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The 22nd edition of the ERRA Annual Conference will convene on May 5-6 in Muscat, Oman with the key theme of ‘Progressing Energy Transition via Effective Policies and Regulation’.
As the ERRA Conference is convening for the first time in the Gulf region, the opening session will be devoted to exploring the Gulf region’s energy sustainability, allowing the policymakers and regulators to compare their experiences on the progression of national energy transitions and discuss strategic interconnectivity prospects.
With renewable energy becoming a larger part of the energy mix, session 2 will address grid integration challenges and complexities of managing the reliability of RES and the security of supply. Session 3 will cover market integration on a regional scale showcasing the benefits of interconnection and cross-border cooperation to optimize the energy trading system. Session 4 examines the innovative reforms to redesign the market for the energy transition and deployment of renewable energy. Session 5 will go through the role of transition fuels and the ways they can be aligned with a net-zero future. Session 6 focuses on the future of renewable sources and their support through CFDs and other competitive instruments.
Each session will comprise the presentations and a panel discussion aiming at summarizing key takeaways and enabling an interactive environment between the speakers and the audience.
For the past reference, please visit the 21st ERRA Annual Conference.
ERRA is grateful to the Sponsor and Host of the Conference: the Authority for Public Services Regulation (APSR) of Oman.
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Conference Themes
Confirmed Speakers
H.E. Mansoor bin Talib Al Hinai
Chairman, APSR Oman
Firas
Al-Abduwani
Director General of Renewable Energy and Hydrogen, Ministry of Energy and Minerals, Oman
Abdulwahhab
Al Hinai
General Counsel, Legal OQ (Oman Oil Company), ERRA Strategic Advisory Board Member
Registration is closed.
Registered Participants Come From
participants
countries
Albanian Energy Regulatory Authority (ERE) | Electricity and Gas Regulatory Commission (CREG), Algeria | Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC), Armenia | E-Control, Austria | Azerbaijan Energy Regulatory Agency (AERA) | Regulatory Commission for Energy in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FERK) | State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC), Bosnia and Herzegovina | ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERERA) | Estonian Competition Authority (ECA) | Regulatory Commission (CRE), France | Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission (GNERC) | Regulatory Authority for Energy, Waste and Water (RAAEY), Greece | Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority (MEKH) | Committee on Regulation of Natural Monopolies of the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan | Energy Regulatory Office (ERO), Kosovo | Department of the Fuel and Energy Complex Regulation under the Ministry of Energy of the Kyrgyz Republic | Public Utilities Commission (PUC), Latvia | National Energy Regulatory Council (NERC), Lithuania | National Agency for Energy Regulation (ANRE), Moldova | Energy Regulatory Authority (ARENE), Mozambique | Energy, Water Services and Municipal Waste Management Services Regulatory Commission (ERC), North Macedonia | Authority for Public Services Regulation (APSR), Oman | Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) | Saudi Electricity Regulatory Authority (SERA) | Regulatory Office for Network Industries (ÚRSO), Slovakia | Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), Thailand | Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA), Türkiye | Regulatory and Supervisory Bureau for Electricity and Water of Dubai (RSB), UAE |National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC); Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, USA | Regulatory Institute for Electricity and Water Supply and Wastewater Sanitation Services (IRSEA), Angola | Khan Advisory, Australia | Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) | Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA), Bhutan | Independent System Operator (NOSBiH), Bosnia and Herzegovina | Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency (ANEEL) |Embassy of Brazil in Muscat, Oman | ONZEOITOMEIA, Brazilia | International Confederation of Energy Regulators (ICER) | Ea Energy Analyses, Denmark | Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA), Germany | Hellenic Gas Transmission System Operator (DESFA), Greece | Faludi Wolf Theiss Law Firm, Hungary | Embassy of Hungary in Oman | Old Dominion University, Iraq | CESI SpA, Italy | International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) | Energy and Minerals Regulatory Commission (EMRC), Jordan | Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), Kenya | Augstsprieguma Tikls (AST), Latvia | BUTEC Utility Services, Lebanon | Mediterranean Energy Regulators (MEDREG) | I.C.S. Premier Energy Distribution S.A., Moldova | National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE), Morocco | Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC), Nepal | Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Associations (REEEA) Alliance, Nigeria | Al Madina Takaful, Oman | Asyad logistics, Oman | CESI, UAE | Daleel Petroleum LLC, Oman | EDF, Oman | GUtech, Oman | Hengtong International Business Group, Oman | Hitachi Energy, Oman | Hydrom Oman | Levels Training Institute Oman |Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion, Oman | Ministry of Energy and Minerals, Oman | Muscat Lights Trading LLC, Oman | Nama Electricity Distribution Company (NEDC), Oman | Nama Electricity Generation Company (NEGC), Oman | Nama Power and Water Procurement (NPWP), Oman | Oman Water & Wastewater Services Company (OWWSC) | National Employment Program (Tashgheel), Oman | Oman Aluminium Processing Industries (OAPIL) | Oman Electricity Transmission Company (OETC) | Oman Institute for Energy (OIE) | Oman Vision 2040 | OQ (Oman Oil Company) | OQ Alternative | Energy, Oman | OQ Gas Networks (OQGN), Oman | OQ SAOC, Oman | Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) | Phoenix Power Company, Oman | Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones (OPAZ), Oman | Sarooj Construction, Oman | Takhzeen Oman |Trowers & Hamlins, Oman | University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Oman | UTAS-Ibri, Oman | Worley, Oman | WSP, Oman | Gulf Cooperation Council Interconnection Authority (GCCIA), Saudi Arabia | KAPSARC, Saudi Arabia | Regional Development Agency, Slovakia | The Energy Year, UK | Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), Sri Lanka | APLUS Energy Consulting, Türkiye | Eksim Enerji, Türkiye | Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Türkiye | SOCAR Türkiye | DNV AS, Dubai Branch, UAE | Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC), UAE | Energy Exemplar, UAE | EPRI International Inc., UAE | Wartsila, UAE | NEOS Group EMEA, UAE | Siemens Energy, UAE | TAQA Transmission, UAE | AFRY Management Consulting, UK | MCC Economics Ltd, UK | Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), USA | Energy Market Development and Regulation Agency (EMDRA), Uzbekistan | African Forum for Utility Regulators (AFUR) | Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA)
Venue/ Logistics
Oman Convention & Exhibition Center | Grand Ballroom on the 1st floor
Madinat Al Irfan, Airport Heights, Muscat, Oman | Getting to OCEC
Logistics
Shuttle services will be arranged for guests staying at the following hotels:
Guests should be ready for pick up in the morning on the above timings to the Exhibition Center and the departure back to hotels will also be provided after the conclusion of the day I & II.
On Day I, the guests should be ready to depart from hotels to Gala Dinner around 18:20 PM and around 22:00 PM shuttle busses will pick up the guests from Rozna Restaurant back to Hotels
Please stop by the registration desk and receive your badge. You are kindly asked to wear your badge during all Conference sessions and events. Look for the registration desk in the Foyer of the Conference Room from 08:00 AM on both days of the event.
We have started uploading conference presentations accessible at: https://erranet.org/erra-annual-conference-2025-presentations/. We keep posting presentations.
The official language of the Conference is English.
- Where: Rozna Restaurant | 112, Muscat As Seeb, Next to Ministry of Education | https://roznaoman.com/.
- When: from 19:00
- Suggested dress code: Dress code: Business Formal / Omani Dark Dress & Please have your badge with you!
- Bus Transfers: will be provided based on schedule published on the conference webpage above
- Currency: Omani Rial (OMR)
- Time zone: UTC+04:00 (Gulf Standard Time -GST)
- Electricity: 240 V/50 Hz (Type G sockets - the plug that has three rectangular pins in a triangular pattern)
- Dial Codes: +968 –
- Weather
- Things to consider
Visitors from more than 100 countries and regions are exempt from entry visas for stays up to 14 days. For more information please visit the website of the Foreign Ministry of Oman.
Crowne Plaza Muscat OCEC****
Address: Madinat Al Irfan, Airport Heights, 113 Muscat | Find on map
walking distance, OCEC precinct
Room reservation link >>> | Negotiated room rates: OMR 49 (approx. 122 EUR)/ person/ night incl. breakfast and taxes
Radisson Collection Muscat, Hormuz Grand*****
Address: 111 Al Matar St, 128 Muscat | Find on map
approx. 11 mins by car from OCEC
Room reservation link >>> | Negotiated room rates: OMR 45 (approx. 113 EUR)/ person/ night incl. breakfast and taxes
Mövenpick Hotel and Apartments Ghala Muscat*****
Address: Al Maaridh Street, Ghala Heights Complex, Adjacent to Sultan Qaboos St, 111 Muscat | Find on map
approx. 12 mins by car from OCEC
Room reservation link >>> | Negotiated room rates: OMR 52 (approx. 129 EUR)/ person/ night incl. breakfast and taxes
Novotel Muscat Airport****
Address: Al Maardih Street Seeb, 111 Muscat | Find on map
approx. 11 mins by car from OCEC
Room reservation link >>> | Negotiated room rates: OMR 33 (approx. 83 EUR)/ person/ night incl. breakfast and taxes
In case of any problems or emergency issues, please contact the ERRA Secretariat via Whatsapp messages on the following number: +36 70 392 5986 . No phone calls, please!