ERRA General Assembly Meeting
Bratislava, Slovakia
Hosted by the Regulatory Office for Network Industries (ÚRSO) of Slovakia
Your participation in the 2026 General Assembly is highly valued, particularly in light of the forthcoming elections for officer, chair, and vice‑chair positions, as well as the consideration of several key matters, including ERRA’s proposed new workplan, budget and membership fees, and the reports on ERRA’s financial and operational activities.
Meeting Room: Hilton Ballroom
- Andrijana Nelkova-Chuchuk, ERRA Chair
- VOTING
- Andrijana Nelkova-Chuchuk, ERRA Chair
- Luca Lo Schiavo, Mikheil Odisharia, ERRA Research Unit
- DISCUSSION
– New Member Application: Fijian Competition & Consumer Commission
– Membership Upgrade: Energy Regulatory Office (ERO), Kosovo*
– Membership Deactivation for Non-Payment: Department of Energy of Abu Dhabi (DoE), UAE; Energy Regulators Association of East Africa (EREA)
– Honorary Membership: Margus Kasepalu (Estonia), Ivan Faucheux (France), Marko Bislimoski (North Macedonia), Rafal Gawin (Poland), Sudharma Yoonaidharma (Thailand)
- Dietmar Preinstorfer, ERRA Presidium Member
- VOTING
– 2025/26 Program and Financial Report
- Krisztina Kasza, Head of ERRA Secretariat
- Andrijana Nelkova-Chuchuk, ERRA Chair
- DISCUSSION AND VOTING
– May 2026 – December 2026 Workplan and Budget
- Luca Lo Schiavo, Senior Regulatory Expert, ERRA Secretariat
- Krisztina Kasza, Head of ERRA Secretariat
- DISCUSSION AND VOTING
- Pál Ságvári, ERRA Vice Chair
- DISCUSSION AND VOTING
- Presenter and Voting Moderator: ERRA Secretariat
- Expiring Terms of 5 Presidium Members: Mr. Dietmar Preinstorfer (Austria), Mr. Pál Ságvári (Hungary), Ms. Andrijana Nelkova-Chuchuk (North Macedonia), Mr. Sudharma Yoonaidharma (Thailand), Mr. Ahmet Cicek (Türkiye)
- Introduction of Presidium Member Candidates: Mr. Dietmar Preinstorfer (Austria), Mr. Pál Ságvári (Hungary), Ms. Andrijana Nelkova-Chuchuk (North Macedonia), Mr. Ahmet Cicek (Türkiye), Dr. Poonpat Leesombatpiboon (Thailand) and Mr. Konstantinos Tsimaras (Greece)
- Election of 6 ERRA Presidium Members in Light of the Amended Constitution – VOTING
- Election of 2 ERRA Financial Committee Member – VOTING
- Election of ERRA Chair and Vice Chair – VOTING
- Andrijana Nelkova-Chuchuk, ERRA Chair
- TBD
Presentations
ERRA 25th Anniversary Commemoration & ERRA Anniversary Mapping Results:
Membership Issues:
Registration
The ERRA Secretariat has sent personalized invitations to members, including registration forms.
Please return the completed and signed form by April 1, 2026.
