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ERRA Events- 2005

Licensing/Competition Committee Meeting February 7-8, 2005 Antalya, Turkey Sheraton Voyager Hotel

Co-Hosted by the Energy Market Regulatory Authority of Turkey (EMRA) Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA) National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Sponsored by U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Agenda

Participant List

Materials

Agenda

Monday, February 7, 2005
Ballroom B

09:00 Welcoming Comments

President Yusuf Gunay, Energy Market Regulatory Authority of Turkey
Dr. Gábor Szörényi, Director, Hungarian Energy Office; Chairman, Licensing/Competition Committee
Mr. Robert Archer, Deputy Chief, Energy & Infrastructure, USAID

09:15 Introduction of New Committee Members and NARUC Commissioners

09:25 Introduction of 2005 Workplan

Dr. Gábor Szörényi, Director, Hungarian Energy Office; Chairman, Licensing/Competition Committee
Questions & Answers

09:40 Roundtable Discussions:
Licensing/Competition Updates by Committee Members
(Each Committee Member will be requested to give a max. 5 min. verbal update on the recent developments in their country in the field of licensing and/or competition)

10:45 Coffee break

11:00 The Supplier of Last Resort: Definitions, Guiding Principles, Issues, Appointment and Examples

Mr. John W. Gulliver, Partner & Senior Energy Attorney, Pierce Atwood
Questions & Answers

12:00 Elements of Last Resort Supply and Procedures for the Appointment of Last Resort Supplier – the US Practice

Dr. Jeffrey Conopask, Senior Economist, District of Columbia Public Service Commission, US
Questions & Answers

12:45 Lunch

14:15 Introductory Presentation: Sub-Consumers: Consumer-to-Consumer Delivery

Commissioner Lubov Goncharova, NERC
Questions & Answers

14:30 Sub-Consumers: Consumer-to-Consumer Delivery

Commissioner Lubov Goncharova, NERC
Turkish practice: Mr. Hidayat Altinbas, EMRA
Hungarian practice: Dr. Gabor Szorenyi, HEO
Georgian practice: Ms. Lali Gogishvili, GNERC
Questions & Answers

16:30 Meeting Concludes

16:45 Tour of Oldtown Antalya

20:00 Group Dinner

Tuesday, February 8, 2005
Ballroom B

09:00 Sub-Consumers: Consumer-to-Consumer Delivery – the US Experience

Dr. Jeffrey Conopask, Senior Economist, District of Columbia Public Service Commission, US
Questions & Answers

09:45 Monitoring, Measuring and Assuring the Competitiveness of the Energy Market, ERRA Issue Paper 2001 – Introduction of the Issue Paper and Suggestions for Updates

Commissioner Maria Manicuta, ANRE
Discussions

10:30 Coffee break

10:45 Monitoring, Measuring and Assuring the Competitiveness of the Energy Market, ERRA Issue Paper 2001 – Cont’d

Commissioner Maria Manicuta, ANRE
Discussions

11:30 Monitoring, Measuring and Assuring the Competitiveness of the Energy Market – the US Experience

Ms. Kim Wissman, Deputy Director, Utilities Department, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, USA
Questions & Answers

12:30 Lunch

14:00 Lessons from International Experience with Electricity Market Monitoring, Based on Working Paper by Frank Wolak, Stanford University

14:45 State Regulation of the Wholesale and Retail Electricity Market of the Russian Federation

Ms. Anna Izotova, Deputy Head, Legal Control Department
Questions & Answers

15:30 Coffee break

15:45 Update on Recent and Future ERRA Activities

Ms. Krisztina Kasza, Program Director, ERRA

16:00 Discussion on Daily, Routine Regulatory Issues Important for Newly Established Regulators – Informal Exchange of Information, Ad Hoc Questions

Moderated by Gabor Szorenyi

17:30 Meeting Concludes

List of Participants

ERRA FULL MEMBERS

Albania
Albanian Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERE)
Mrs. Fatbardha Mullahi, Head of Licensing, Monitoring Department
Tel: (355 42) 58 112; Fax: (355 42) 22 963
Internet: http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Albania

Armenia
Natural Monopoly Regulatory Commission of the Republic of Armenia (NMRC)
Commissioner Samvel Arabayjan
Tel: (374 1) 566 072; Fax: (374 1) 525 563
Internet: http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Armenia or www.rcnm.am

Bosnia and Herzegovina
State Energy Regulatory Commission (SERC)
Mr. Sasa Scekic, Head of Licensing and Engineering Department
Tel: (387) 35 30 20 60; Fax: (387) 35 30 20 77
Internet: http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Bosnia or www.derk.ba

Bulgaria
State Energy Regulatory Commission (SERC)
Commissioner Angel Semerdjiev
Tel: (359 2) 5490 509; Fax: (359 2) 988 8782
Internet: http://www.dker.bg ; http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Bulgaria

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)
Ms. Lali Gogishvili, Director of Electricity Department
Tel: (995 32) 311 476; Fax: (995 32) 311 690
Internet: http://www.gnerc.org ; http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Georgia

Hungary
Hungarian Energy Office (HEO)
Dr. Gábor Szörényi, Director
Chairman of ERRA Licensing/Competition Committee
Tel: (36 1) 459 7770; Fax: (36 1) 459 7770
Internet: http://www.eh.gov.hu ; http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Hungary

