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Working Group Meeting “Performance Standards/Monitoring of the Licensed Activities” Licensing/Competition Committee Meeting October 10, 2004 Tirana, Albania
 
Co-Hosted by Albanian Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERE) Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA) National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Sponsored by U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
 

Bulletin

Performance Standards/Monitoring Working Group &
Licensing/Competition Committee Meetings


Prior the two-day Committee Meeting, the Performance Standards/Monitoring Working Group of the ERRA Licensing/Competition Committee held a workshop on 10 October 2004 in Tirana, Albania. It was co-hosted by Albanian Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERE), the Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA) and the U.S. National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), with funding provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). 

Representatives from 10 of ERRA Member organizations participated including: Albania, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia (2 reps.), Romania (ANRE), Turkey and Romania (ANRGN).  NARUC was represented by Dr. Jeffrey Conopask, Senior Economist of District of Columbia Public Service Commission.

The Working Group meeting was chaired and opened by Mr. Endre Slenker, Senior Specialist of the Department of Electricity Licensing and Monitoring, Hungarian Energy Office, Leader of the Working Group.  In the first part of the session, Mr. Victor Teodoroiu from the National Electricity and Heat Regulatory Authority of Romania introduced the Amended Performance Standards Questionnaire of the Working Group. It was followed by the introduction and discussions of the answers by all Working Group Members.

In the second half of the meeting Dr. Jeffrey Conopask delivered a presentation on Enforcement of Performance Standards in the United States and Mr. Kestutis Zilenas from the National Control Commission for Prices and Energy of Lithuania delivered his presentation on Licensing and Supervision System for the Activity in Energy sector in Lithuania.

Next Mr. Slenker presented on Performance Indicators for Renewable Energy Recourses (Performance of Generation Plants by the World Energy Council).

After that, the Workplan for 2005 was introduced and the members prepared proposals for new topics.  The following proposals were accepted:
1. Supplier of Last resort - Ms. Manicuta's (Romania) proposal
2. Standardization of Licensing Procedures - Mr. Samil Redzepi's (Macedonia) proposal
3. Performance Standards and System Operators in Gas sector - Ligia Medrea's (Romania) proposal
4. TSO as balancing market operator - Mr. Teodoroiu's (Romania) proposal.

After participants expressed their need to continue the activities of the Working Group, the meeting was concluded.

By Katalin Szarvas, Program Assistant, ERRA


Agenda


Sunday,  October 10, 2004
(Room “Ilyria 3”)


9:00  Welcoming Comments 

  • Mr. Endre Slenker, Advisor of the Hungarian Energy Office, Leader of the Working Group

9:15 Introduction of the Amended Performance Standards Questionnaire

  • Mr. Victor Teodoroiu, Head of Electricity Licenses and Authorizations Office, National Electricity and Heat Regulatory Authority, Romania
  • Questions & Answers

9:45  Introduction of Answers by Working Group Members

  • Mr. Victor Teodoroiu, Head of Electricity Licenses and Authorizations Office, National Electricity and Heat Regulatory Authority, Romania
    Mr. Arben Xhiku, Albanian Electricity Regulatory Authority
  • Ms. Tiina Maldre, Estonian Energy Market Inspectorate
  • Mr. Endre Slenker, Hungarian Energy Office
  • Mr. Viktors Sokolovs, Public Utilities Commission of Latvia
  • Mr. Kestutis Zilenas, National Control Commission for Prices and Energy of Lithuania
  • Mr. Samil Redzepi, Energy Regulatory Commission of Macedonia
  • Mr. Seckin Ulgen, Energy Market Regulatory Authority of Turkey
  • Ms. Ligia Medrea, National Natural Gas Regulatory Authority of Romania 
  •  Ms. Lali Gogishvili, Georgian National Electricity Regulatory Commission
  • Questions & Answers

10:40  Coffee break

11:00  Introduction of Answers by Working Group Members – continued

11:45 Enforcement of Performance Standards in the United States

12:30  Lunch

14:00 Licensing and Supervision System for the Activity in Energy sector in Lithuania

15:00 Performance Indicators for Renewable Energy Resources (Performance of Generation Plants by the World Energy Council
Short introduction by Mr. Endre Slenker, Hungarian Energy Office

