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ERRA Chairmen Meeting

Meeting of ERRA Member Chairmen, Presidents and Commissioners

October 13, 2025
Ankara, Türkiye
Hosted by the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) of Türkiye

The purpose of the meeting is to provide a biannual platform for Chairmen, Presidents and Commissioners of ERRA member regulatory bodies in order to discuss the most burning issues faced by members. The informal meetings provide an excellent opportunity for informing each other about latest developments and upcoming issues in the member countries in the field of electricity and gas, renewables or consumer issues.

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  • Past Meetings

    Meeting room: TBC

    Monday, October 13, 2025
    9:00Welcome
    • Ms. Andrijana Nelkova-Chuchuk, ERRA Chair; ERC North Macedonia
    • Mr. Mustafa Yilmaz, President, EMRA Türkiye
    SESSION 1: INFRASTRUCTURE AND NETWORK TARIFFS
    09:10ACER Report
    09:30Romania
    10:00TBD
    10:30Group photo and Morning break
    SESSION 2: RETAIL MARKETS AND PRICES
    11:00Energy Prices and Subsidies in the Western Balkan – OECD Study
    • Mr. Gent Hajdari, Energy Consultant, Optima Energy Consulting
    • Comments by Mr. Marko Bislimoski, Chair, ERC North Macedonia
    11:40EMRA Türkiye
    12:10Mr. Ivan Faucheux, Commissioner, Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE), France
    12:30Lunch break
    SESSION 3: BLACKOUT IN SPAIN – EARLY REGULATORY CONSEQUENCES
    14:00Presentation by experts
    14:45Roundtable discussion
    15:15Afternoon coffee break
    SESSION 4: ERRA COMMITTEE REPORTS
    Moderator: Mr. Pál Ságvári, ERRA Vice-Chair; Vice President for Strategic and International Affairs, MEKH Hungary
    15:45Key findings of the ERRA Committee Reports
    • Ms. Jelena Diliene, ET COM Chair; Member of the Council, NERC Lithuania
    • Mr. Hasan Taqi, EMER COM Chair; Director of Economic Affairs, APSR Oman
    • Mr. Viesturs Kadikis, GF COM Chair; Deputy Director of Energy Department, Head of Tariff and Infrastructure Division, PUC Latvia
    • Mr. Viktor Szilágy, CP COM Vice-Chair; International Expert, MEKH Hungary
    16:45Anniversary Mapping Exercise of ERRA Members
    • Mr. Luca lo Schiavo, Senior Regulatory Specialist, ERRA
    17:10Meeting concludes

    Registration

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    Venue /Accommodation


    Radisson Blu Hotel, Ankara Cankaya

    Isci Bloklari Mahallesi 1495. Cad. No:11,  Ankara, Türkiye


    Sleeping rooms are available in Radisson Blue Hotel Ankara at the rate of EUR 110/night, including breakfast + VAT. For any bookings please directly contact the hotel:

    Contact person: Helin Hindistan

    Email: helin.hindistan@radissonblu.com and reservations.ankaracankaya@radissonblu.com; emir.durdagi@radissonblu.com

    T: +90 312 203 99 99 |  M: 0538 940 29 74

    Website: https://www.radissonhotels.com/en-us/hotels/radisson-blu-ankara-cankaya

     

    Travelling to Türkiye

    Visa

    Please verify the visa requirements of Türkiye by contacting the Turkish Embassy in your country.  

    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. 

    Past Meetings

    October 28, 2024 // Tirana, Albania
    Hosted by the Albanian Energy Regulatory Authority (ERE)
    October 28, Monday
    08:30Get-together in the venue & tea/coffee

    Moderator: Mr. Dietmar Preinstorfer, Director, International Relations, E-Control, Austria; ERRA Presidium Member

    09:00Welcome Address
    • Ms. Andrijana Nelkova-Chuchuk, ERRA Chair; Еnergy, Water Services and Municipal Waste Management Services Regulatory Commission (ERC), North Macedonia
    • Mr. Petrit Ahmeti. Chairman, Albanian Energy Regulatory Authority (ERE)
    Session 1: GRID SCARCITY IN THE ERA OF RENEWABLE ENERGY PENETRATION
    09:15

    Key findings of the ERRA Report: Navigating power grid scarcity in the age of renewable energy policy and regulatory context and tools