Kazakhstan
Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Regulation of Natural Monopolies
Ms. Asem Medieva, Deputy Head of Tariff Methodology Department
Tel: (7 3172) 976762 ; Fax: (7 3172) 976698
Internet: http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Kazakhstan

Latvia
Public Utilities Commission (PUC)
Ms. Sandija Audzere, Head of the Energy Regulation Division in the Legal Department
Tel: (371) 7097224; 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 Macedonia (ERC)
Mr. Samil Redzepi, Economic Expert
Tel: (389) 2 3233 580, Fax: (389) 2 3233 586

Commissioner Murat Ramadani
Tel: (389) 2 3233 580, Fax: (389) 2 3233 586
Internet: http://www.erc.org.mk

Mongolia
Energy Regulatory Authority of Mongolia
Mr. Monkhoo Munkhtulga, Head of Licensing Department
Tel.: (976 11) 319317; Fax: (976 11) 319335
Internet: http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Mongolia or www.era.energy.mn

Poland
Energy Regulatory Office (ERO)
Dr. Tomasz Kowalak, Acting Director, Department of Tariffs
Tel.: (48 22) 661 62 10; Fax: (48 22) 661 62 19
Internet: http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Poland or http://www.ure.gov.pl

Romania
Romanian Electricity and Heat Regulatory Authority (ANRE)
Commissioner Maria Manicuta
Tel.: (40 21) 303 2536; Fax: (40 21) 312 4365
Internet: http://www.anre.ro; http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Romania

Russian Federation
Federal Tariff Service (FTS)
Ms. Anna Izotova, DeputyHead of Legal Control Department
Tel: (7 095) 710 4979Fax: (7 095) 710 206 8236

Mr. Dmitry Andreyevich Ilyenko, Head of Department, Electricity Sector Regulation
Tel.: (7 095) 710 6529; Fax: (7 095) 710 6540
Internet: http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Russia

Slovakia
Regulatory Office for Network Industries (URSO)
Mrs. Natasha Hudcovicová, Specialist, Department of Technical Regulation Specialist of Chancellary of the Office
Tel: (421 2) 581 004 36; Fax: (421 2) 581 004 79
Internet: www.urso.gov.sk; http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Slovakia

Turkey
Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA)
President Yusuf Günay
E-mail: fbilgic{.}epdk.org.tr; Tel.: (90 312) 220 44 00; Fax: (90 312) 287 35 60
Internet: http://www.emra.org.tr; http://www.erranet.org/members/Pofiles/Turkey

Mr. Hidayet Altinbas, Head of Licensing group
Tel: +90 312 287 2560/287; Fax: +90 312 287 8416
Internet: http://www.emra.org.tr; http://www.erranet.org/members/Turkey

Mr. Seckin Ulgen, Group Head, Electricity Market Regulatory, Monitoring and Assessment Department
E-mail: sulgen{.}epdk.org.tr; 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

Ukraine
National Electricity Regulatory Commission of Ukraine (NERC)
Commissioner Lubov Goncharova
Tel: (380 44) 241 9002; Fax: (380 44) 241 9047
Internet: http://www.nerc.gov.ua; http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Ukraine

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

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

Ms. Kim Wissman, Deputy Director, Utilities Department, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Tel: (614) 466 6692; Fax: (614) 466 7366
Internet: http://www.PUCO.Ohio.gov

OTHERS & OBSERVERS

Turkey
Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA)

Tel: (90 312) 287 1699, Fax: (90 312) 287 8809

Internet: http://www.emra.org.tr; http://www.erranet.org/members/Pofiles/Turkey

Dr. Ayhan Albostan, Board Member

Yusuf Tülek, Board Member

Metin Başlı, Board Member
Murat H. Erenel, Department Head, Electricity Market Department
Fulya C. Baş, Group Head, Electricity Market Department
Nilgün Yıldırım, Group Head, Electricity Market Department
Dr. Mustafa Gözen, Energy Expert, Electricity Market Department
İsmet Turan, Energy Expert, Electricity Market Department
Fakir H. Erdoğan, Energy Expert, Electricity Market Department
Cem Avcı, Advisor, Advisory Bureau for Pres and Public Relations
Nevzat Yıldız, Managerial Services and Informative Affairs Department
Ece Turfan, Group Head, Internl. Relns. And Coord. With EU Department
Alper T. Üşenmez, Internl. Relns. And Coord. With EU Department

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Mr. Robert Archer, Deputy Chief, Energy and Infrastructure Division, Bureau for Europe and Eurasia
Tel: (001 202) 7121221, Fax: (001 202) 2163389
Internet: http://www.info.usaid.gov/

Pierce Atwood
Mr. John W. Gulliver, Partner & Senior Energy Attorney
Tel: +207 791 1296, Fax: +207 791 1350
Internet: www.pierceatwood.com

Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA)
Ms. Krisztina Kasza, Head of Secretariat
E-mail: krisztina.kasza{.}erranet.org; Tel: (36 1) 477 0456, Fax: (36 1) 477 0455
Internet: http://www.erranet.org

Ms. Anikó Kiss, Program Assistant
E-mail: aniko.kiss{.}erranet.org; Tel: (36 1) 477 0456, Fax: (36 1) 477 0455
Internet: http://www.erranet.org

Materials