Objectives of the Training:

The purpose of Course is to equip students with the core concepts, objectives and techniques of designing and evaluating rate structures in the energy sector. It also considers the cost effective regulation of environmental liabilities.

• Module I introduces financial analysis, one of the basic inputs of tariff development and control.
• Module II describes the basic approaches and methods of tariff design, and draws attention to the often conflicting objectives involved in the process.
• Module III explains the rationale behind the regulation of prices through which access to transmission grids can be obtained by the participants of the competitive market.
• Module IV shows how the likely effects of different policy measures can be investigated, and raises some important aspects to be considered when assessing social impacts of energy policy decisions.
• Module V covers the main environmental issues that emerge in the price regulatory practices of energy authorities, presents and evaluates the regulatory options and provides a theoretical background for instrument design.