E-Learning Course on Monitoring Activities of Energy Regulatory Commissions

October 18 - December 1, 2006

Brief Description of the Course:

The objective of this e-learning training is to assist regulators to understand the importance of and teach them to develop an integrated monitoring activity within their Commissions. The accomplishment of the course will help participants:

• to understand the objectives, the scope and nature of as well as the limitations on the powers of ERC monitoring activities over the regulated companies (licensees);
• to learn best practices to select among the different procedures, forms and institutional settings of monitoring activities depending on the nature of the issue that drives an actual monitoring activity;
• to asses a basic knowledge on the methods aimed at monitoring a) the economic performance of regulated companies; b) service quality; c) electricity market operations and d) the environmental performance of regulated utilities;
• to learn to design an efficient monitoring and enforcement policy (plan) for the ERC.

The course will be facilitated by the academic staff of the Regional Center for Energy Policy Research (REKK) as well as by some practising regulators. The course director is Peter Kaderjak. It will run for 6 weeks and will be given in English and in Russian languages. Each module will have a series of assignments that must be completed over a one-week period of time and with specific deadlines. The “class” will consist of some 40-50 practicing ERRA regulators. It will provide participants with a good opportunity to gain new insights and develop professional relationships.

The course is available at the following website:

http://erra.eduweb.hu/