Co-Hosted by the
Electricity Regulatory Commission of Jordan (ERC)
Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA)
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Tel.: + 962-6-5510001
Fax: + 962-6-5510003
Web: Crowne Plaza Hotel Amman
Monday, January 25, 2010
(Nabatean Conference Room): Joint Licensing/Competition and Tariff/Pricing Committee meeting
09:00 Welcoming Comments
- Suleiman Al- Hafiz, Chairman, Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) of Jordan
- Dr. Gábor Szörényi, Chairman, ERRA, Director, Hungarian Energy Office (HEO), Hungary
09:15 Introduction of New Committee Members and Other Guests
09:30 Discussion of the 2010 Workplan for the Committees and Working Group
- Ms. Maria Manicuta, Chair of the Licensing/Competition Committee
- Mr. Ainars Mengelsons, Vice-Chairman of the Tariff/Pricing Committee
- Mr. Nikola Radovanovic, Chairman of the Legal Regulation Working Group
10:00 Economic crisis and energy markets (demand decrease, new investments, tariff regulation) - Each member will be requested to give a maximum 5 minute information on the status in his/her country. Template will be provided.
10:45 Coffee break
11:00 Economic crisis and energy markets (demand decrease, new investments, tariff regulation) - cont’d
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Evaluation of Efficiency of the Energy Distribution Companies of the ERRA Member Countries
- Mr. Nebojsa Despotovic, Senior Expert for Economics and Finance, Energy Agency of the Republic of Serbia (AERS)
- Commissioner Richard Campbell, Public Utility Commission of Utah, NARUC, U.S.A.
- Questions and Answers
15:00 Electricity Market Structure of the ERRA Member Countries
- Mr. Csaba Kovacs, Vice President, Hungarian Energy Office, Hungary
- Questions and Answers
15:30 Coffee break
15:45 Incentives for production of electricity using alternative (renewable) energy resources
- Commissioner Maria Manicuta, Director General, Network Access and Authorization Department/Electricity, Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE), Romania; Chair of the Licensing/Competition Committee
- Commissioner Richard Campbell, Public Utility Commission of Utah, NARUC, U.S.A.;
- Questions and Answers
17:00 Meeting Concludes
19:00 Group Dinner in Crowne Plaza Hotel
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
(Nabatean Conference Room): Tariff/Pricing Committee Meeting
09:00 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 Rate of Return (WACC) calculation and Benchmarking
- US Experience in Rate of Return (WACC) calculation and results of a possible benchmarking analysis within the U.S. by Ms. Denise Parrish, Deputy Administrator, Office of Consumer Advocate, Wyoming Public Service Commission, NARUC, U.S.A.;
- Questions and Answers
10:45 Coffee break
11:00 Rate of Return (WACC) calculation and Benchmarking (con’d)
- Presentation of the DRAFT Questionnaire by Mare Karotamm, Chief Expert, Energy Regulatory Division of the Estonian Competition Authority and by Mr. Novak Medenica, Head of the Economic Dept., Energy Regulatory Agency of Montenegro (ERA);
- Questions and Answers
11:30 Commercial Losses and Bad Debts – Successful Experience in the ERRA Member Countries
- Country Case Study of Serbia;
- Ms. Denise Parrish, Deputy Administrator, Office of Consumer Advocate, Wyoming Public Service Commission, NARUC, U.S.A.;
- Questions and Answers
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Commercial Losses and Bad Debts
- Status Quo in Albania and Macedonia;
- Presentation of a Sample Template to be completed by the Tariff Committee Members by Ms. Evgenija Kiprovska, Head of Economic Department, Energy Regulatory Commission of the Republic of Macedonia (ERC) and Mrs. Raimonda Islamaj, Head of Tariff and Price Dept., Albanian Energy Regulator (ERE);
- Questions and Answers
14:30 Introduction of New Electricity and Natural Gas Data Submission Sheets for the ERRA Tariff Database using the sample of Hungary
- Mr. Ede Tresó, Professional Advisor, Hungarian Energy Office (HEO), Hungary;
- Questions and Answers
15:30 Coffee break
15:45 Tariff Committee’s Workplan for 2010 – Share of Responsibilities
- Mr. Ainars Mengelsons, Vice Chair of the Tariff/Pricing Committee
16:15 Update on Recent and Future ERRA Activities
- Ms. Andrea Farkas Program Manager, ERRA Secretariat;
- Questions and Answers
16:30 Meeting Concludes
