Threats to global energy security coupled with national policy declarations towards net zero are putting more emphasis on nuclear generation which can provide robust and secure energy supply. During the recent COP28 the significance of nuclear energy was emphasized in the context of energy transition.
With nuclear energy gaining its renaissance into the mainstream energy supply discourse in various technical fora and discussions, ERRA has decided to address the issue and offer a platform for insightful presentations and discussions on a diverse scope of nuclear topics from the perspective of its economic regulatory standpoint. The objective of the workshop is to provide an introduction to the nuclear energy for a vast ERRA network as well as bridge those ERRA regulators who can already offer their nuclear expereinces with those who are currently expecting nuclear roll-out in their countries or anticipate it being an element of their future domestic energy mix.
The main Conference takeaways will be compiled in a post-event summary report.
The conference is developed in cooperation with Ministry of Climate and Environment of the Republic of Poland and the Energy Regulatory Office of Poland.
Read the interview with the Forum trailblazer Dr hab. Mariusz Swora, member of the ERRA Strategic Advisory Board, where he explains the idea standing behind ERRA NERF 2024, and why should energy regulators care about nuclear energy.
ERRA Secretariat: Where did the idea of ERRA NERF 2024 come from?
Dr Hab. Mariusz Swora: First and foremost, there is a need for a dialogue between energy regulators, experts, and agencies dealing with nuclear power and an exchange of experience in the field of economic regulation. What is essential here is that many ERRA countries have nuclear reactors, so exploring economic regulation is something ... Read More>>>
Agenda
- Mr. Maciej Bando, Undersecretary of State, Government Plenipotentiary for Strategic Energy Infrastructure, Ministry of Climate and Environment, Poland – TBC
- Mr. Pál Ságvári, ERRA Vice Chair, Vice-President for International Affairs, Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority (MEKH), Hungary
- Mr. Rafal Gawin, President, Energy Regulatory Office; Vice-Chair of Board of Regulators, EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER), Poland
- Mr. Keisuke Sadamori, Director, Energy Markets and Security, International Energy Agency (IEA) Q&A with Audience
- Moderator: TBD
- Mr. Maciej Bando, Undersecretary of State, Government Plenipotentiary for Strategic Energy Infrastructure, Ministry of Climate and Environment, Poland – TBC
- Mr. Keisuke Sadamori, Director, Energy Markets and Security, International Energy Agency (IEA)
- Mr. Carl Berglöf, National Nuclear New-build Coordinator, Ministry of Climate and Enterprise, Sweden
- Mr. Tim Echols, Commissioner, Georgia Public Service Commission, United States
- Ms. Clara Poletti, Commissioner, Italian Regulatory Authority for Energy, Networks and Environment (ARERA); Chair of Board of Regulators, EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER), Italy Q&A with Audience
- Presentation: Mr. Marco Cometto, Energy Economist, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- Moderator: Mr. Pál Ságvári, ERRA Vice Chair, Vice-President for International Affairs, Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority (MEKH), Hungary
- Mr. Antoine Pellion, Secretary General, General Secretariat for Ecological Planning (SGPE), France – TBC
- Mr. Marco Cometto, Energy Economist, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- Mr. Nicholas Sherman, Deputy Head of Division, Nuclear Technology Development and Economics, Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)
- Ms. Michèle Auglaire, Chair, Belgian Nuclear Society, Tractebel Engie, Belgium (TBC)
- Mr. Jason Hansen, Distinguished Research Economist, Idaho National Laboratory, USA – TBC Q&A with Audience
- Presentation: Mr. Robert Paprocki, Representative of the Board for Nuclear Integration, Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne S.A. (PSE), Poland
- Moderator: Mr. Klaus Kleinekorte, Institute for Power Economics, RWTH Aachen University
- Mr. Mattias Jonsson, Technical Director, Svenska Kraftnät (SVK), Sweden
- Mr. Robert Paprocki, Representative of the Board for Nuclear Integration, Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne S.A. (PSE), Poland
- Mr. Dimitar Zarchev, Director, National Control Centre (ESO), Bulgaria
- Panellist TBD Q&A with Audience
- Moderator: Mr. Mariusz Swora, ERRA Strategic Advisory Board Member, Poland
- Mr. Rafal Gawin, President, Energy Regulatory Office; Vice-Chair of Board of Regulators of the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER), Poland
- Mr. Ivan Faucheux, Commissioner, Commission de Regulation de L’Energie, France
- Ms. Maria Manicuta, Director for monitoring investments and tariffs, National Regulatory Authority for Energy, Romania
- Ms. Maria Bronisova, Head of International Relations, Regulatory Office for Network Industries (URSO), Slovakia – TBC
- Panellist TBD Q&A with Audience
- Presentation: Mr. Henry Kemp, Lead Technical Advisor, Low Carbon RAB Team, Ofgem, UK
- Moderator: TBD
- Mr. Ivan Faucheux, Commissioner, Commission de Regulation de L’Energie (CRE), France
- Mr. Marco Cometto, Energy Economist, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- Mr. Henry Kemp, Lead Technical Advisor, Low Carbon RAB Team, Ofgem, UK
- Mr. Sajid Akram, Additional Director General, National Electric Power Regulatory Authority, Pakistan (online) Q&A with Audience
- Moderator: TBD
- Mr. Neil Wilmshurst, Senior Vice President, Energy System Resources & Chief Nuclear Officer – TBC
- Mr. Marcus Nichol, Executive Director for New Nuclear, Nuclear Energy Institute, USA – TBC
- Mr. Paweł Pytlarczyk, Director, Nuclear Energy Department, Ministry of Climate and Environment, Poland
- Mr. Pál Kovács, Chief Advisor to CEO, Paks NPP, Hungary Q&A with Audience
ERRA reserves the right to change the published agenda at any time during the organisation and implementation of the programme.
Speakers
Keisuke Sadamori
Keynote Speaker
International Energy Agency (IEA)
Pál Ságvári
Speaker
Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority (MEKH)
Clara Poletti
Speaker
Italian Regulatory Authority for Energy, Networks and Environment (ARERA); Chair of Board of Regulators, EU Agency
Maria Manicuta
Speaker
Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE)
Mariusz Swora
Speaker
Former ERRA Vice-Chair; Former President, Energy Regulatory Office, Poland
Sajid Akram
Speaker
Additional Director General National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA), Pakistan
Registration
Additional Materials
Suggested readings
- Nuclear Generation in Long-Term Utility Resource Planning: A Review of Integrated Resource Plans and Considerations for State Utility Regulators (NARUC)
- Nuclear Energy as a Keystone Clean Energy Resource: The Potential Role of Nuclear Energy to Advance the Decarbonization of the U.S. Electric Grid and Beyond (NARUC)
- The Outlook for Nuclear Energy and Small Modular Reactors (OIES Podcast)
- OFGEM explanation of the Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill introducing a Regulated Asset Base (RAB) model as an option to fund future nuclear projects.
- Nuclear Power and Secure Energy Transitions From today’s challenges to tomorrow’s clean energy systems (IEA)
Travelling to Poland
Visa
Please verify the EU Schengen Visa requirements by contacting the Polish Embassy in your country. The list of diplomatic missions is available here: https://www.gov.pl/web/diplomacy/polands-missions-abroad.
You may find information on visas here: https://www.gov.pl/web/diplomacy/visas.
In case you need an entry visa, please immediately contact the ERRA Secretariat! To prepare a visa invitation letter for you, please send us your passport copy and indicate the Embassy where you are applying for the visa.