GLOBAL REGULATORY NETWORK

1. IT IS ONE WORLD… With Many Regulators (303 Energy Regulators at last count) GLOBAL REGULATORY NETWORK Committee on International Relations Portland, Oregon July 2008 Committee on International Relations Portland, Oregon July 2008

2. African Forum for Utility Regulation Algeria Tanzania Cameroon Togo Cote d’Ivoire Uganda Gambia Zambia Ghana Zimbabwe Kenya Malawi Mali Namibia Nigeria Niger Senegal South Africa http://www.afurnet.org/

3. African Forum for Utility Regulation • To support the development of effective utility regulation in Africa • Facilitate exchange of information and experiences • Support capacity building efforts in the region • Facilitate the harmonization of regulatory policies • Sectors focused on: energy, communications, transport, and water and sanitation

4. Asociación Iberoamericana de Entidades Reguladoras de la Energia Argentina Peru Bolivia Portugal Brazil Spain Chile Uruguay Colombia Venezuela Costa Rica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama Regional Commission for Electricity Interconnection System http://www.ariae.org/acuerdo.html

5. Asociación Iberoamericana de Entidades Reguladoras de la Energia • Latin American Association of Energy Regulating Organizations • Expanded scope from just electricity to all energy sectors (natural gas, hydrocarbons, biofuels) • To promote • The exchange of experiences and knowledge • The formation and qualification of personnel • Cooperation in activities of common interest including investigation and development

6. Canadian Association of Members of Public Utility Tribunals National Energy Board Alberta Utilities Commission British Columbia Utilities Commission Manitoba Public Utilities Board New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board Newfoundland and Labrador Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities Northwest Territories Public Utilities Board Nunavut Utility Rates Review Council Prince Edward Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission Régie de l’ énergie du Québec Ontario Energy Board Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel Yukon Utilities Board http://www.camput.org/

7. Canadian Association of Members of Public Utility Tribunals • Members’ responsibilities include • Electricity, Water, Natural Gas, Pipelines • Some also have responsibility for items such as automobile insurance • Vision • To build an internationally recognized professional organization of innovative public utility regulators. • Education is a significant part of the mission

8. Council of European Energy Regulators Austria Netherlands Belgium Norway Bulgaria Cyprus Poland Czech Republic Portugal Denmark Romania Estonia Slovak Republic Finland Slovenia France Spain Germany Sweden Greece UK – Great Britain Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta http://www.energy-regulators.eu/portal/page/portal/EER_HOME

9. Council of European Energy Regulators • Brings together the energy regulators from the member states of the European Union and European Economic Area • Platform for cooperation, information exchange, and assistance between regulators • Aim is to facilitate the creation of a single efficient, sustainable and competitive European energy market • CEER interfaces with the European Commission • Ensure consistent application of competition law

10. East Asia and Pacific Infrastructure Regulatory Forum Cambodia Australia China Fiji Indonesia Kiribati Republic of Korea Micronesia Hong Kong New Zealand Japan Papua New Guinea Lao PDR Samoa Malaysia Solomon Islands Mongolia Tonga The Philippines Timor-Leste Singapore Vanuatu Thailand American Samoa Vietnam http://www.eapirf.org/

11. East Asia and Pacific Infrastructure Regulatory Forum • Mission is to enhance regulatory decision making through • the exchange of information and experience • the promotion of training programs focused on regulatory issues common among countries • Sectors addressed: Energy (Oil and Gas and Electricity), Telecommunications and Broadcasting, Water and Sanitation, Transport (Rail, Toll Roads, Ports and Public Transportation) • Currently supported by the Australian Government and the World Bank

12. Inter-regional Association of the Regional Energy Commissions (to be continued) Russian Federation Belgorod Region Novgorod Region Tula Region Bryansk Region Orenburg Region Ulyanovsk Region Ivanovo Region Oryol Region Yaroslav Region Kirov Region Perm Region Novosibirsk Region Kostroma Region Rostov Region Sakhalin Region Kurgan Region Samara Region Volgorod Region Kursk Region Sverdlovosk Region Voronezh Region Murmansk Region Tomsk Region Saint Petersburg Pskov Region Vladimir Region Saratov Region Volgograd Region Smolensk Region Tambov Region Tver Region Arkhangelsk Region Kaliningrad Region Kaluga Region Kemerovo Region Leningrad Region Lipetsk Region http://www.mtu-net.ru/marek/eng/index_marec_e.html

13. Inter-regional Association of the Regional Energy Commissions (continued) Russian Federation Republic of Dagestan Altai Territory Krasnodar Territory Kabardino-Balkariyan Republic Primorski Krai Krasnoyarsk Territory Republic of Kalmykia Stavropolski Krai Republic of Kareliya Chuvash Republic Republic of Altay Yamolo-Nenets Autonomous District Tyumenskaya Republic of Khakassia Udmurtskaya Republic Republic of Bashkortostan Republic of Buryatia Karachayevo-Cherkessian Republic Republic of Komi Republic of Maryiel Republic of Mordovia Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) RSO Alaniya Republic of Tatarstan Republic of Tuva Kazakhstan

14. Inter-regional Association of the Regional Energy Commissions • Established to • Assist in the creation of an effective system of regulation in the territory of the Russian Federation • Participate in the development and implementation of a uniform tariff policy • Render organizational, legal, methodological and consultancy to members • Participate in the development of norms and methods of regulation of the energy sector • Study and disseminate experiences in regulation • Assist in the development of training and educational programs • Enhance and strengthen the ties between science, education, and the practical regulatory process • Raise the prestige of the professional regulation authorities in the energy sector

