Conference Moderator: Kacper Jarosz, Project Officer, ERRA

09:00

OPENING ADDRESS  

 ·    ms MAIA MELIKIDZE, Erra Chairperson, Commissioner AT GEORGIAN NATIONAL ENERGY AND WATER SUPPLY REGULATORY COMMISSION

09:10

KEYNOTE ADDRESS   

       ·     Tdb

09:25 

RENEWABLES INVESTMENTS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE GLOBAL ENERGY CRISIS

       ·     Mr konstantin petrov, managing consultant, dnv energy systems, germany

       ·     Q&A

The global energy crisis has not only disrupted demand and supply patterns but has made renewables investment decisions even more difficult. It threatens to derail efforts related to climate change mitigation by governments, policy makers, regulators, companies and eventually by the investors. The presentation aims to present the direct and indirect consequences of the global energy crisis on renewables investments and the likely solutions.

09:50 

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK AFFECTING RENEWABLE ENERGY INVESTMENTS FROM PRIVATE INVESTOR PERSPECTIVE

       ·     Mr rémy garaude-verdier, eu affairs director, enedise france

       ·     Q&A

Reliable policies are crucial to foster investments in the renewables sector keeping capital costs low. The presentation shall take stock of the expected reliable regulatory framework needed to facilitate the uptake of renewables investments in developing countries and to offer investor confidence.

10:15 

MODERATED ROUNDTABLE: RENEWABLES INVESTMENT PROJECTS - REGULATORY COUNTRY CASE STUDIES:

MODERATOR: MR DIETMAR PREINSTORFER, DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, E-CONTROL, AUSTRIA

       ·     COUNTRY 1 MS. ANDRIJANA NELKOVA-CHUCHUK, COMMISSIONER, ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, NORTH MACEDONIA

       ·     COUNTRY 2 – MR MUSTAFA CELEBI, GROUP HEAD, ENERGY MARKET REGULATORY AUTHORITY, TÜRKIYE

       ·     Q&A

Regulators of select ERRA member organisations are invited to present renewables investment case studies respective for their countries. The case studies will highlight the policy, regulatory and institutional background along with the technical and financial parameters of these successful investments.

11:00

Coffee break

11:30

MODERATED ROUNDTABLE: RENEWABLES INVESTMENT PROJECTS - REGULATORY COUNTRY CASE STUDIES CONT’D

·         COUNTRY 1 - ARMENIA

·         COUNTRY 2 - AZERBAIJAN

·         COUNTRY 3 - GEORGIA

·         COUNTRY 4 – MOLDOVA

·         COUNTRY 5 – UKRAINE

·         Q&A

12:45

Lunch break

14:00

LESSONS LEARNED FROM GOVERNMENT RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICIES: THE AUDITORS PERSPECTIVE

       ·     RESULT FROM AUDIT ON GREEN ENERGY SUPPORT POLICY AND THE RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE MECHANISM PLAN IN LATVIA
MR ROLANDS IRKLIS, AUDITOR GENERAL, STATE AUDIT OFFICE OF LATVIA

       ·     ADVANCING RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES AND REDUCING THE DEPENDENCE ON FOSSIL FUELS
MR DAVID BAR, SENIOR DEPARTMENT MANAGER, OFFICE OF STATE CONTROLLER, ISRAEL

       ·     How to support sustainable investments: Recommendations from the EU’s External Auditor,
MS KATHARINA BRYAN, EUROPEAN COURT OF AUDITORS

       ·     Q&A

Governments employ a variety of support policies to stimulate growth in use of renewable energy. These include feed-in-tariffs, tax incentives, tradable green certificates and direct financial support and investments in projects and research and development. Supreme Audit institutions as critical public auditors, evaluate how governments deal with energy issues, facilitating spending money effectively, efficiently and to do so in an accountable manner. Experts will present, through case studies focussed on audits conducting by EUROSAI members, results of analysis made on the effectiveness and productivity of government policies on renewables. The results of the audits conducted by EUROSAI member supreme audit institutions provide recommendations to governments on improving their performance in energy policy implementation. This experience could provide crucial information to policymakers, regulators and financers assembled at the Conference in order to improve the effectiveness and efficacy with which countries plan and implement investments in renewable energy.

14:40

ACTIVE CONSUMERS FOR THE ENERGY TRANSITION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

CONSUMER-CENTRIC ENERGY MARKET

·         Mr Ivan Faucheux, Cre

·         DR. HARALD PROIDL, E-CONTROL

POLICIES AND REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY MINI-GRIDS

·         ARDIAN BERISHA, REGULATORY SPECIALIST, ERRA

·         Q&A

15:15

Coffee break

15:45

MASDAR’S CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING POTENTIAL RENEWABLES PROJECTS

·         MR ABDULLA ZAYED, HEAD OF DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT, CENTRAL ASIA & RUSSIA, MASDAR

·         Q&A

16:10

       ·     TBD

16:30

 19:30

wrap-up & Closing

DINNER RECEPTION HOSTED BY ERRA