Association of the Mediterranean Regulators for Electricity and Gas (MEDREG)
MEDREG Workshop on Interconnection Infrastructures
in the Mediterranean
29 April 2015, from 10h00 to 16h30 (local time)
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
Hotel Tropitel Naama Bay
AGENDA
Scope of the Workshop
This workshop completes MEDREG’s consultation on the document ‘Interconnection Infrastructure
in the Mediterranean: A Challenging Environment for Investments”. The purpose of this public
consultation was to define a shared approach on the infrastructure priorities for the Mediterranean
region and elaborate draft recommendations on how to face the main barriers that hinder
investment in energy infrastructure.
During this workshop, MEDREG will present the preliminary results of the public consultation and
seek further input and viewpoints from stakeholders before finalizing its conclusions. The workshop
presents the responses to the consultation during three sessions, each presenting answers to
three questions. The first session focuses on national institutional architectures. The second
session discusses the gas sector, security of supply and international cooperation. The third
session concerns the electricity sector, the use of existing infrastructure and the relation between
regulators and TSOs. A conclusive roundtable is devoted to discussing the main energy
infrastructure projects that are developed in the region.
The workshop is held under the Chatham House Rule.1
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Participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the
speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed.
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Introduction
10.00-10.30
Presentation of MEDREG’s activities
on energy investments
Dr. Hafez El-Salmawy
(MEDREG President, EgyptEra, Egypt)
Mr. Alessandro Ortis
(MEDREG Honorary President and CoChair of the PAM Panel on External Trade
and Investments)
Welcome speech
H.E. Dr.Mohammed Shaker El Markaby
(Minister of Electricity and Renewable
Energy, Egypt)
Opening session
Focus on national institutional architecture (Q1), financing mechanisms (Q2) and
barriers for regulators (Q6)
10:30-11.30
Rapporteur presenting the key
findings of the consultation
Ms. Veronica Lenzi (MEDREG Secretariat)
Discussant
Mr. Ernesto Bonafé (Energy Charter)
Discussion with the participants
Focus on gas resources (Q4), design of national investment plans (Q5)and principles of
security of supply, international cooperation and innovation in the power system (Q7)
11:30-12:30
Rapporteur presenting the key
findings of the consultation
Discussant
Mr. Seyit Ali Dastan (EMRA, Turkey)
Mr. Alessandro Rubino (University of Bari
and RES4MED)
Discussion with the participants
12:30-14:00
Lunch
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Focus on electricity infrastructure (Q3), use of existing infrastructure (Q8)and
cooperation between regulators and TSOs (Q9)
14:00-15:00
Rapporteur presenting the key
findings of the consultation
Ms. Marwa Mostafa (EgyptEra, Egypt)
Discussant
Mr. Michelangelo Celozzi (Med-TSO)
Discussion with the participants
Closing Roundtable: The projects to move forward
15:00-16:30
Opening remarks: Mr. Alessandro Ortis (MEDREG Honorary President and CoChair of the PAM Panel on External Trade and Investments)
Mr. Alessandro Rubino (RES4MED Senior Policy Advisor)
Ms. Nurzat Myrsalieva (RCREEE Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Policy
Analyst)
Mr. Alberto Ponti (Société Générale Managing Director, Head of Utilities )
Concluding remarks: Mr. Hafez El-Salmawy (EgyptEra, Egypt and MEDREG
President)
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