ERRA ISSUE PAPERS

Licensing/Competition Committee

• Market Operator
  (Regulatory Oversight)

• Mutual Recognition of Licenses - Potential Simplification of Licensing Procedure of the Trading Activity

• Development of the Energy Market Monitoring Process in ERRA Countries

• Supplier of Last Resort: An Overview of its Implementation in ERRA Member States and representative Countries in the EU

• Evaluation of the Status of Security of Supply in ERRA Countries

• Public service obligations regarding electricity distribution activity

2003

• Status of third party access guidelines in ERRA member countries

2003

• Statutory licensing process regime

2003

• Structural comparison of ERRA member electricity markets

2003

• Benchmarking in ERRA Countries

2002

• Structural Comparison of ERRA Member Electricity Markets

2002

• The Negative Experience of the Kazakh Regulator with Concessions and Leasing

2002

• Dispute Resolution

2002

• Cross-Border Capacity Allocation Methods

2002

• Glossary of Terms for Cross-Border Capacity Allocation

• Monitoring, Measuring and Assuring the Competitiveness of Energy Markets

2001

• Electricity Market Development and Market Contractual Agreements in the USA, in the EU Members and in the Member Countries of ERRA

2001

• Unbundling of Electric Sector Services to Structurally Separate Monopoly and Competitive Activities

2001

• Operational Models in CEE/Eurasia

2000

• What we have learned from our Licensing /Monitoring practices? 

2000

• Developing Competition in Electricity and Natural Gas Wholesale and Retail Markets – The Changing Role

2000

• Measuring Electric and Natural Gas Supply

2000

• Limits on the Scope of Issues Within the Authority of Energy Regulators

1999

• Regulatory Actions to Limit or Correct Abuse of Market Power

1999

• Amendments to Energy Licenses Initiated by the Regulator

1999

• The Most Important Legal/Statutory Elements for Regulation of the Energy Sector

1999

• Elementary Elements of Licensing

1998

• Monitoring

1998

• License Enforcement

1998

• Capacity Limits in Licenses and Licensing Periods

1998

• Financial Qualifications and Creditworthiness of License Holders for New and Existing Utilities

Tariff/Pricing Committee

• Economic Issues Related to Tariff Development

• Connection of New Customers, Capacity Enlargement and Overview of Connection Charges in the ERRA countries
• Procedures and rules for the examination of documents on tariff approvals. Benchmark regulatory reporting requirements in the ERRA countries. System of Auditing

• Green Energy Pricing

• Efficiency Factor’s Determination (X-Factor)

• Cost Allocation and Methods for Distribution and Supply

2005

• Performance Evaluation for Power Distribution Companies

2004

• Issues in the Determination of Tariffs for Ancillary Services

2003

•  Pricing Policy for Small Independent Generators

2002

•  Two-part tariffs for electric power consumers

2002

•  System Tariffs in the Electricity Sector

2002

• Structure of the Power Sector and Rates Charged For Monopoly Services

2001

• Cost Allocation Between Heat And Electric Power In Combined Energy Production At Cogeneration Plants

2001

• Differentiated tariffs in wholesale and retail markets

2001

• Utility Asset Privatization and the Competitive Supply Markets

2000

• A Regulator’s Role in the Development of Needed Private Generation Projects

2000

• Development of Tariffs for Efficient and Reliable Electricity Supply at least cost

2000

• Low-Income Customers – Meeting Their Needs

2000

• Public Involvement in Energy Regulation

2000

• Cross-subsidies

1999

• Technical Losses and Commercial Losses

1999

• Privatization and Regulatory Control: Integrating the Regulatory Agency into the Overall Regulatory Framework

1999

• Assessing and Incorporating Fixed Assets and Investment Programs into Tariffs

1999

• Procedures for Tariff Reviews and Revisions

1999

EU Integration Working Group

•  Combined Heat & Power in ERRA Countries

2005

• Quality of Electricity Supply

2004

•  Environment Protection - Comparative Survey

Legal Regulation Working Group

• Regulatory Independence

• Legal Aspects of Pricing in Regulated Industries

• Access and Availability of Utility Data: The Energy Regulatory Perspective

• Status, Functioning and Role of the Regulator

•  Glossary of Legal Terms

• Legal Regulation in ERRA Member Countries 

Export/Import Working Group

• Regulation of the Import and Export of Energy

• Electricity Trade and the Role of Regulator

Regional Markets Working Group

• Aspects regarding the Development of Regional Electricity Markets

Monitoring Working Group

• Mechanism of Monitoring and Enforcement of the Conditions of the Licensed Activities