15. The Nordic Energy Regulators Denmark Finland Iceland Norway Sweden https://www.nordicenergyregulators.org/

16. The Nordic Energy Regulators • Cooperative organization for Nordic regulatory authorities in the energy field • Provide a framework for discussion of regulatory issues and exchange of experience • Provide the necessary elements for the development of regulation • Develop joint approaches for transnational utilities • Work to establish common policies toward agreed-upon issues • Created to actively promote legal and institutional framework and conditions necessary for developing the Nordic and European electricity markets

17. Organisation of Caribbean Utility Regulators Bahamas Barbados Belize Guyana Jamaica Trinidad and Tobago http://www.oocur.org/

18. Organisation of Caribbean Utility Regulators • Primary objectives • To assist in the improvement of utility regulation • To foster transparent and stable regulation through autonomous and independent regulators • To undertake research, training and development • To facilitate understanding of regulatory issues and sharing of experiences

19. Regional Electricity Regulators Association of Southern Africa Lesotho Malawi Namibia South Africa Zambia

20. Regional Electricity Regulators Association of Southern Africa • Provides a platform for effective cooperation between independent electricity regulators within the region • Part of the work of the Southern African Development Corporation

21. South Asia Forum for Infrastructure Regulation Buthan India Chattisgarh Federal Andhra Pradesh Himachal Pradesh Jharkland Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttaranchal Assam Delhi Maharashtra Punjab Tamil Nadu Nepal Pakistan Sri-Lanka http://safirasia.org/

22. South Asia Forum for Infrastructure Regulation • Aims to • provide high quality capacity building and training • Stimulate research by building a network of regional and international institutions and individuals active in the field of regulation • Focuses on electricity, natural gas, telecommunications, water, and transport • Established with the support of the World Bank • World Bank selected PricewaterhouseCoopers, India as the Administrative Partner to support SAFIR

23. Energy Regulators Regional Association Albania Kazakhstan Poland USA Armenia Kosovo Romania Azerbaijan Kyrgyz Republic Russian Federation Bosnia and Herzegovina Saudi Arabia Bulgaria Latvia Slovakia Croatia Lithuania Serbia Estonia Macedonia Turkey Georgia Moldova Ukraine Hungary Mongolia United Arab Emirates Jordan Montenegro http://www.erranet.org/

24. Energy Regulators Regional Association • Comprised of independent energy regulatory bodies primarily from the Central European and Eurasian region, with Affiliates from Asia and the Middle East • Developed to offer a formal platform for exchanging experiences and ideas to better learn from the experiences of others • To improve energy regulation in member countries • To foster development of stable energy regulators with autonomy and authority • To promote opportunities for training • Technical forums, meetings, and study tours have been provided by NARUC through a Cooperative Agreement with USAID

25. California Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Maine Maryland Minnesota Missouri New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania South Dakota Texas Vermont Washington Wyoming States Participating in Overseas ERRA Presentations

26. States with Commissioners who Gave Overseas Presentations to ERRA Meetings Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Maine Maryland Minnesota Missouri New Hampshire New Jersey North Carolina North Dakota Oregon Pennsylvania South Dakota Texas Vermont 28 Commissioners from 21 States

27. States with Staff who Gave Overseas Presentations at ERRA Meetings California District of Columbia Illinois Indiana Iowa Missouri New Jersey New York Ohio Pennsylvania Texas Vermont Washington Wyoming 28 Staff Members from 14 States

28. States with NARUC Regulatory Partnerships Indiana (Albania) Iowa (Moldova) Michigan (Nigeria) Missouri (Rwanda) New Jersey (Bulgaria) New York (Croatia) Ohio (Ghana) Pennsylvania (Serbia, Zambia) Texas (Nicaragua) Vermont (Georgia, Macedonia) Washington (Kyrgyz Republic) 11 States with 13 Partnerships

29. General Topics of Presentations at ERRA Conferences by NARUC Participants • Competition, Unbundling, and Market Monitoring • Regulatory Roles and Practices • Legal Practices • Conservation, Demand Response, and Renewable Generation • Low Income / Social Issues

30. General Topics of Presentations at ERRA Conferences by NARUC Participants • Pricing, Tariff, and Ratemaking Matters • Adequacy of Supply • Data Access / Public Involvement • Quality of Service • Natural Gas Issues

31. Other Regulatory Resources • International Energy Regulation Network • http://www.iern.net/index.htm • A web platform that aims at facilitating information on exchange on electricity and natural gas market regulation. • A place where regulators can exchange information about training courses, conferences and online resources on energy regulation • Longer-term, IERN aims at becoming not only vector for exchanging existing information, but also a producer of in-house working papers on best practice • Managed by the Florence School of Regulation • Global Regulatory Network Program • http://www.globalregulatorynetwork.org/Files/Library.htm • Links to a series of presentations and white papers

32. Other Regulatory Resources • NARUC Committee on International Relations • http://www.naruc.org/committees.cfm?c=52 • U.S. Agency for International Development (Energy Page) • http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/economic_growth_and_trade/energy/

33. Reasons to Become/Stay Involved in International Activities • From 2003 Working Paper on the Benefits of Regulatory Exchange Participation • Participation Sharpens Regulators’ Skills • Globalization • Participation Advances US National Policy/Security “Without the support and hard work of its members, NARUC would not be able to undertake international work. The commissioners and staff play an invaluable role by contributing their time, expertise, and energy to educate and inform regulators from developing countries through a variety of forums, including: the hosting of visiting foreign delegations, engagement in exchange visits, involvement in regulatory partnerships, and participation in technical conferences in both the United States and abroad.”