    • Mr. Pál Ságvári, Vice President for Strategic and International Affairs, Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority (MEKH); ERRA Vice-Chair
    • Mr. Ardian Berisha, Regulation and Training Expert, ERRA
    • Q&A
    09:50

    Guest presentation: Adapting Italy’s grid to accommodate the influx of renewables

    • Mr. Corrado Gadaleta, Head of Efficiency, Sustainability and Interconnections, TERNA, Italy
    • Q&A
    10:30Group Photo and Morning Break
    11:00

    ERRA case studies - Poland: Cable pooling

    • Mr. Filip Marcinkowski, Attorney-at-Law, Legal and Dispute Resolution Department, Energy Regulatory Office (URE), Poland
    • Q&A
    11:45ERRA case studies - United States: Michigan and Texas
    • Mr. Dan Scripps, Chairman, Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC), USA
    • Q&A
    12:30Lunch Break
    13:45

    ERRA case studies - France: Solutions to prevent grid congestion and the related considerations for the upcoming tariff

    (online)
    • Mr. Ivan Faucheux, Commissioner, Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE), France
    • Q&A
    14:15Guest presentation: The role of infrastructure in creating a functional mediterranean energy market
    • Mr. Hasan Özkoc, Director, MEDREG Secretariat
    • Q&A
    Session 2: CYBERSECURITY OF ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE

    Moderator: Ms. Alda Ozola, Chair, Public Utilities Commission (PUC), Latvia; ERRA Presidium Member

    15:00

    Introductory presentation: Critical infrastructure protection in energy sector – The challenges of cyber defence against hybrid warfare

    • Mr. János Ivanyos, Deputy Head of Department, Security Department, Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority (MEKH)
    • Q&A
    15:20

    Key Findings of the ERRA survey on Cybersecurity

    • Mr. Kacper Jarosz, Deputy Program Director, ERRA Secretariat
    15:30Afternoon Break
    15:50Case Studies on Cyber Securities
    • Mr. Franz Rudinger, Director, IT & TK, E-Control, Austria
    • Mr. Hisham Choueiki, PhD, Principal Technical Advisor, Energy Regulation, International Programs, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), United States
    • Q&A
    16:40Information on future ERRA activities
    • Mr. Kacper Jarosz, Deputy Program Director, ERRA Secretariat
    17:00Meeting concludes
    19:00Group Dinner organised and hosted by the Albanian Energy Regulatory Authority (ERE)
    April 27, 2023 // Warsaw, Poland
    Hosted by the Energy Regulatory Office (URE) of Poland
    Thursday - April 27, 2023
    13:00Opening Remarks & Invitation to ERRA 20th Annual Conference (Budapest, October 9-10)
    • Mr. Pál Ságvári, ERRA Vice-Chair
    13:10Regulatory Policy for Electricity and Gas Sector Coupling
    • Introduction to the topic by Mr. Mehmet Kürkçü, Chairman of the ERRA Natural Gas Committee; Group Head, Strategy Development Department, Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA), Türkiye
    • Mr. Remigiusz Nowakowski, President, Lower Silesia Institute for Energy Studies
    • Q&A
    14:10Energy rationing, Efficient way of administering possible gas shortages
    • Mr. Niklas Vespermann, Crisis Preparedness, Resilience, Cyber Security Department, Bundesnetzagentur, Germany
    • Q&A
    14:45Coffee break
    15::15Roundtable discussion: The energy crisis and its impact on the outlook on markets
    • Moderator: Mr. Dietmar Preinstorfer, ERRA Presidium Member; Director, International Relations, E-Control, Austria
    • Framework presentation by Mr. Maciej Markiewicz, Ernst & Young, Poland
    • Discussants:
      – Mr. Ymer Fejzullahu, Chairman of Board, Energy Regulatory Office (ERO), Kosovo*
      – Ms. Andrijana Nelkova-Chuchuk, ERRA Presidium Member; Commissioner, Energy and Water Services Regulatory Commission (ERC), North Macedonia
      – Ms. Alda Ozola, Chair, Public Utilities Commission (PUC), Latvia
      – Presentation by dr hab. Mariusz Swora, Member of the ERRA Strategic Advisory Board; Member of EU ACER’s Board of Appeal; Former ERRA Vice-Chairman; Former President, Energy Regulatory Office of Poland
    • Q&A
    *This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.
    16:15Meeting concludes
    19:00Group Dinner hosted by the Energy Regulatory Office (URE) of Poland at Villa Foksal
    • Address: 3/5 Foksal Street, 00-366 Warsaw
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    • The venue is about 15-20 minutes for a walk from the Marriott Hotel. Please be in the Hotel Lobby at 18:40 if you want to go to the restaurant with the ERRA Group.
    April 13, 2022 // Hybrid
    Wednesday - April 13, 2022
    ENERGY PRICE HIKES AND SECURITY OF SUPPLY
    13:30Energy price hikes and regulatory responses
    • Moderator: Mr. Ardian Berisha, Regulatory Specialist, ERRA
    • Preliminary Result of ERRA Survey on Price Hikes in ERRA Member Countries by Mr. Kacper Jarosz, Project Officer, ERRA
    • Case study of Turkey by Mr. Mehmet Ali Kölmek, Head of Tariffs Department, Energy Market Regulatory Authority, Turkey
    • Case study of North Macedonia by Ms. Andrijana Nelkova-Chuchuk, ERRA Presidium Member; Commissioner, Energy and Water Services Regulatory Commission of North Macedonia
    • Case study of Lithuania by Mr. Renatas Pocius, Chairman, National Energy Regulatory Council, Lithuania
    • Discussion
    14:45Coffee break
    15:00Ukraine crisis: Security of supply and price impacts on the energy sector; Europe’s choices for alternative gas supply options
    • Mr. Bram Claeys, Senior Advisor, Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)
    • Discussion
    15:45Taming power prices: the European discussion
    • Ms. Zsuzsanna Pató, Senior Advisor, The Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)
    • Discussion
    16:158th World Forum on Energy Regulation
    • Ms. Beatriz Estrada Moreno, Senior Specialist in International Affairs, OSINERGMIN, Peru
    16:30Meeting concludes

