Florence School of Regulation and MedReg: present & future

1. Florence School of Regulation and
MedReg: present & future
Prof. Jean-Michel Glachant
Director
12/06/2012
Sheraton Ataköy Marina
Istanbul, Turkey

2. FSR
The model in practice since 2004
• About a hundred policy workshops on energy regulatory
topics since 2004
• About a thousand participants in our training, from
regulatory bodies, European Institutions and energy
companies
• Support of international networks of regulators
(coordinating IERN, Secretariat of ICER, support of
MedReg)

3. Activities since 2010
• Policy events: Energy Efficiency (2011, Alberto Pototschnig, CEER);
TPA and unbundling exemptions (2011, Alberto Pototschnig, CEER);
European Regulation (for Californian Regulators);
EU-Russia Energy infrastructure (Russian Regulators)
• Training: Annual Training; Summer Schools; Training for Algerian
Regulators, MedReg Annual Training, Training Brazilian Regulators
Participants in 2011 by
organisational affiliation:

4. FSR – Medreg
•Dedicated training courses
•Annual training
•Training support for Ad-Hoc working groups
•Organisation of the 11th General Assembly (9-10 June 2011)
•Design and management of Medreg official web site

5. Annual training course - Medreg
• 1st FSR Training Course - Senior Regulatory Staff from MEDREG
MPC Countries – Milan, 13-17 July 2009
• 2nd FSR Training Course - “Regulation of Energy Markets for
Regulatory Staff of MEDREG Countries” – Florence, 16-20 May
2011

6. Training support for Ad-Hoc working groups
• Ad hoc Group on Institutional Issues (INS AG) – 30 March 2010 – Athens
“Consumer protection in Liberalised markets” presentation by Alessandro Rubino (FSR)
• Ad hoc Group on Institutional Issues (INS AG) and Ad hoc Group on Electricity
(ELE AG) – 18 April 2011 – Athens
“Public service obligations” presentation by Ernesto Bonafe’ (FSR)
• Ad hoc Group on Institutional Issues (INS AG) and Ad hoc Group on Electricity
(ELE AG) – 20/21 October 2011 – Cairo
“Third Party Access” – Presentation by Ernesto Bonafe’ (FSR)
• Ad hoc Group on the Environment (RES AG) – 26 October 2011 – Madrid
“Update on the EC project Paving the way for the Mediterranean solar plan” –
Presentation by Ernesto Bonafe’ (FSR)
• Ad hoc Group on Institutional Issues (INS AG) and Ad-Hoc Group on Electricity
(ELE AG) – 2 April 2012 – Paris
“Market liberalisation and transitional period” - Presentation by Alessandro Rubino
(FSR)

7. 11th MedReg GA – Florence
• Organization of the 11th General Assembly (9-10 June 2011)
The GA is composed of Heads of National Regulatory Authorities or, in the absence of an
independent regulatory authority, by representatives of Ministries in charge of energy and is
responsible for approving high level orientations, operational guidelines and recommendations, as
well as the annual revision of the Work Plan and Budget.

8. Novelties at FSR since 2010
Advanced Training courses (Gas)
High-level Executive Seminars (Incentive Regulation
and Renewable Energy)
Webinars (Introductory and Advanced)
Online Encyclopedia on Energy Regulation
Advising DG Energy: THINK
Advising Regulators on Gas Target Model MECOS

9. Webinars
Webinars are one-hour online
seminars provided by high-level
speakers on current energy issues.
Accessible from all around the world
through a regular internet connection
in real-time mode.
Online Encyclopedia of
Energy Regulation
Faculty contributing to more than 50 key terms of the
energy world, to be launched in autumn 2012

10. New Way of Cooperating with Medreg?
FSR researchers *attending WGs and **offering input
(& training) contributing to output of WGs & TSKFs?
As me with IMME? Nicole with RES or institutional?
Plus other WGs: Gas, or Elec?