ERERA is also expecting to give the 2014 forum an international character in order to expand this sharing of knowledge and expertise to electricity sector regulators in other parts of Africa and the world, including southern Africa, Eastern Europe and Latin America who share the same challenges in terms of regulation and who have similar experiences on issue of regulatory practices.
THEME
The theme for this year's Forum is ‘Realizing the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Market: Opportunities and Challenges’. It reflects the upper most concern of our member states, that currently the establishment of a sustainable regional electricity market is central in addressing the challenges of infrastructure development and access to electricity.
The theme for this year's Forum is ‘Realizing the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Market: Opportunities and Challenges’. It reflects the upper most concern of our member states, that currently the establishment of a sustainable regional electricity market is central in addressing the challenges of infrastructure development and access to electricity.
MARKET OBJECTIVES
The establishment of the regional market will assist in tackling the issue of unequal distribution of energy resources among countries as well as the critical issue of bridging the gap between supply and demand of electricity. Regional regulation will oversee contractual arrangements that govern cross-border transactions between parties operating in the regional electricity market.
The establishment of the regional market will assist in tackling the issue of unequal distribution of energy resources among countries as well as the critical issue of bridging the gap between supply and demand of electricity. Regional regulation will oversee contractual arrangements that govern cross-border transactions between parties operating in the regional electricity market.
The effectiveness of regional regulation
enhances the confidence to address governance in the sector and
facilitate the involvement of private sector participation as well as
public-private partnership, without which necessary investments in the
electric power sector development will be difficult to achieve. In this
regard, the objective is to promote transparency of cross-border
exchanges in electricity, through the introduction of market rules
incorporating key principles such as cooperation, gradualism,
transparency, non-discrimination, competitiveness and sustainability.
The
establishment of ECOWAS regional electricity market is planned in three
phases, each of them corresponding to a vision of development in the
short, medium and long-term. There are obviously issues around it all.
The 5th Forum, through the active participation of key stakeholders,
will address all these issues, including driving forces to build a
regional market and facilitate regional power trade; modalities for
financing energy infrastructure in order to increase the availability of
electricity; governance issues and regulatory best practices; as well
as innovative solutions to promoting renewable energy and energy
efficiency.
TARGETED PARTICIPANTS
The Forum will bring together stakeholders from the energy sector of ECOWAS Member States, including the Ministries in charge of Energy and Finance, national regulatory authorities, utility companies, parliamentarians, academics, researchers, consumer groups and other civil society organizations, banks and financial institutions, regional and international institutions as well as development partners.
The Forum will bring together stakeholders from the energy sector of ECOWAS Member States, including the Ministries in charge of Energy and Finance, national regulatory authorities, utility companies, parliamentarians, academics, researchers, consumer groups and other civil society organizations, banks and financial institutions, regional and international institutions as well as development partners.
Participants are also expected from other regional economic communities (RECs), regulators’ associations and the general public.
The REGISTRATION FORM is available here
For further information, please contact:
- Mr. Oumar Bangoura
- Mr. Oumar Bangoura
Tel.: +233 544 331 536
Or
- Ms. Regina Quaye
- Ms. Regina Quaye
Email: rquaye@erera.arrec.org
Tel.: +233 544 343 052 / +233 302 817 047
Or
- info@erera.arrec.org
- info@erera.arrec.org
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