Registered Participants
Updated on April 15, 2026 based on received forms
ERRA Full Members (with voting rights)
- Albanian Energy Regulatory Authority (Albania)
- Elton B. Radheshi, Secretary General (voting representative)
- Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC), Armenia
- Mesrop Mesropyan, Chairman (voting representative)
- Sergey Aghinyan, Commissioner
- E-Control, Austria
- Dietmar Preinstorfer, Director International Relations (voting representative)
- State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC), Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Suad Zeljkovic, Chairman (voting representative)
- Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC), Bulgaria
- Plamen Mladenovski, Chairman (voting representative)
- Blagoy Golubarev, Commissioner
- Croatian Energy Regulatory Agency (HERA)
- Sonja Tomašić Škevin, Senior Expert (voting representative)
- Sanja Prkacon, Assistant Director
- Energy Regulatory Office (ERÚ), Czech Republic
- Vladimír Vajnar, Head of Department, Department of International and Strategic Cooperation (voting representative)
- Aleksandr Cerny, Section Director, Regulatory Affairs and International Cooperation Section
- Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission (GNERC)
- David Tvalabeishvili, Commissioner (voting representative)
- Regulatory Authority for Energy, Waste and Water (RAAEY), Greece
- Konstantinos Tsimaras, President (voting representative)
- Evangelia Fragkoudaki, Head of European and International Affairs
- Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority (MEKH)
- Edit Juhász, President (voting representative)
- Pál Ságvári, Vice President for Strategic and International Affairs
- Committee on Regulation of Natural Monopolies of the Ministry of National Economy of Kazakhstan
- Timur Kossymbayev, Chairman (voting representative)
- Department of the Fuel and Energy Complex Regulation under the Ministry of Energy of the Kyrgyz Republic
- Timur Orozaliev, Director (voting representative)
- Aibek Abakirov, Head of the Licensing and Control Department
- Public Utilities Commission (PUC), Latvia
- Alda Ozola, Chair (voting representative)
- Lija Makare, Head of International Relations
- National Energy Regulatory Council (NERC), Lithuania
- Renatas Pocius, Chair of Council (voting representative)
- Jelena Diliene, Council Member; Vice-Chair of Council
- Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), Mongolia
- Tuvshinchuluun Erdenechuluun, Chairman (voting representative)
- Ariunbayar Demberel, Cooperation Specialist
- Energy Regulatory Authority (ARENE), Mozambique
- Laura Nhancale, Adviser to the Board of Directors (voting representative)
- Energy, Water Services and Communal Waste Service Management Regulatory Commission (ERC), North Macedonia
- Lirim Sulejmani, Vice-President (voting representative)
- Aleksandar Chebotarev, Commissioner
- Authority for Public Services Regulation (APSR), Oman
- Mansoor bin Talib Al Hinai, Chairman (voting representative)
- Hassam Mohammed Taqi Al Lawati, Director of Economic Regulation and Makerkets
- Energy Regulatory Office (URE), Poland
- Malgorzata Kozak, Director, Department of Market Development and Consumer Issues (voting representative)
- Malgorzata Kudzia, Senior Expert, International Cooperation Unit
- Energy Agency of the Republic of Serbia (AERS)
- Dejan Popovic, Council President (voting representative)
- Natalija Jovanovic, Interpreter
- Saudi Electricity Regulatory Authority (SERA)
- Abdulrahman Saad Almozan, Deputy Governor for Economic Affairs and Licensing (voting representative)
- Regulatory Office for Network Industries (ÚRSO), Slovakia
- Martin Horváth, Vice-Chairman (voting representative)
- Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), Thailand
- Proxy to E-Control, Austria
- Energy Markets Regulatory Authority (EMRA), Türkiye
- Muhammed Mustafa Izgec, Board Member (voting representative)
- Ahmet Cagri Cicek, Board Member
- Regulatory and Supervisory Bureau of Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Elie Matar, Director of Electricity (voting representative)
- Energy Market Development and Regulation Agency (EMRA), Uzbekistan
- Shukhrat Nizanov, Chief Specialist (voting representative)
ERRA Associate Members (with no voting rights)
- Azerbaijan Energy Regulatory Agency (AERA)
- Samir Akhundov, Chairman of the Board
- ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERERA)
- Kocou Laurent Rodrigue Tossou, Chairman
- Oman Bangoura, Principal Legal Expert
- Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE), France
- Amélie Redortier, Senior European and International Policy Officer
- National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), USA
- Ann Rendahl, President
- Tony Clark, Executive Director
Venue/ Logistics
DoubleTree by Hilton Bratislava
27 A Trnavská cesta, Bratislava 831 04, Slovakia | Website
The meeting venue will be at the Hilton Ballroom.
Special room rates are available for conference delegates until March 15. Single room rate EUR 133, double room rate EUR 153/person/night. Reservation is through this link (for any hotel-related issues please contact petra.gabauerova (at) hilton.com).
Visa
Slovakia is part of the Schengen Area. Please verify the visa requirements of Slovakia by contacting the Slovakian Embassy in your country or by using the following link: https://www.mzv.sk/en/web/en/visa-and-services/schengen-visa.
In case you need visa to Slovakia, please 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.
Airport
The Bratislava Airport (BTS) is served mainly by low cost carriers.
Due to close proximity of much larger Vienna International Airport, we advise that you search for flights landing at nearby Vienna Airport (VIE). From Vienna Bratislava is only an hour away!
Buses to Bratislava depart at 30 to 60-minute intervals. Check the following companies: slovaklines.sk, flixbus.com, regiojet.com.