The new INOGATE Project N i k o s T s a k a l i d i s

D e p u t y T e a m L e a d e r

S e n i o r G a s / e l e c t r i c i t y m a r k e t e x p e r t

V e n i c e , M a y 2 2 n d , 2 0 1 3

www.inogate.org

What is INOGATE? An EU-funded programme for regional energy cooperation between the European Union and its Partner Countries in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia

12 INOGATE Partner Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

INOGATE Development 1996-2012

Expansion Phase Launch of Baku Initiative, Energy Road Map adopted by Ministers at 2nd Ministerial Conference in Astana providing long-term strategy

Phase 3: Nov 2004 - present

Demonstration Phase Proves impact of small-scale demonstration projects such as cross-border gas metering stations helping to improve transparency of gas trade

Phase 2: 2000-2004

Technical audits phase reveal need for over 5 billion EUR in investments for rehabilitating energy infrastructures

Phase 1: 1996-1999

INOGATE Launch The Interstate Oil & Gas Transport to Europe (NIOGATE) Programme as first-ever regional energy cooperation of this scale

Launch 1996

INOGATE in numbers 1996-2011 Pr

ojec

ts &

Sup

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s • Over 60 projects implemented

• Over 40 million EUR in small-scale emergency equipment and supplies

Aid • 125 million

EUR in technical assistance

• Policy changes & legislative support

• technologies

Peop

le

• Over 7,000 persons trained

INOGATE - Targeted energy sectors

Electricity Renewable Energy Energy Efficiency

Gas Climate Change Statistics

New ITS - Fact Box

• Project title: INOGATE Technical Secretariat (ITS)

• Budget: € 16.5 million • Duration: 36 months (02.2012 – 01.2015) • Partner Countries:

– Eastern Europe - Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine, – Caucasus - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia – Central Asia - Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan,

Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan • Four Project Components (A,B,C,D)

New ITS - Project Components

A - Coordination

• ITS operation • Communication

Strategy • Investments

policy • Monitoring

• 18%

B – Electricity & Gas

• Regulation • Standards • Cross-border

trade • Losses

• 34%

C- Sustainable Energy

• RES • EE

• 24%

D – Energy Statistics

• Energy Statistics

• Energy balances

• 24%

Topics of Component B

EU best practices and advice in the field of E & G primary and secondary legislation

Harmonisation of electricity and gas standards and codes

Support to a framework improving energy cross border trade and cooperation

Sustainable and efficient energy transit infrastructures

Stakeholders Targeted

Cabinets of Ministers Ministries in charge of Energy Ministries of Economy

Electricity Companies (TSOs) Gas Companies (TSOs) Commercial System Operators

NSBs (National Standardisation Bodies) Certification & Accreditation organisation

Energy Regulators Consumer protection Organisations

Research Energy Institutes

EU partner organizations

Legal framework analysis of cross-

border trade

Capacity Gap Analysis, Capacity

Building Strategy for TSO/operators

Promotion of cooperation between

TSOs

Promotion of cooperation TSOs &

ENTSO/G.

• Seminars • study tours • Studies • Reports • AHEF

Cross border cooperation opportunities and benefits as well as EU best practices are showcased to the PCs Obstacles to trade in regional markets identified and ways of mitigation discussed and “fed-in” to AHEF TSOs advised on improvement of technical, operational and financial competences. Cross-boarder trade communication among PCs is improved A “process” for the creation of regional markets is being initiated and sustained

Work Programme (2013 - 2014) Seminars, Workshops, Study tours

12

May 2013, Venice, Milan…

…study tour, Increased cooperation with ENTSO-E and EU TSOs

Feb 2014, Tbilisi….

Apr 2014, Kiev….

July 2014, Almaty…

12

Nov 2014, Brussels…

…final conference on cross-border trade

…seminar, promotion of cooperation between TSOs(sub-regional). Improvement of TSOs competences

…seminar, promotion of cooperation between TSOs(sub-regional). Improvement of TSOs competences

…seminar, promotion of cooperation between TSOs(sub-regional). Improvement of TSOs competences

Work Programme (2013 - 2014) Studies, Reports, AHEF

Study on legal review of cross border trading

Oct 2013

Recommendations for removal of barriers. Drafting legislative amendments

Up to 31 applications to be implemented in total Up to 50-60 man days per application

Identification of the needs of TSOs in terms of their future organisation (human and other resources) in order to be able to respond to their role

To record the improvement of contacts between TSOs, regional agreements

Gap analysis and TNA of TSOs

Oct 2013

TSOs Co-operation platform report

Sep 2014

Report on improved Contacts with EU TSOs

Oct 2014

AHEF

Identification of the needs of TSOs in terms of their future organisation (human and other resources) in order to be able to respond to their role.

