. Kastriot Sulka, Head of Tariff/Pricing Department, ERE-Albania
· Committee Discussion

10:30 Coffee break

10:45 Roundtable Discussion
Connection Charges
· Dr. Tomasz Kowalak, Acting Director, Department of Tariffs, ERA-Poland

11:30 Case Study on methodology for distribution, generation
· Mrs. Lidia Zestrea, Head of Tariff Policy and Economic Analysis Department, ANRE-Moldova

12:30 Lunch (will be served at the SEDIR Meeting Room)

14:00 Assignment of ERRA In-House and External Training Preparations
· Committee's and Consultant's Role

14:45 Update on Recent and Future ERRA Activities (2nd Energy Regulation and Investment Conference)
· Ms. Viola Dozsa, Program Manager, ERRA Secretariat

15:00 Discussion of the Potential Development of the Future Committee Work, Activities for 2003: study tour, meetings, LGI Project, ERRA's future in the next 3-5 years)
· Assignment of roles/responsibilities to committee members 
· Define Future Priorities and Remaining/New Questions for Issue Papers or Working Groups
· Mr. Jamshid Heidarian, Senior Energy Advisor, USAID/Bureau for Europe and Eurasia
· Chairman Vardan Movsesyan, Chairman, Armenian Energy Commission; Chairman, Tariff/Pricing Committee, ERRA
· Commissioner, Director Florin Gugu, Prices & Tariffs and Economical Analysis Department, ANRE-Romania; Deputy Chairman, Tariff/Pricing Committee, ERRA

16:00 Session Concludes

16:30 Sightseeing tour followed by a Group Dinner

• Introduction of the Turkish Energy Market Regulatory Authority by EMRA Chairman Yusuf Gunay
• National Uniform Tariff by Florin Gugu
• UNECE Task Force by Florin Gugu
• Two-Part Tariffs by Florin Gugu
• Gas Tariffs in Turkey by Ramazan Guven
• Gas Tariff in Romania by Marcela Oltean
• Electricity tariff structure in Turkey by Cetin Kayabas
• Croatian Energy Regulatory Commission by Ivona Stritof
• Discussion of the Tariff Statistics data by Ede Treso
• Tariffs for cross-border exchanges in the Baltic States countries by Aistija Zubaviciute
• Tariffs for cross-border exchanges in Southeast Europe by Kastriot Sulka
• Determination of tariffs for ancillary services by Sandra Waldstein ( Ppt)
• Case Study on methodology for distribution, generation by Lidia Zestrea

Additional Materials

• Questionnaire - Jim Gallagher
• 2002 Presentation on Price Developments in ERRA countries by Jim Gallagher