Regular meetings of the working bodies of the ERA were held with the participation of the CRNM

On September 22, 2021, regular meetings of the Committees of the Regional Association of Energy Regulatory Authorities (ERRA) were held online.
This time, issues on renewable energy sources, as well as on electricity markets and economic regulation were discussed.
As you know, the CRNM, being a full member of the organization, actively participates in technical discussions of current problems in the energy sector, as a result of which constructive proposals are developed to change regulatory practices.
First, a meeting of the ERRA Committee on Renewable Energy Sources was held, at which issues related to:
- Agreements on procurement in the electricity sector of the Nordic countries: the impact on the growth of renewable energy sources and the consequences for electricity markets;
- Internal research of ERRA: Participation of regulatory authorities in the introduction of various renewable energy technologies-Presentation of the survey results;
- Updated information on the Joint Report on Smart Meters with the ERRA Electricity Market and Economic Regulation Committee and the ERRA Consumer Protection Working Group.
Also, during the meeting, the Association members were shown a detailed country review of existing support schemes.
The speakers were representatives of the Hungarian Energy and Public Services Regulatory Authority (HEA), the National Energy Regulatory Agency of the Republic of Moldova (ANRE), the Public Services Regulatory Commission of Latvia (PUC) and the National Energy Regulatory Council (NERC) of Lithuania.
Further, representatives of the CRNM took an active part in the meeting of the ERRA Committee on Electricity Markets and Economic Regulation.
The participants were presented with the results of the ERRA survey on the topic of market surveillance.
In addition, the issue of regulatory aspects of distributed electricity production was considered as part of the agenda.
During the event, representatives of the regulatory authorities of Nigeria, Lithuania and Albania made reports on best practices.
After interesting presentations, there was an active discussion with explanations, questions and answers.
In addition, at the event, the participants were informed about the new members of the Committee, the updated statuses of the ERRA Tariff Database, the intelligent accounting project, the ERRA Report on the status quo on market deregulation, as well as about the future activities of ERRA.
On behalf of the Tariff Regulator of Kazakhstan, the meeting was attended by Deputy Chairman of the CRNM Nurlan Dzhalgasbayev and Head of the Department of Strategic Analysis and International Integration Sayagul Umurzakova.