2. ERRA’s Development 2000-2005 Krisztina Kasza Program Director ERRA Budapest, Hungary April 14, 2005 5 th Annual Meeting of the Energy Regulators Regional Association

3. 5th Annual Meeting of the Energy Regulators Regional Association Budapest, Hungary, April 13, 2005 2 OUR HISTORY Cooperative platform started in 1998 by the participation of 12 “later” ERRA members Established in Dec. 2000 in Bucharest by 15 members Regulators present today & present on the founding meeting: M. Salkic, A. Semerdjiev, I. Todorova, M. Klepo, G. Szorenyi, E. Treso, V. Jankauskas, A. Zubaviciute, S. Ivanovski, L. Zestrea, M. Manicuta, I. Matusky, L. Goncharova

4. 5th Annual Meeting of the Energy Regulators Regional Association Budapest, Hungary, April 13, 2005 3 EARLY ACTIVITIES Licensing/Competition Committee Tariff/Pricing Committee Annual Conference Produced by 2 ERRA staff people and significant assistance of NARUC staff.

5. 5th Annual Meeting of the Energy Regulators Regional Association Budapest, Hungary, April 13, 2005 4 Today’s Main Activities Presidium Meetings Licensing/Competition Committee Tariff/Pricing Committee Annual Meeting, General Assembly sessions Energy Regulation & Investment Conference EU Integration Working Group Legal Regulation Working Group Technical Exchange Programs Peer Reviews Summer School Website 4 ERRA staff people

6. 5th Annual Meeting of the Energy Regulators Regional Association Budapest, Hungary, April 13, 2005 5 Past Periodic Activities Study Tours Training for Local Government Representatives Benchmarking Working Group Monitoring Working Group Joint Training with CEER Privatization Workshop Black Sea Energy Regulatory Forum South East Europe Regulatory Forum

7. 5th Annual Meeting of the Energy Regulators Regional Association Budapest, Hungary, April 13, 2005 6 ERRA in Numbers 22 Full and 4 Associate Members 4 staff people Current assets: EUR 385.480 20 Presidium meetings 10 Committee Meetings 5 Annual Conferences 4 Investment Conferences 9 EU Accession/Integration WG meeting 3 Summer Schools

8. 5th Annual Meeting of the Energy Regulators Regional Association Budapest, Hungary, April 13, 2005 7 International Relations ERRA’s international recognition is constantly growing, daily working relationship with: NARUC and CEER and individual CEER members (Austria, Italy, Greece, UK) Occasional working relationship with: Eurelectric, the World Bank, IEA, EFET, Euroheat, EBRD etc.

9. 5th Annual Meeting of the Energy Regulators Regional Association Budapest, Hungary, April 13, 2005 8 Future Aims A financially and institutionally strong international organization Stable membership Increased participation of members (both in terms of funding & programs) Programs meeting the core needs of members International acceptance