4th New Commissioner Training Course
16-18 June, 2007
Budapest, Margit Island, Hungary

organized by Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA) 

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Course Description

This 3-day Course allows newly appointed Presidents & Commissioners to engage in discussions and seek guidance on issues of energy sector regulation from the experienced peers as they assume their new regulatory functions. The training program combines “classic” regulation under the traditional vertically integrated industry structure with up-to-date issues of regulation in developing a competitive industry environment. This unique Training Programme was launched in 2005 and this year will be organized for the 3rd time by ERRA.

Target Audience

Newly appointed Presidents & Commissioners of Energy Regulatory Agencies.

Course Programme

This year the New Commissionaire Training provides a structured and relaxed discussion of five outstanding topics highly relevant for energy regulators of the ERRA countries such as:

Organizational Structure & Management of a Regulatory Body
This session raises all the relevant organisational and management issues that New Commissioners are to face when managing their institution and their job.

Price Regulation
This session discusses the basic principles of and issues related to the most important regulatory task: energy price and tariff regulation.

Electricity Market Models
This session gives an overview on the basic building blocks as well as on principal models of electricity markets

European Energy Policy Initiatives
This session introduces the participants to the basics of European energy policy initiatives. Motivations for and details of the EU Electricity and Gas Directives and associated regulations are discussed.

Regulatory Monitoring and Reporting
This session will give an introduction to the monitoring activities that Regulatory Commissions are to set up in order to support their regulatory and enforcement activities. The regulators are often criticized because of tariff increases, problems in service quality and of corruption allegations.

Course Faculty Team

The Course is facilitated by the Regional Center for Energy Policy Research (REKK). Prof. Peter Kaderjak, Director of REKK was Chairman of ERRA and President of the Hungarian Energy Office. Currently he teaches at the Corvinus University of Budapest. In addition to REKK, classes are expected to be taught by practicing international regulators.

Tuition Fee

• ERRA-Members: €1,000;
• Non-ERRA Members: €1,500

(Tuition fee includes: accommodation for 4 nights, lunches, coffee breaks during the course).

For more information on the course, please contact us: secretariat@erranet.org
by phone at +36 1 477 0456 or by fax at +36 1 477 0455