ERI - Baltic Region
(Last Updated: 23-AUG-10)
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| LEAD REGULATOR | CONTACT PERSONS | E-MAIL | PHONE | PUC (Latvia) | Ainars Mengelsons Lija Makare | Ainars.Mengelsons@sprk.gov.lv Lija.Makare@sprk.gov.lv | +37 1 709 7208 |
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Lead Regulator Letter to Stakeholders
ERGEG Electricity Regional Initiative Baltic REM - Stakeholders Information |
| THE REGION AT A GLANCE | The Baltic electricity REM is led by the Latvian Energy Regulator (PUC) and aims to integrate Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania into one electricity regional market.The Baltic region represents 18885 GWh of final electricity consumption, 0,71 % of the EU 25 final electricity consumption. The Baltic electricity REM has the potential to function as the link between the Central-East and the Northern European regional markets. Co-operation between network operators, grids access, balancing rules and transparency are the four key priorities of the Baltic electricity REM. |
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KEY ACHIEVEMENTS SO FAR - August 2007 | General issues | - The Stakeholder Group met in April and provided an update on the work of the IGs and on the agreed Action Plan.
- At present, focus has been on evaluating the impact of the start of the Estlink operation. This exercise has produced practical proposals on how to avoid pan-caking of payments.
- A working paper on licensing issues has also been produced and no major barriers to entry were identified.
| Priority I Cooperation between network operators (including cross border issues and availability of transmission capacity). | - Work on ITC issues towards the delivery of a Working Paper stating the Baltic TSOs opinion on the ETSO ITC mechanism is ongoing.
- The region is currently investigating solutions to pancaking regarding payments for transferring the energy to Estlink. A meeting is planned with Finnish TSO representative.
| Priority II Access to grids and balancing rules | - The IG on balancing issues will further develop draft Working Paper on Balancing in the Baltics (the first draft has already been prepared).
- Producers came up with the proposal to include in the further actions the problems of market design and fair transmission pricing.
| Priority III Availability and control of information | · The NRAs agreed on using the ERGEG Transparency Guidelines for Good Practice as the key template for assessing transparency across the Baltic region. | Priority IV Market development and compatibility with national legislation | · The IG on Licensing issues produced a summary paper on the license issuing procedures in the Baltics. |
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| 1st Baltic RCC/SG Tallin, 21 April 2006 |
SG - STAKEHOLDER GROUP MEETINGS |
| 2nd Baltic SG Riga, 3 July 2006 |
| 3rd Baltic SG Vinius, 23 November 2006 |
| 4th Baltic SG Riga, 3 April 2007 |
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Interconnections | Transparency | Balancing | Regulation | Congestion Management | Other (region specific) | | Availability and control of information | | Access to the grids, balancing rules in national legislation | Co-operation between network operators (including cross border issues and availability of transmission capacity)
| Market developments and compatibility with national legislation |
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