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Preliminary program of the conference
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In Search for Security of Energy Supply of EU Member States on
the Common Electricity Market
The conference is held under the auspices of the Deputy Prime Minister for
European Affairs Alexandr Vondra and in association with the Ministry for
Industry and Trade and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Ostrava
Hotel Atom
Friday, 30th January 2009
9:00
Welcome speeches
Mirek Topolánek, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
Alexandr Vondra, Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs of the
Czech Republic
9:15
Session 1: Adequacy of electricity supply capacities as a
prerequisite for reliable functioning of the internal electricity
market in Europe
Chairman: Tomáš Hüner, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of
the Czech Republic
Mid-term and long-term vision of the European Commission
for the energy sector and tools for its implementation
Andris Piebalgs, European Commissioner for Energy
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Are there mechanisms in place ensuring the
adequacy of electricity supplies?
What is the optimum energy mix for the EU to
achieve security of supply and environmental
objectives? A view of the European Commission.
Electricity generation and transmission and secure supply of
sources- the main pillars of energy security
Waldemar Pawlak, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Economy,
Poland
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Development of new crossborder lines inside and
outside the EU.
Optimal utilization of domestic sources.
10:00
Coffee break / press conference
10:35
The role of Member States in fulfilling the EU energy strategy
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Pierre Fontaine, Director of Electrical Systems and Renewable
Sources, Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Planning and
Development, France
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Tools that Member States use to ensure adequacy of
electricity supply.
EU strategy vs. specifics of Member States.
Existing barriers to investments in new energy sources
Alan Svoboda, Chief Sales Officer, ČEZ, Czech Republic
Development of nuclear energy and security of energy supply
in the EU
Ralf Güldner, Vice Chairman of Board of Management, E.ON
Kernkraft GmbH
11:30
Discussion
12:00
Working lunch
13:00
Session 2: Transmission infrastructure as a cornerstone of
the internal electricity market
Chairman: Georges de Montravel, UCTE System Strategy WG, RTE,
France
Experience with coordination of operations and development
of transmission systems on the integrated market in
Scandinavia
Maud Olofsson, Minister for Enterprise and Energy, Sweden
Coordinated development of the UCTE network and binding
rules of transmission system operation
Klaus Kleinekorte, CEO of RWE TSO, Chairman of the UCTE Working
group Operation & Security
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Common network codes.
Changes in management of the UCTE network
stemming from integration of the European electricity
market.
Accelerating and simplifying the development of new
infrastructure
Vladimír Tošovský, Chairman of the Board and CEO, ČEPS, Czech
Republic
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Permitting procedures.
Financing investments in trans-European networks.
Single European tariff.
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Discussion
14:40
Coffee break
15:00
Session 3: Institutional prerequisites for functioning of the
internal electricity market: ENTSO-E, ACER and binding
technical rules
Chairman: Miroslav Vrba, Executive Director, ČEPS, Czech Republic
Powers and organization of ACER and the role of national
regulators on the internal market
Lord John Mogg, President of ERGEG
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Role of ACER in relation to the European Commission
and ENTSO-E.
Powers of ACER and its connection to national
regulators.
Current situation in the energy sector from a competition
perspective
Philip Lowe, Director General of the Commission's Directorate
General for Competition
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Ownership unbundling and its implementation.
Further barriers to competition on the electricity
market.
The role of the Czech regulator on the electricity market
Josef Fiřt, Chairman of the Energy Regulatory Office, Czech Republic
Establishment of ENTSO-E and its activities
Daniel Dobbeni, President of ETSO
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Internal organization and the relationship among TSOs
in ENTSO-E.
Regional structures and groups of TSOs in ENTSO-E.
16:00
Discussion
16:20
Energy Security as a key topic of the Czech Presidency of the
Council of the European Union
Martin Říman, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic
16:40
Czech Republic’s view of the internal electricity market;
formulation of conclusions and recommendations of the
conference
Miroslav Vrba, Executive Director, ČEPS, Czech Republic
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Conclusion, press conference
Interpretation provided
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