INOGATE Technical Secretariat will organise a Regional Seminar and Study Visit on the Development of Harmonisation Road Maps and Action Plans, and Capacity Building recommendations. The event is scheduled to take place in London, United Kingdom from 8^th to 11^th July 2013 and will be hosted by the British Standards Institution (BSI).

One of the aims of the INOGATE Technical Secretariat project is to promote the use and harmonisation of European and International gas and electricity standards.

During the workshop speakers will present the final results of the ”Review of standardisation and technical legislation systems of INOGATE Partner Countries”,  the draft versions of Harmonisation Road Maps and Action Plans and possibly a Capacity Building TNA. The workshop will be also an occasion to validate the final data collected on priority gas and electricity standards for each INOGATE Partner Country. In addition, a representative of the EASC Bureau of Standards will present the procedure for the adoption of gas standards translated into Russian.

The purpose of the study visit will be to demonstrate to the INOGATE Partner Countries’ representative’s work of the National Standards Body of the United Kingdom as an example of good practices in the European Union. In addition, there  will be an opportunity to visit gas and/or electricity sector company facilities in the United Kingdom.

More information and Event documentation will be available soon here.

The INOGATE Technical Secretariat (ITS) is organizing a communication workshop on sustainable energy in the Republic of Belarus. Theworkshop intends to gather key stakeholders involved in awareness raising activities and information campaigns on sustainable energy in Belarus, including state authorities and organizations, NGOs, universities, media and other relevant groups. The workshop will provide a forum for discussing the organization of awareness raising campaign(s) on sustainable energy, focusing on energy efficiency.

As part of the INOGATE Programme, the INOGATE Technical Secretariat is organising every second year local information events in the INOGATE Partner Countries. 

The event aims to raise awareness on the EU-Armenia energy cooperation within the framework of the INOGATE programme and the Energy Community amongst Armenian energy stakeholders, especially as regards Ad-Hoc Expert Facility, sustainable energy and investment facilitation, harmonisation of gas and electricity standards, as well as benefits and implications of a full membership in Energy Community Treaty The event will feature two half-day sessions. Speakers would include representatives of the INOGATE Technical Secretariat and the Energy Community Secretariat. 

INOGATE's Combination Study Tour/Workshop "Sustainable Energy Financing" took place in Vienna, Austria on 16 May 2013. The event targets bankers and helping show them how to conduct business in the area of sustainable energy.  Two site tours, one of a completed Energy Efficiecy project and the other of a completed Renewable Energy project, were carried out.  In this event, EU bankers helped bankers from INOGATE Partner Countries to better understand what to look for to reduce risk and achieve success in this business.  The Event's documents are avaliable here.