    Meeting Recording

    November 26, 2021 // Hybrid
    Friday - November 26, 2021
    08:30Welcome Coffee/Tea
    09:00Introduction
    • Maia Melikidze, ERRA Chair; Commissioner, Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission (GNERC), Georgia
    Session I: PRICE DISRUPTIONS IN WHOLESALE MARKETS
    09:10Price Drivers and Trends in Electricity and Natural Gas Wholesale Markets
    • László Szabó, Director, Regional Centre for Energy Policy Research (REKK)
    • Q&A
    09:40Near-Term Outlook and Policy Considerations
    • Dennis Hesseling, Head of Department – Infrastructure, Gas and Retail, European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)
    • Q&A
    10:10Case Study 1: Measures adopted and considered in response to the energy price crisis in France
    • Ivan Faucheux, Commissioner, Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE), France
    • Q&A
    10:30Group Photo and Coffee Break
    11:00Case Study 2: Regulatory Response to Price Increases in Romania
    • Maria Manicuta, ERRA Presidium Member, Director, Network Tariffs and Investments Monitoring Department, Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE)
    • Q&A
    11:20Moderated Panel Discussion: Price Disruptions and Regulatory Tools to Mitigate Price Hikes
    • Moderator: Pál Ságvári, ERRA Vice Chair; Vice President, Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority (MEKH)
    • Alex Barnes, Visiting Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (OIES)
    • Zsuzsanna Pató, Senior Advisor, Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)
    • László Szabó, Director, Regional Centre for Energy Policy Research (REKK)
    • Dennis Hesseling, Head of Gas Department, European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)
    • Q&A
    12:00Lunch
    Session II
    13:00Road to Hydrogen Future
    • Paul Lucchese, Chair, International Energy Agency’s Hydrogen Technology Collaboration Program
    • Q&A
    13:30Electricity Market Integration: The Interim Coupling Project – Implementation and Post Go-live Results; remuneration of LTTRs
    • Implementation overview and first results by Tamás Gyarmati, Head of EU Market Integration Unit, Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority (MEKH)
    • Redistribution of congestion income on the Polish borders following Interim MC by Malgorzata Kozak, Director, Department of Markets Development and Consumer Issues, Energy Regulatory Office (URE), Poland
    • Q&A
    14:15Meeting Concludes

    Meeting Recording

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