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| 6 March 2013
MEDREG - Mediterranean Energy Regulators: Bridging Energy Policies in the Mediterranean
Brussels.On March 6th 2013 MEDREG has organised in Brussels, in collaboration with Claeys & Casteels, the publishing house specialised in European energy policy, the encounter MEDREG - Mediterranean Energy Regulators: Bridging Energy Policies in the Mediterranean. In this occasion MEDREG has presented the outcomes and perspectives of our Institution to the Members of the European Parliament who belong to MEDREG-EU countries. We believe that a stronger cooperation between the European Parliament and MEDREG can benefit the advancement of energy policies in the Mediterranean and concretely sustain the building of active institutions in the Mediterranean basin.
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Short Biographies and Titles of Presentations of the Orators
Mr. Hafez-el-Salmawy report
Mr. José Miguel Unsión report
picture on the right side
above president Michel Thiollière (CRE France)
below from left to righ José Miguel Unsión (CNE, Spain), Hafez-el-Salmawy (Egyptera, Egypt), Helmut Schmitt Von Sydow, Olivier Silla, DG ENER, European Commission
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We are pleased to share with you this scientific article, which represents an important achievement for our Institution.
This publication, issued on the European Energy Journal under the title Establishing a Regional Mediterranean Electricity Market: Assessment and Strategy, has been developed by members of the Ad-hoc Group on Electricity Issues and the Secretariat, on the basis of a recent MEDREG study on the matter.
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| November 15, 2012 I Lisbon
New governance for 2012-2014: Thiollière new head of MEDREG
At its 14th General Assembly meeting (GA), MEDREG decided on its new governance structure for the next two years. Mr Michel Thiollière, Commissioner of the French Regulatory Commission for Energy (CRE) was appointed as new President. Mr Fazil Senel, Commissioner of the Energy Market Regulatory Authority of Turkey (EMRA) and Mr Hafez El-Salmawy, Managing Director of the Egyptian Electric Utility & Consumer Protection Regulatory Agency (EgyptEra) were nominated as new Vice-Presidents. They will work together with Mr Luigi Carbone, Commissioner of the Italian Regulatory Authority (AEEG) who ensures the technical permanent Vice-Presidency of MEDREG.
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| November 15, 2012 I Lisbon
MEDREG Advancements: Documents discussed and approved at the 14th MEDREG GA
The last GA on 15 November allowed Members to discuss and approve important reports and recommendations of MEDREG's Action Plan, elaborated by the relevant Ad hoc Groups and Task Forces. A report on the various dispute settlement mechanisms in the Mediterranean region for the access to and the use of electricity and gas networks was adopted. Moreover, the creation of a transparency template for gas markets was decided; the data collected via the template will be published on the MEDREG website. Regarding electricity, a survey on benchmarking and performance evaluation on quality of supply within distribution grids will be launched. Furthermore, the GA adopted the updated benchmarking report on renewable energy sources and energy efficiency with the 2011 data. In the field of consumer protection, a comprehensive study will be launched in the first half of 2013 on the basis of two questionnaires: one on energy billing, one on consumer education and information. Finally, the GA discussed the organisation of the next training and capacity-building activities regarding the integration of electricity markets of Maghreb countries (IMME) and agreed to find a suitable approach to work on Infrastructure Investment issues in the Mediterranean region.
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| November 28-29, 2012 I Geneva
UNECE Committee: MEDREG intervention on sustainable energy
The Committee on Sustainable Energy of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe invited MEDREG to discuss the challenges to be tackled for a transition to a sustainable energy system. MEDREG highlighted the pivotal role of Mediterranean regulators and presented some possible regulatory, technical and financial solutions to increase the part of electricity generated from renewables in the overall energy mix. Representatives from other international institutions and organisations like IRENA, IEA, IAEA, the Energy Charter, OECD, and the World Bank also participated in the meeting of the UNECE Committee.
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| November 12, 2012 I Milan
MEDREG's contribution to the Milano Med Forum: focus on Mediterranean gas infrastructure
MEDREG participated in the Energy panel of the Milano Med Forum, dedicated to the on-going transformation processes in the Mediterranean Basin. MEDREG's intervention focused on the possible contribution of gas infrastructures to the convergence of gas and electricity prices, thereby increasing the liquidity of the markets. Representatives from ministries of Algeria, Italy, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia, as well as industrial and financial stakeholders from the Mediterranean region attended the event.
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| November 7-9, 2012 I Berlin
MEDREG at the 3rd Desert Energy Conference of the Desertec Industrial Initiative (DII)
MEDREG was invited to the DII conference to discuss the implementation of financing mechanisms for the development of renewable energy infrastructure in the Mediterranean region. Regional cooperation must be seen as a necessary precondition for the creation of integrated markets – and lead to the Mediterranean Energy Community by 2020.
Günther Oettinger, EU Commissioner for Energy, underlined at the conference that "EU co-funding enables increased synergies between the various key regional cooperation structures dealing with energy such as MEDREG, the Euro-Mediterranean association of the energy regulators and Med-TSO, the Euro-Mediterranean association of TSO."
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