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ERRA Events- 2006 Licensing/Competition Committee Meeting
September 7-8, 2006
Riga, Latvia
Hotel Riga
22, Aspazijas Boulevard,
Riga, LV-1050, Latvia
Tel: +371 7044222
Fax: +371 7044223
http://www.hotelriga.lv/
Co-Hosted by the
Public Utilities Commission of Latvia (PUC)
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
Thursday, September 7, 2006
08:30 Welcoming Comments
- Mr. Ivars Zarins, Executive Chairman, Public Utilities Commission of Latvia
- Dr. Gábor Szörényi, Director, Hungarian Energy Office; Chairman, Licensing/Competition Committee
08:45 Introduction of New Committee Members, NARUC Commissioners and Other Guests
09:00 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)
09:45 Licensing/Competition Committee Meeting Work Plan for 2007
(Discussion on the Topics Suggested by the committee members for the Workplan, preparing the voting list)
10:15 Coffee break
10:30 Third Party Access (TPA) Implementation & Exemptions
- Mr. Sven Kaiser (E-Control/ERGEG/CEER): on Regulation of EU Related TPA and on Potential Exemptions
- Mr. Gerrit de Goede, Senior Lawyer, Dutch Competition Office: Dutch Implementation of the Decision of the European Court Regarding AAC
Mr. Benjamin Stein, New York Public Service Commission: The US Experience
- Dr. Gabor Szorenyi, Hungarian Energy Office: The Hungarian Practice
- Questions & Answers
12:45 Lunch
14:00 Unbundling (Types, Role of the Regulator, Practical Implementation, Compliance Reporting) – Introducing the Results of the Committee Questionnaire
- Commissioner Maria Manicuta, National Electricity and Heat Regulatory Authority, Romania
- Question & Answers; Comments regarding typical unbundling related regulatory practices
14:45 Comparative Survey: Measuring the Quality of Distribution and Supply- Introduction of the Answers to the Questionnaire
15:30 Co-Generation, New Generation License Permit – Introducing the Results of answers to the Committee Questionnaire
16:30 Meeting Concludes
16:45 Sightseeing Tour
20:00 Group Dinner
Friday, September 8, 2006
08:00 Discussions on the 2007 Workplan
- Proposal of Workplan for 2007
- Classification of the duties and responsibilities among Committee members
08:30 Mutual Recognition of Licenses
- Ms. Cathy Connors, Pierce Atwood: Introducing the draft version of ERRA Issue Paper
- Chairman Wendell F. Holland, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission: The US Practise
- Questions & Answers, Reflections of Committee Members
10:30 Coffee break
10:45 Mutual Recognition of Licenses – Discussions with the Representatives of the European Federation of Energy Traders (EFET)
13:00 Lunch
14:15 Mutual Recognition of Licenses – Development of the Final ERRA Issue Paper
15:30 Coffee break
15:45 Dispute Resolution Process – With Regard to the Licensing Regime
16:15 Discussion on Daily, Routine Regulatory Issues Important for Newly Established Regulators – Informal Exchange of Information, Ad Hoc Questions[1]
16:45 Update on Recent and Future ERRA Activities
- Ms. Aniko Kiss, Program Officer, ERRA Secretariat
17:30 Meeting Concludes Materials
Participant List
Albania
Albanian Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERE)
Mrs. Fatbardha Mullahi, Head of Licensing, Monitoring Department
Internet: http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
State Energy Regulatory Commission (SERC)
Mr. Sasa Scekic, Head of Licensing and Engineering Department
Internet: www.derk.ba; http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Bosnia
Croatia
Croatian Energy Regulatory Council (CERA)
Ms. Loridana Smoljanić, Head of Department
Internet: www.hera.hr or http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Croatia
Estonia
Energy Market Inspectorate (EMI)
Mrs. Tiina Maldre, Chief Specialist
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
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, Member of the ERRA Presidium
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(ANMR)
Ms. Kalila Kokkozova, Deputy Director of the Electric and Heat Power Department Internet: http://www.antimonopoly.kz or http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Kazakhstan
Latvia
Public Utilities Commission (PUC)
Executive Chair Ivars Zarins Ms. Sandija Audzere, Head of the Energy Regulation Division in the Legal Department Mr. Janis Junkers
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
Internet: http://www.regula.is.lt; http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Lithuania
Macedonia
Energy Regulatory Commission of Macedonia (ERC)
Mr. Strasho Zafirovski, Head of Technical-energy Department
Internet: http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Macedonia , http://www.erc.org.mk
Montenegro
Energy Regulatory Agency of the Republic of Montenegro (ERA)
Miodrag Djekic, Member of the Board
Internet: http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Montenegro
Poland
Energy Regulatory Office (ERO)
Mr. Marek Woszczyk, Deputy Director of the Regional Office in Warsaw
Internet: http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Poland
Romania
Romanian Electricity and Heat Regulatory Authority (ANRE)
Commissioner Maria Manicuta, Vice Chair of the Licensing/Competition Committee
Internet: http://www.anre.ro; http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Romania
Turkey
Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA)
Mr. Ahmet Bican Atesok, Energy Expert
Internet: http://www.emra.org.tr; http://www.erranet.org/members/Pofiles/Turkey
Ukraine
National Electricity Regulatory Commission of Ukraine (NERC)
Commissioner Elena Gavrilyuk
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
Internet: http://www.anrgn.ro/eng/index.htm; http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/AssociateMembers
UNMIK Kosovo
Energy Regulatory Office of UNMIK Kosovo (ERO)
Mrs. Merita Kostari, Member of the Board /Head of Legal and Licensing Department
Internet: http://www.ero-ks.org, http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/AssociateMembers
USA
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC)
Chairman Wendell F. Holland, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Mr. Benjamin Stein, Manager, NYS Department of Public Service
Internet: www.naruc.org
Others & observers
E-Control
Mr. Sven Kaiser
Internet: www.econtrol.at
European Federation of Energy Traders (EFET)
Mr. Benedikt Messner
Mr. Ludek Horn
Ms. Ilka Wiese
Internet: http://www.efet.org/
Netherlands Competition Authority
Mr. Gerrit de Goede, Senior member of staff
Internet: www.dte.nl
Pierce Atwood
Ms. Catherine Ruth Connors, Partner
Internet: www.pierceatwood.com
Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA)
Ms. Anikó Kiss, Program Officer
Internet: http://www.erranet.org |
