Asan Darbayev took part in the two-day ERRA event in Budapest (Hungary)
The Regional Association of Energy Regulatory Authorities (hereinafter - ERRA, the Association) held a meeting of the Standing Committees and working group and a meeting of the Chairmen of ERRA members for two days in a row, from November 25 to 26 this year.
This time this event was held in a "hybrid mode" in Budapest (Hungary), after almost 2 years of online operation.
This decision was made by the Presidium of the Association in order to exchange information and expand access to the accumulated experience of energy regulation in the world.
The Committee on Regulation of Natural Monopolies, being a full member of ERRA, actively participates in technical discussions of current problems in the energy sector, following which constructive proposals are developed to change regulatory practices. This event was no exception.
On behalf of Kazakhstan, the Head of the Tariff Department under the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan Asan Darbayev took part in this event.
The opening of the event on the first day was held with the traditional greeting of the Chairman of ERRA, Maya Melikidze.
On the first day of the event, a joint meeting of the Standing Committees and the ERRA working group on the regulation of smart accounting was held, as well as sessions devoted to topical issues of successful policy of transition to smart accounting, cost-benefit analysis, as well as the experience of countries.
The Association members were presented with the practices of implementing an intelligent accounting system in France, cost regulation in Austria, cost-benefit analysis in Georgia, cybersecurity in the EU, the introduction of smart meters on the example of Italy, problems on the way of phased introduction of smart electricity meters in Greece, the state of implementation of smart meters in Hungary from the point of view of the Distribution System Operator.
The participants were also informed about the main findings of the ERRA study on the state of intellectual accounting in ERRA member countries.
On the second and final day, a meeting of the Chairs of the ERRA members was held, which was divided into sessions.
During the first session "Price disruptions in wholesale markets", issues related to the factors determining prices in the wholesale electricity and natural gas markets, short-term policy prospects, as well as the reaction of regulatory authorities to price increases on the example of France and Romania were considered.
As a result, a panel discussion was held on the topic: "Price failures and regulatory tools to mitigate price increases", moderated by Pal Sagvar, Deputy Chairman of ERRA, Vice President of the Hungarian Energy and Utilities Regulatory Authority (HEA).
During the second session, the participants considered questions about the path to a hydrogen future, the integration of the electricity market: (interim connection project, implementation and results after commissioning).
The event also heard reports on the best practices of representatives of the Energy Regulatory Commission of France (CRE), the energy regulator of Austria (E-Control), the Agency for Interaction of EU Energy Regulators (ACER) and the National Commission for Energy and Water Supply Regulation of Georgia (GNERC), the regulatory Authority for Energy, Networks and Environment of Italy (ARERA), the regulatory Authority in the field of energy of Greece (RAE), the Regional Center for Energy Policy Research.
At the end of the event, the participants were able to discuss the topics covered in the two-day event.
The event of this format undoubtedly allowed representatives of a number of countries to see each other live, and discuss many issues of energy regulation in more detail and constructively.