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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

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Regional Work Plan en, ru Other
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26/02/2015 4408
Country Work Plan: Armenia en, ru Other
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26/02/2015 4412
Country Work Plan: Azerbaijan en, ru Other
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26/02/2015 4416
Country Work Plan: Belarus en, ru Other
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26/02/2015 4420
Country Work Plan: Georgia en, ru Other
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26/02/2015 4424
Country Work Plan: Kazakhstan en, ru Other
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26/02/2015 4428
Country Work Plan: Kyrgyzstan en, ru Other
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26/02/2015 4432
Country Work Plan: Moldova en, ru Other
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26/02/2015 4436
Country Work Plan: Tajikistan en, ru Other
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26/02/2015 4440
Country Work Plan: Uzbekistan en, ru Other
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26/02/2015 4444
Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia – Highlights 2013 en, ru Status report
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20/10/2014 3222
INOGATE Programme Status Report 2011 en, ru Status report
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01/02/2013 1451
Final Status Report 2011 & preparation of the next Status Report en Presentation
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