The Energy Charter Secretariat organised a Technical Workshop on Electricity Transit on 15 October 2014 in Brussels as a follow-up on its study "Price of Electricity Transit in Transition Countries". The aim of the workshop was to assist the countries of Central Asia in finalising the methodology for electricity transit, as well as to discuss broader issues of regional cooperation in the power sector.
The Forum was organised on 10 October 2014 and focused on the topic of "Securing Energy Supply: How to Better Protect Energy Networks from Disruptions" and were organised in three sessions revolving around the issues of energy networks protection from natural disasters, the human factor in the protection of energy infrastructure, and the role and importance of international cooperation.
"Why Trade Matters to Everyone" was the theme of the Public Forum held at the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters in Geneva on 1-3 October 2014. Within the sub-theme "Trade and Africa", the Energy Charter organised a Working Session "Trade in Environmental Goods as a Catalyst for Implementing the 'Sustainable Energy For All' initiative in Africa" on 2 October 2014.
The third round of negotiations on the Updated Energy Charter was held on 15-16 September 2014 in Brussels with the participation of fifty delegations from Energy Charter members and observers and a number of new participating countries.
The Ministry of Energy of Mongolia and the Energy Charter Secretariat held an Ulaanbaatar Energy Charter Forum on 26 June 2014. The Forum focused on "Developing Renewable Energy through Gobitec and the Asian Supergrid in Northeast Asia". Policy makers, international organisations, business sector representatives and other stakeholders were given the opportunity to discuss the investment potential of renewables in the Gobi desert and learn about the proposal to connect national energy grids of...
Negotiations on an updated Energy Charter, a political declaration that is to become an International or World Energy Charter continued in Brussels on 23-24 June 2014.
The Energy Charter Industry Advisory Panel (IAP) held a joint meeting with Dii and GO15 on 23 June 2014 in Manchasol, Ciudad Real, Spain. The meeting was hosted by the ACS company.