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INOGATE & Energy markets

To differing degrees, all INOGATE Partner Countries (PCs) face increasing dependence on energy imports, constraints on their energy resources and the challenge of affordable, secure energy for all their users. International experience shows that to address these challenges it is important to develop competitive national and regional energy markets. Consumers will thus be able to choose better and cheaper energy products and services and energy companies will have an incentive to provide better products and services in a competitive market.

The development of regional energy markets allows electricity and gas to be traded easily across borders, moving from where it is produced to where it is needed and also to reduce price volatility. This also allows for provision of renewable electricity, not just nationally, but also to customers in neighboring PCs.

To enable electricity and gas to flow freely between the PCs, a much higher degree of inter-connection between them is required. Electricity and gas market rules in each PC must be amended to encourage rather than inhibit cross-border trading and electricity and gas flows. An important existing barrier to cross-border trade is the difference in the achieved level of liberalisation of national markets in electricity and gas, i.e. they do not speak the same market and exchange ‘language’.

In addressing the development of national energy markets, INOGATE assists interested PCs to achieve the maximum approximation of their electricity and gas primary and secondary legislation with the EU legislation and in this way to open their markets to competition and bring investments.

In addressing the development of regional markets, INOGATE provides support to a framework for improving energy cross-border trade and cooperation for the three regional markets – Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia - in both the electricity and gas sectors. INOGATE also promotes networking and exchange of experiences with European organisations such as the European network of transmission system operators for electricity (ENTSO-E) and European network of transmission system operators for Gas (ENTSO-G).

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INOGATE sums up 20 years of activity at final high-level conference
14/04/2016 - Brussels, Belgium

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 s... Read more

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Supporting Ukraine’s energy security through increased renewable energy investments from the private sector
13/04/2016 - Kiev, Ukraine

Ukraine has been facing a drastic decrease in renewable energy investment since 2014. The country went from being the largest recipient of renewable investment in the region, to almost non-existent investment flows based on the 2015 regional R... Read more

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INOGATE & Energy markets

Activity Title ▴▾ Date ▴ Status ▴▾ Location Type
Participation of INOGATE experts in Regional Electricity Cooperation in South Caucasus, Tbilisi, Georgia 30/06/2015 - 01/07/2015 Completed Tbilisi (Georgia) Other Event
Event
Assistance to the Ministry of Economy for the transposition of Directives 2009/72/EC & 2009/73/EC into the national legislation 06/07/2015 - 07/07/2015 Completed Chisinau (Moldova) Event
Other Event
Executive summary of the 7th Interim Progress Report 01/02/2015 - 31/08/2015 Completed Reports and Studies
Informal meeting of the INOGATE Country Coordinators 28/09/2015 - 29/09/2015 Completed Kiev (Ukraine) Event
INOGATE Meetings
Georgia: Regional Workshop on “Gas infrastructure. Pipelines for maximum operating pressure over 16 bar. Functional requirements” 20/10/2015 - 22/10/2015 Completed Tbilisi (Georgia) Event
Seminars & Workshops
Regional Workshop “Security of supply and interconnectivity: helping INOGATE Partner Countries to adopt adequate regulatory frameworks, methodologies and tools” 10/12/2015 - 10/12/2015 Completed Brussels (Belgium) Event
Study visits
Workshop on the Assistance to the Ministry of Energy for the adoption of TPA legislation in the electricity transmission networks of Armenia 15/12/2015 - 15/12/2015 Completed Yerevan (Armenia) Event
Country Requests (AHEFS)
Energy Policy Talks “Rational Use of Electricity- Optimizing the Electricity Value Chain (from Generation to Consumption) “ 25/02/2016 - 25/02/2016 Completed Tbilisi (Georgia) Event
Other Event
INOGATE Regional and Country Work Plans 2015-2016 26/02/2015 - 26/02/2016 Ongoing Brussels (Belgium) Reports and Studies
Assistance to Moldelectrica in defining and developing its TSO planning function (CWP.02.MD) 02/03/2016 - 02/03/2016 Completed Chisinau (Moldova) Event
Other Event
Country Requests (AHEFS)
Setting up an independent energy regulator in Azerbaijan - perspectives, concerns and overall planning 09/03/2016 - 09/03/2016 Completed Baku (Azerbaijan) Event
Final Conference on “EU Energy Cooperation with Eastern Neighborhood and Central Asia” 17/03/2016 - 17/03/2016 Completed Brussels (Belgium) INOGATE Meetings
Event
Success stories 17/03/2016 - 17/04/2016 Completed Publications
5th Energy Policy Talk “How to achieve future investments in Renewable Energy in Ukraine - overcoming political, legal, regulatory & technical barriers” 21/04/2016 - 21/04/2016 Completed Kiev (Ukraine) Event
INOGATE Meetings
Other Event
Preparation of a concept note and a road map for the setup of an independent energy regulator, towards the development of the country's energy market (CWP.01.AZ) 01/01/2016 - 30/04/2016 Ongoing Baku (Azerbaijan) Country Requests (AHEFS)
Assistance to Market Participants for the development of the Electricity Commercial Metering Code in Ukraine 23/05/2016 - 23/05/2016 Completed Kiev (Ukraine) Event
Seminars & Workshops
ITS Activity Completion Reports (ACR) 06/06/2016 - 07/06/2016 Completed Other Event
Reports and Studies

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