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ERRA Events 2007 Tariff/Pricing Committee Meeting
February 12-13, 2007
Belgrade, Serbia
Co-hosted by
Energy Agency of the Republic of Serbia (AERS)
Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA)
and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC)
Sponsored by
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
AGENDA
Monday, February 12, 2007
Best Western Hotel M, Belgrade, Serbia
08:30 Welcoming Comments
- Mr. Ljubo Maćić, President of the Council, Energy Agency of the Republic of Serbia
- Ms. Aistija Zubaviciute, Chief Specialist, National Control Commission for Prices and Energy in Lithuania, Chair of the Tariff/Pricing Committee
- Dr. Gábor Szörényi, Director, Hungarian Energy Office; Chairman of the Licensing/Competition Committee
08:45 Introduction of New Committee Members, NARUC Commissioners and Other Guests
09:00 Functions and Price Setting of the Supplier of Last Resort (SLR) and/or Universal Service Supplier
Russia:
09:30 USA: For states with effective and operational retail and wholesale markets, what are the principals for pricing of default suppliers and do they use social tariffs?
10:00 Questions & Answers
10:30 Coffee break
10:45 Role of the Regulator
Hungary: Introduction of the EU Directive and new regulatory concept, shared responsibilities (“ERGEG+” concept)
11:15 USA: Cooperation between regulators which belong to a wholesale market, cooperation between FERC and PUC on cross-border transmission, cooperation between PUC/FERC and Canada
11:45 USA: What are the different tasks of the PUC where wholesale and/or retail markets exist
12:30 Questions & Answers
13:00 Lunch
13:45 Role and Involvement of the Regulator in Interconnections and Multi-country Infrastructure Projects
Romania:
14:15 USA:
15:30 Questions & Answers
15:45 Introduction of the New Russian Market Model
16:15 Meeting Concludes
16:45 Sightseeing Tour
19:00 Group Dinner
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
09:00 Election of the Vice-Chair of the Tariff/Pricing Committee
09:15 Roundtable Discussions: Tariff/Pricing Updates by Committee Members
(Each Committee Member will be requested to give a max. 5 minutes verbal update on the recent developments in their country in the field of tariff and pricing)
10:00 Coffee break
10:15 Сonnection of New Сonsumers. Capacity Enlargement
USA:
- Ms. Sandra Waldstein, Vermont Public Service Board, USA, Part 1, Part 2
11:00 Albania:
11:45 Questions & Answers
12:00 Role and Involvement of the Regulator in interconnections and multi-country infrastructure projects (Cont’d)
Romania:
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Roundtable Discussion: Methodology for Setting Technical Norms and Standards for Electricity and Natural Gas Companies (capacity, amount and type of products distributed, existing customer base and other parameters)
Moderated by: Mr. Iveri Shalamberidze, National Energy Regulatory Commission, Georgia
14:30 Roundtable Discussion: Planned Increases in Electricity, Gas and Heat Prices. How to Raise Public Awareness?
Please be prepared to discuss your regulatory agency's action plan for informing the public. Please plan a 3-5 minute informal presentation discussing how you will inform and educate the public (including public meetings, newspaper, radio, TV announcements, etc). In particular, please highlight any new steps by agency based on participation by other colleagues in these two recent ERRA activities. (If needed, please see the participant lists posted on the websites below to find out the names of your colleagues who participated.)
Moderated by: Mr. Warren Wood, Missouri Public Service Commission, and Ms. Sandra Waldstein, Vermont Public Service Board, USA
15:30 Coffee break
15:45 Update on Recent and Future ERRA Activities
Ms. Viola Dózsa, ERRA Secretariat
16:00 Meeting Concludes
Materials
Reference Materials
List of Participants
BULLETIN
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