15:30 Discussions:Plans of the Working Group for 2005

16:00  Meeting concludes


 


Participant List


ERRA FULL MEMBERS
Albania
Albanian Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERE)
Mr.Arben Xhiku, Head of Licensing, Monitoring and Export-Import Department
Tel: (355 42) 58 112; Fax: (355 42) 22 963
Internet: http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Albania
 
Estonia
Energy Market Inspectorate (EMI)
Mrs. Tiina Maldre, Chief Specialist
Tel: (372 6) 201 924; Fax: (372 6) 201 932
Internet: http://www.eti.gov.ee ; http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Estonia

Georgia
Georgian National Energy Regulatory Commission (GNERC)
Mrs. Lali Gogishvili
Email:; Tel: (995 32) 253 394; Fax: (995 32) 253 690
Internet: http://www.gnerc.org ; http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Georgia

Hungary
Hungarian Energy Office (HEO)
Mr. Endre Slenker, SeniorAdvisor, Department of Electricity Licensing and Monitoring
Tel: (36 1) 459 7773; Fax: (36 1) 459 7710
Internet: http://www.eh.gov.hu ; http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Hungary 

Latvia
Public Utilities Commission (PUC)
Mr. Viktors Sokolov, Expert of Division for legal provision for energy regulation
Tel: (371) 7097279; Fax: (371) 7097277
Internet: http://www.sprk.gov.lv/; http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Latvia

Lithuania
National Control Commission for Prices and Energy in Lithuania (NCC)
Mr. Kestutis Zilenas, Head of Licensing Department
 Tel: (370 5) 2397 822; Fax: (370 5) 2135 270
Internet: http://www.regula.is.lt; http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Lithuania

Macedonia
Energy Regulatory Commission of the Republic of Macedonia (ERC)
Mr. Samil Redzepi, Economic Expert
Tel: (389) 44 34 1037, Fax: (389) 22 23 3586
Internet: http://www.erc.org.mk

Mr. Daniel Georgievski, Legal Expert
Tel: (389 2) 3233 580 ext. 109; Fax: +389-2-3233-586,
Internet: http://www.erc.org.mk

Romania
Romanian Electricity and Heat Regulatory Authority (ANRE)
Mr. Victor Teodoroiu, Head of Electricity Licences and Authorizations Office
Tel: (40 1) 307 4683; Fax: (40 1) 307 4695
Internet: http://www.anre.ro; http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Romania

Turkey
Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA)
Mr. Seckin Ulgen, Group Head, Electricity Market Regulatory, Monitoring and Assessment Department
Tel: (90 312) 287 25 60 #203; Fax: (90 312) 287 84 16
Internet: http://www.emra.org.tr; http://www.erranet.org/members/turkey/



ERRA ASSOCIATE Members


Romania
National Natural Gas Regulatory Authority (ANRGN)
Mrs. Ligia Medrea, General Director of Authorizing, Licensing and Technical Regulation
Tel: (40 21) 303 3800; Fax: (40 21) 303 3808
Internet: http://www.anrgn.ro/eng/index.htm; http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/AssociateMembers


 NARUC

National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
Dr. Jeffrey Conopask, Senior Economist, District of Columbia PSC
Tel: (202) 626-9190; Fax: (202) 626-9174
Internet:

Mr. Jerry L. Webb, Director, Gas, Engineering and Water
Tel: (317) 232-2765; Fax: (317) 233-1981
Internet: http://www.in.gov.iurc


OTHERS


United States Agency for International Development, Albania
Mr. Sokol Aliko, Energy Specialist
E-mail: sbaliko{.}usaid.gov; Tel: (355) 6820 76565

Energy Regulators Regional Association
Ms. Viola Dozsa, Program Manager
Tel: (36 1) 477 0456, Fax: (36 1) 477 0455    
Internet: www.erranet.org

Ms. Katalin Szarvas, Program Assistant
Tel: (36 1) 477 0456, Fax: (36 1) 477 0455    
Internet: www.erranet.org


Materials


Adobe PDF dokumentum Zilena_Licensing and Supervision in Lithuania_Monitoring_eng.pdf Adobe PDF dokumentum Conospask_Performance Standards in US_LicCom_eng.pdf Adobe PDF dokumentum Questionnaire on Standards of distribution_Monitoring_Estonia.pdf