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Project
MED-REG – Energy regulators
Supports the development of a modern and efficient energy regulatory framework in the Mediterranean Partner Countries and strengthens their cooperation with EU energy regulators
Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Syria, Tunisia, and Turkey
Timeframe: 2008–2009
Budget: €0.3 million (MEDA)
Objectives
It aims at strengthening cooperation between the EU energy regulators and those of the Meditearranean Partner Countries helping them to develop a modern and efficient regulatory framework. This is important for the setting up of an integrated Euro-Mediterranean energy market.
The project Support to Cooperation between the Euro-Mediterranean Energy Regulators (MED-REG) also endeavours to facilitate information exchanges and concerted approaches between EU and Partner Countries’ regulators, assist the Mediterranean countries in establishing independent energy regulators, empowering those which already exist, and developing the technical capacities of their staff.
What does it do?
The project focuses on the creation of a network for information exchange and assistance between EU and Mediterranean Partner Countries regulators. It supports the transfer of knowledge, as well as the signature of Memoranda of Understanding and/or Recommendations on the minimum competencies and requirements that Euro-Mediterranean Regulatory Authorities would need in order to reach a consistent, harmonized and investment-friendly regulatory framework.
Its main activities are carried out through the General Assembly and ad-hoc groups, comprising officials working within the national regulatory authorities. It will organise the training of Mediterranean Regulatory Authorities' staff by the Florence School of Regulation.
Actions in brief
- Sets up 4 ad-hoc groups on: electricity, gas, environment renewable energy sources and energy efficiency. Each meets three times in the 18 months duration of the project.
- Holds 2 General Assemblies, one per semester.
- Facilitates information exchanges and concerted approaches between regulators.
- Networks through the groups, assemblies, meetings, task forces and training.
- Develops the technical capacities of regulatory authorities’ staff, through general and specialised courses by the Florence School of Regulators.
