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Final Conference on “EU Energy Cooperation with Eastern Neighborhood and Central Asia”

Objective

Ministers, deputy-ministers and other high-ranking officials from INOGATE Partner Countries (PCs), Directors-General from the European Commission and European representatives of international financial organisations, energy agencies, the private sector, think tanks and academics gathered in Brussels, Belgium on 17 March 2016 to celebrate 20 years of INOGATE Programme activity in energy cooperation and to plan future action to further this cooperation. The event was organised by the European Commission, with support from the EU-funded INOGATE Technical Secretariat project.

The conference, “EU Energy Cooperation with Eastern Neighbourhood and Central Asia”, was opened with a keynote address by Mr Johannes Hahn, EU Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations. He presented energy as “a key to stabilisation but also fundamental to economic development, competitiveness, social development and the quality of the daily lives of citizens.” The address was followed by two high-level panel discussions, one on energy security and sustainability, the other on energy investments. In closing the morning session, Mr. Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President for Energy Union of the European Commission described the conference as “representing the turning of a new page in our energy cooperation”. He added “by no means will we loosen our cooperation – but the mechanisms will be updated. We are concluding a very successful programme and introducing a new one to replace it. We are about to launch the follow-up to INOGATE in two months' time to last until 2020 with a budget of €21 million. The new programme will reflect the current reality and we are making sure it is future-proof”.

Breakout sessions in the afternoon gave delegates the opportunity to discuss various aspects of INOGATE’s activities over the years: evidence-based policy making using energy statistics, empowering consumers by raising awareness on energy efficiency, energy markets and tariffs, attracting investment and energy regulation. Speakers from Partner Countries described their experiences in improving these aspects of energy cooperation with the help of the INOGATE Programme over the years.

An exhibition and networking area gave delegates the opportunity to network and find out the latest information on energy projects in the Partner Countries, as well as interacting with country delegates.





Key Data

Parent project

New INOGATE Technical Secretariat and integrated programme in support of the Baku Initiative and the Eastern Partnership energy objectives

Country

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

Thematic Areas

Energy policy, Energy tariffs, Energy markets, Energy standards, Energy security, Renewable energy, Energy efficiency, Energy investments, Energy statistics

Activity Types

INOGATE Meetings, Event

Implementation period

17 March 2016

Location

Brussels (Belgium)

Photos

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Document and Publications

Document title ▴ Language Type Date ▴▾
Ms. Svetlana Bulgac, Head of the Industry, Energy and Construction Statistics Division, National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova en, ru Presentation 17/03/2016
Agenda of the High-level Conference en, ru Agenda 17/03/2016
Mr. Amil Murzalyiev, Head of Electricity Department, Ministry of Energy of the Azerbaijan Republic en, ru Presentation 17/03/2016
Mr. Andrej Sorich, Head of the Department of Strategic Development and External Investment Cooperation, Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Belarus en, ru Presentation 17/03/2016
Mr. Anton Goguadze, Deputy Technical Director, Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation, Georgia en, ru Presentation 17/03/2016
Mr. Areg Galstyan, Deputy Minister from the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Armenia en, ru Presentation 17/03/2016
Mr. Artur Vardanyan, Commissioner, Public Service Regulatory Commission of the Republic of Armenia en, ru Presentation 17/03/2016
Mr. Denis Tumuruc, Deputy Director, Energy Efficiency Agency (AEE) of the Republic of Moldova en, ru Presentation 17/03/2016
Mr. Gogita Todraze, Head of Business Statistics Division, National Statistics Office (GEOSTAT) of Georgia en, ru Presentation 17/03/2016
Mr. Ioseb Vardoshvili, Deputy Head of Economic Affairs Office, Tbilisi City Hall, Georgia en, ru Presentation 17/03/2016
Mr. Janez Kopač, Director, Energy Community Secretariat en, ru Presentation 17/03/2016
Mr. Lilian Barcaru, Head of the Service Quality Monitoring Section, Department for Regulation of Licensed Activities and Investments, National Agency for Energy Regulation of the Republic of Moldova en, ru Presentation 17/03/2016
Mr. Mark Allington, INOGATE Technical Secretariat & Vice President for Energy & Climate, ICF en, ru Presentation 17/03/2016
Mr. Martin Hullin, Project Manager, REN21 Secretariat en, ru Presentation 17/03/2016
Mr. Mikheil Mumladze, Head of Analytical Department, Ministry of Energy of Georgia en, ru Presentation 17/03/2016
Mr. Mikheil Shalamberidze, Head of commercial department, Georgian Gas Transportation Company (GGTC), Georgia en, ru Presentation 17/03/2016
Mr. Paul Moulin, Team Leader, EU-funded project CASEP (Sustainable Energy Programme for Central Asia, Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Efficiency) en, ru Presentation 17/03/2016
Mr. Pavlo Homyk, Head of Scientific and Technical Policy Development of “Naftogaz of Ukraine” NJSC, Ukraine en, ru Presentation 17/03/2016
Mr. Pavlo Ladetskyi, Head of Energy Management and Standardisation Department, The State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine (SAEE) en, ru Presentation 17/03/2016
Mr. Scott Foster, Director, Sustainable Energy Division, United nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) en, ru Presentation 17/03/2016
Mr. Sulkhan Zumburidze, Chairman of Management Board of the Georgian State Electrosystem, Georgia en, ru Presentation 17/03/2016
Ms. Céline Rouquette, Head of Non Member Countries section at the Energy Data Centre, International Energy Agency (IEA) en, ru Presentation 17/03/2016
Ms. Keti Sandroshvili, Head of the Market Strategy Development Department, JSC Electricity System Commercial Operator, Georgia en, ru Presentation 17/03/2016
Ms. Mariana Botezatu, Head of the Main Department of Energy Security and Efficiency of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Moldova en, ru Presentation 17/03/2016
Ms. Mirgul Aidarova, State-Secretary, Head of Tariff Department, State Agency for Regulation of Fuel and Energy Complex within the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic en, ru Presentation 17/03/2016

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Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Moldova
Russian Federation
Tajikistan
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
 
Thematic Areas
Energy policy
Energy tariffs
Energy markets
Energy standards
Energy security
Renewable energy
Energy efficiency
Energy investments
Energy statistics
 
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Project reports
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Agenda
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