ERRA would like to thank RAO UES of Russia for serving as a sponsor of the Welcome Reception on May 14th, evening
RAO UES of Russia - http://www.rao-ees.ru

Russian Power and Electrification Joint Stock Company "UES of Russia" (RAO "UES of Russia") was established in 1992 in the course of the Russian electric power industry restructuring. The state is the majority shareholder of the Company (52.6832% stake). At present, RAO "UES of Russia" controls over 70% of power generating facilities and over 90% of power transmission lines in the Russian Federation. RAO "UES of Russia" accounts for about of 70% electricity generation and a third of heat generation in Russia.

The total capacity of RAO "UES of Russia" Holding's power plants is 156,7 thousand MW. In 2005, the Holding's enterprises generated 665.4 billion kWh of electricity.

The clientele of RAO "UES of Russia" includes all groups of energy consumers in the country – industrial, transport, and agricultural enterprises, public organizations, and households.

The company is one of the largest employers in Russia, with the average number of employees working in the Holding totalling 450,000 people.

Today, RAO "UES of Russia" is undergoing the reform process. It involves radical restructuring of Russia's electricity sector, which will be unbundled into monopoly and competitive lines of business. These changes are designed to boost the investment attractiveness of the sector and create a fully liberalized electricity market.

ERRA would like to thank ELMŰ for serving as a sponsor of the Gala Reception on May 15, evening:
(Venue: Academy of Science, Budapest)
Budapesti Elektromos Művek Rt. (ELMŰ) - http://www.elmu.hu

The Budapesti Elektromos Művek Részvénytársaság Company (Budapest Electricity Co.) is Hungary’s leading supplier of electricity. With the advancing liberalisation of the electric energy market, our commitment to consumers is increasingly expressing itself in the priority we assign to our business operations. Domestic demand for electric energy and the expectations of clients continues to grow, and ELMŰ is accordingly tackling the requirements of our partners in an individually tailored way.
Our goal on the competitive market is to distinguish ourselves from the competitors by high quality service, to capitalize on our opportunities by turning them to our advantage, and in this way to win new customers.

ERRA would like to thank the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) for serving as a sponsor of the 2nd Gold Coffee Break
NARUC - http://www.naruc.org

The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) is a non-profit quasi-governmental organization founded in 1889. Within its membership are the governmental agencies that are engaged in the regulation of utilities and carriers in the fifty States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Specifically, NARUC’s member agencies regulate the activities of telecommunications, energy, gas, and water utilities. NARUC also has associate members from over 20 other countries. 
Several years ago NARUC expanded its outlook beyond the US and now assists in the promotion of a better understanding of the many new and complex regulatory issues that public utility regulators must address in rapidly changing societies.  NARUC believes that its members’ expertise can help promote the institution of independent regulatory agencies and bring opportunities for more enhanced democratic methods of regulation. 

ERRA would like to thank Enel for serving as a sponsor of the 3rd Gold Coffee Break
Enel - http://www.enel.it

Enel is Italy’s biggest power company, and Europe’s second-largest listed utility. Listed on the Milan and New York stock exchanges since 1999, Enel is the European company with the largest number of shareholders, at some 2.3 million. It has a market capitalization of about EUR41 billion at current prices. Enel produces and sells electricity mostly in Europe, North and Latin America. In the power business, Enel has 42,000 Megawatt of generating capacity and 30 million electricity customers. Enel is also the second-largest Italian distributor and supplier of natural gas, with over 2 million customers and a 12% market share. Enel runs operations in Spain (generation, distribution and supply), Americas (generation using renewable energy resources), Bulgaria (generation), Slovakia (generation), Romania (distribution and supply), Russia (CHP operation). 

ERRA would like to thank Pierce Atwood for serving as a sponsor of the Conference Bags
Pierce Atwood - http://www.pierceatwood.com

Based in Portland, Maine, USA, Pierce Atwood has more than 115 lawyers providing strategic legal counsel around the globe, with a special emphasis on energy matters. We have assisted governments, multilateral lending institutions and regulatory agencies to restructure their energy sectors in more than fifty countries in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East and South America. We also represent developers, lenders and investors in the private sector. Our work focuses on the establishment of legal and institutional reform, market development, policy and strategy planning, privatization and project investment assistance, and regional assessments and benchmarking analysis.

ERRA would like to thank Hungarian Energy Office (HEO) for support
Hungarian Energy Office (HEO) - http://www.eh.gov.hu