How AHEF works ?

Selection

Eligible Applicant:

ITS Project Team:

Implementation

AHEF Project ToR

Application for TA under the AHEF

EC Approval:

Pool of Experts

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Examples of received AHEF

Armenia ArmRusGasProm: Underground Storage Strategic Reserve

Azerbaijan Azerigas: Safety, security and integrity of transmission systems

Georgia GOGC: Training in Cathodic Protection System Design according to

International Standards and Best Practices Moldova

Moldovagaz: Technologies and methodologies of gas loss detection and reduction in distribution networks

Ukraine Naftogaz, NERC: EU experience with organisation and operation of

wholesale gas markets Tajikistan

Tajiktransgas: Development of the methodology for calculation of technological gas losses and costs of house load needs when operating gas transmission pipelines and installations

The new Technical Experts Groups (TEGs)

Purpose

Presentation of Component A

Strengthen ownership and results of the project activities

TEGs as a contact point

TEGs will support the CC / WGMs in the overall steering of the INOGATE Programme to maximise benefits in the PCs

Team 1: Energy Policy

Team 2: Tariffs & Regulation

Team 4: Cross-border trade Electricity

Team 6: Gas infrastructure

Team 3: Licensing, Markets and Monitoring

Team 5: Cross-border trade Gas

Team 1: Standardisation policy, Technical regulations

Team 2: Gas standards

Team 3: Electricity standards

Country Experts

At the present moment 9 of the total 11 Country and Regional Experts have been selected, approved and recruited.

Name Partner country Mr. Andrey Molochko (CE) Belarus

Ms. Ludmila Burlui (CE) Moldova

Mr. Levon Vardanyan (CE) Armenia

Mr. Zaur Mammadov(CE) Azerbaijan

Mr. Irakli Verdigoreli (CE Caucasus)

Georgia

Ms. Mariyash Zhakupova Kazakhstan

Ms. Gulsara Kasymova (CE) Kyrgyzstan

Mr. Timur Valamat-Zade (CE) Tajikistan

Ms. Gunesh Bakgalova (CE) Turkmenistan

Ms. Larissa Tashkhodjaeva (CE Central Asia)

Uzbekistan

Project Team Members Located at the Main Kyiv Office

Administrative Staff Financial Controller Marina Malik

Co-ordinator/ Translator

Anna Petrus

Translator Vladimir Ternytski

Secretary Viktoria Diachkova

Ticket Assistant Maria Ilyina

Driver Sasha Zakarchenko

Component A Team Leader Lemlem Said Issa PA to Team Leader Kateryna Stasiuk

Office Manager/NKE A5 Investment Facilitation

Dmitry Strokon

Inter-regional Co-ordinator of CEs

Andrii Mitsai

Events Manager Irina Aryshchenko

Communications Manager

Elena Nikitina

Component A Experts/ Project Management - Greece

Communications Expert

Emily Koulouvaris

Communications Expert

Terpsi Ketegeni

Caucasus INOGATE Offices in Tbilisi First Caucasus INOGATE office is located in the building of the Georgian Oil and Gas Company (GOGC).

Component B

Deputy TL/ KE - Gas and Electricity

Nikos Tsakalidis

Office Manager Keti Mirianashvili

Communications and Event Expert

Rusudan Nonikashvili

Regional Officer/ Country Expert

Irakli Vardigoreli

Component B Experts / Project Management - Greece

Energy Market Governance & Electricity Expert

Sophia Nikolakaki

Energy Markets Convergence Expert

Nikos Tourlis Component B Expert - Kiev

Standardisation Expert

Viktor Petrenko

INOGATE Central Asian Office- Tashkent

16 Ahunbabayeva Str., Tashkent, 700047, Uzbekistan.

Country Expert Larissa Tashkhodjaeva

Central Asian regional office has recently been open on the premises of SC “Autogaz” office in Tashkent.

Brussels Project Liaison Office

The Brussels liaison office is located at 92, Avenue d'Auderghem, Brussels, Belgium.

Component D KE – Energy Statistics Gloria Aguinaldo

Energy Statistics Expert Tomasz Trus

Part-time Translator Ekaterina Rassadkina

Component D Experts - Croatia Energy Statistics Expert Alenka Kinderman

Loncarevic

Energy Statistics Expert Damir Pesut

Energy Statistics Expert Branko Vuk

Thank You ! Nikos Tsakalidis Key Expert, ITS project INOGATE Caucasus Regional Office Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation (GOGC) Kakheti Highway , N21, Tbilisi , 0190 Georgia 4th floor. Room 402 n.tsakalidis@inogate.org Tel: + 995 32 2 24 40 50 Fax: +995 32 2 24 40 50