March 30 – April 3, 2015 // Istanbul, Turkey

Course Programme:

It is a very unique training initiative designed for regulatory experts from emerging or developing regions of the world. This 5-day course equips participants with the core concepts, objectives and techniques of energy regulation with special focus on the needs and burning issues for developing countries. The programme is particularly popular among regulators from different countries of Africa and Asia.

Main themes of the Training Course:

• Global Trends in Electricity Market Design
• Price Regulation in the Energy Sector
• Investment Incentives to Meet Growing Electricity Demand
• Ownership and Regulatory Institutions

Course Faculty Team:

• Péter KADERJÁK – Course Director; Director, Regional Center for Energy Policy Research (REKK), Hungary
• Tunc ALYANAK – Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Turkey
• Alparslan BAYRAKTAR – ERRA Chairman, Commissioner, Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA), Turkey
• Nick CARTER – formerly Director General of the Abu Dhabi Regulation Bureau, UAE
• Anton EBERHARD – Professor, University of Cape Town, South Africa
• Mehmet ERTURK – Head of Tariff Department, Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA), Turkey
• Fatih KÖLMEK – Group Head, Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA), Turkey
• Dennis VOLK – Program Officer, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), UAE

The Course was attended by 16 participants, mainly utility regulators from the following countries: India, Kosovo, Nigeria, Mozambique, Pakistan, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Swaziland, Uganda.