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ERRA would like to thank ELMŰ for serving as a sponsor of the Dinner Reception on April 21, evening:
(Venue: Gerbeaud, 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 RAO UES of Russia for serving as a sponsor of the Wine Tasting Reception on April20th, 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 MAVIR for sponsoring a Luncheon

MAVIR - www.mavir.hu

MAVIR Hungarian Transmission System Operator Company is a young organization of great traditions and vast experience. Before the establishments of MAVIR, the National Power Dispatch Centre had been performing the technical tasks of system operation since November 1949. MAVIR is responsible for maintaining the capacity balance of the national Power system and balancing the deviations of the balancing groups from plan targets. MAVIR monitors the expected changes of domestic electricity consumption and advises the authorities and market players on a regular basis of the generation-side and transmission-related activities to be performed to ensure the security and cost-effectiveness of electricity supply.

ERRA would like to thank National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) for sponsoring a Luncheon

NARUC - 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 EMFESZ for sponsoring the Conference bags

EMFESZ - www.emfesz.hu

EMFESZ is a pioneer of Hungarian gas liberalization. Operations launched in September 2003 as 2,6 billion m³were delivered last year. With total turnover of US$ 1,1bn in 2007 EMFESZ is likely to be on the Top 30 list of domestic companies. EMFESZ was also among finalists of the Platts Global Energy Awards last year. The company was the first recently to launch the residential free gas market, entered the power trading sector, established subsidiaries in Poland and Romania and introduced plans to build up the biggest in Europe gas fuelled combined cycle power plant in Northern Hungary by 2015 with total capacity of 2400 MW.

ERRA would like to thank MOL for sponsoring the Conference CD-ROM

MOL - www.mol.hu

MOL Plc. is a leading independent, international and integrated oil and gas company in Central-Eastern Europe, headquartered in Budapest. MOL Group has a market capitalization of over USD 16 bn. The company has operations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the CIS states, has 3 highly complex refineries in Hungary, Slovakia and Italy, as well as over 1000 filling stations in 10 Central and South Eastern European countries.

At the end of 2006 MOL had 331.5 million boe proved hydrocarbon reserves and 102.6 thousand boe/day hydrocarbon production. MOL Group also operates over 5,000 km high pressure natural gas pipeline network and is involved in the petrochemical business as well.

ERRA would like to thank Pierce Atwood for sponsoring the Internet Corner

Pierce Atwood - www.pierceatwood.com

Based in the U.S., Pierce Atwood has more than 125 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 legal and institutional reform, market development, policy and strategy planning, privatization and project investment assistance, training, and regional assessments and benchmarking analysis.

ERRA would like to thank Internation Gas Union (IGU) for sponsoring a Golden Coffee Break

International Gas Union (IGU) - www.igu.org

International Gas Union (IGU) was founded in 1931. It is a worldwide non-profit organisation registered in Vevey, Switzerland with the Secretariat located in Oslo, Norway. The objective of IGU is to promote the technical and economic progress of the gas industry. The almost 100 members of IGU are associations and entities of the gas industries in 67 countries (Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Eurogas, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan Kazakhstan, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Monaco, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia and Montenegro, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, U.S.A., Venezuela). It co-operates with many global energy organisations. IGU's working organisation covers all domains of the gas industry from exploration and production of natural gas on- or offshore, pipeline and piped distribution systems to customers' premises and combustion of the gas at the point of use.

ERRA would like to thank Federal Hydrogeneration Company HydroOGK for sponsoring a Golden Coffee Break
HydroOGK - www.gidroogk.ru
Federal Hydrogenerating Company (OAO HydroOGK, www.gidroogk.ru ) was set up in accordance with Directive No. 1254-r of the Government of the Russian Federation, dated 1 September, 2003, and is a 100% subsidiary company of RAO UES of Russia. OAO HydroOGK unites 49 Russian hydro-electric power stations and is the national biggest generating company in terms of installed capacity (23.3 GW). According to the results for 2006, one in every fourteen kWh produced in Russia was generated by HPPs of OAO HydroOGK.

ERRA would like to thank KEMA Consulting GmbH for sponsoring a Coffee Break

KEMA Consulting GmbH - www.kema.com

More than 1,500 KEMA specialists serve the electric power industry worldwide. Established in 1927, KEMA enjoys a reputation for integrity, reliability, and outstanding expertise. This reputation serves as the cornerstones from which KEMA has been actively expanding its scope of expertise and services to most effectively meet clients’ needs in the evolving marketplace. KEMA Consulting is the consulting arm of KEMA and has been substantially active in the electricity sector restructuring business worldwide. In many European countries, our expert consulting teams have taken a leading role in assisting government agencies, utilities and customers with deregulation affairs. The Markets & Regulation team of KEMA is internationally based with offices in Germany, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.

ERRA would like to thank Argus Media Group for its support
Argus Media Group - www.argusmediagroup.com

ERRA would like to thank Heren for its support

www.heren.com

ERRA would like to thenk EastEuroLink for its support

www.easteurolink.co.uk

ERRA would like to thank Synergy for its support
Synergy - www.synergy-events.com

ERRA would like to thank Energyforum International AB for its support
Energyforum International AB - www.energyforum.net

ERRA would like to thank Eurelectric for its support

Eurelectric - http://www.eurelectric.org

ERRA would like to thank Platts for being the Media Partner of the Conference
Platts - www.platts.com
Platts, the energy market information division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, is the world's largest and most authoritative provider of news, analysis and price discovery for the oil, natural gas, LNG, petrochemical, coal, electricity, nuclear power, shipping, metals, emissions, renewable energy and steel industries. For more information, please visit www.platts.com.