The Course on Energy Regulatory Practices is organized by the Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA).
Professional development in energy regulation requires a working knowledge of regulatory economics, an understanding of policy impacts the ability to navigate national policy processes, and effective agency management of the legal and organizational processes necessary for adequate "due-process" protection in regulatory activities.
The course curricula in 2004 included the following main regulatory topics: Theory and principles of regulation, Energy Sector liberalization and Market reform - Global trends and developments in the EU countries, Role and functions of the regulator, Basics on the legal aspects of regulatory work, Parallel and opposing regulatory trends in the EU and the ERRA countries, Public involvement and dispute resolution techniques at regulatory authorities , Restructuring of the gas industry: basic elements and models, Restructuring of the electricity industry: basic elements and models, Regulation of unbundled networks in electricity: access rules, investment and access pricing, System operation, Service quality regulation in the network industry, Energy wholesale and balancing markets Long term contracts, Cross-border trading and regional market initiatives - South East European market, Benchmarking of regulatory commissions, Licensing: regulating entry, supervision and enforcement, Economics of open markets / Basics of price and cost, Rate-of-return and incentive based price regulations and the role for benchmarking, Basic elements of tariff design, Network tariffs: transmission and distribution, End-user tariffs, Tariff solutions for low income consumers, Gas network and product pricing, Pricing electricity from renewable sources and co-generation.
Target audience: junior and newer energy regulatory commissioners/staff who are current and future policymakers in their countries and whose employment should be no more than 2 years at the regulatory organization. In addition, we expect researchers, PhD students, and/or professors. The maximum number of available slots for this latter group is 5.
The level of education is advanced academic.
The course is organized bilingually, with simultaneous Russian interpretation provided.
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