Conferences, Seminars, Workshops and other Events

A total of thirty-five participants representing twenty-eight countries attended the Observer and Outreach Countries Meeting, which was held at the Secretariat office in Brussels on 10 October 2013. The Secretariat introduced recent developments in the Energy Charter Process and its modernisation, including the updating of the Energy Charter so as to better reflect global energy dynamics.

The Energy Charter Secretariat and the Kazenergy Association together with the Delegation of the European Union to Kazakhstan organised a roundtable "Towards Sustainable Energy Cities" in Astana, Kazakhstan, on 8 October 2013. The roundtable took place within the framework of the DACO project (Yes (Da) to the Covenant of Mayors), which is financed by the European Commission and led by the Italian Province of Chieti.

The 9th meeting of the Task Force on Regional Energy Cooperation in Central and South Asia was organised by the Energy Charter Secretariat together with the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of Kazakhstan and the Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operating Company KEGOC on 7 October 2013 in Astana. The meeting was attended by over thirty participants from Austria, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Regional organisations such as the CIS Power Council,...

On 2 October 2013 the Energy Charter Secretariat hosted the meeting of the Energy Charter Trade and Transit Group. Delegates from 21 member countries and the European Commission attended the meeting to discuss the latest developments in energy infrastructure and policies in the Energy Charter constituency.

The Energy Charter Working Group on Energy Efficiency held its regular meeting on 1 October 2013. Delegates from thirteen Charter member countries, the European Commission and the observer state of Montenegro attended the meeting. Delegates were given presentations on the in-depth energy efficiency reviews of Tajikistan and Ukraine, prepared earlier this year. It was agreed to forward to the Energy Charter Conference for adoption by written procedure the recommendations made to the governments...

The partners of the regional study 'Gobitec and the Asian Supergrid' for renewable energy sources in Northeast Asia held a regional workshop on 26-27 September 2013 in Irkutsk, Russian Federation. "Gobitec" is a new industrial initiative, where electricity is produced from renewable energy sources in the desert regions of Mongolia and China and brought to the industrial centres of Mongolia, China, the Republic of Korea and Japan via high-voltage lines. The "Asian Supergrid" initiative aims to...

The presentation by Mr. Tomasz Bak will take place at the premises of the Energy Charter Secretariat on 24 September 2013 at 11:00 and will be followed by the discussion. Mr. Bak is seconded by the Polish Government to the Office of the Secretary General under the Secretariat's Young Professionals programme.

Energy Challenges in the Asia-Pacific Region: Possible Solutions

The Energy Charter Secretariat and the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Indonesia together with the National Energy Council organised a conference in Bali, Indonesia on 19-20 September 2013 entitled the Bali Energy Forum. This Forum was themed "Energy Challenges in the Asia-Pacific Region: Possible Solutions". Over the two days many topics of relevance were addressed and the various factors impacting on...

The seminar was held back-to-back with a workshop organised by the Energy Charter Secretariat on 4 July 2013 in Amman, Jordan. The Energy Charter provides for an international framework for energy cooperation and market integration. The Rabat Energy Forum in September 2012 stressed the relevance of the Energy Charter principles and rules for the MENA region. The back-to-back events highlighted the common goals and principles pursued by the EU-funded project 'Paving the way for the Mediterranean...

The Energy Charter Secretariat and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan held a High-Level Meeting in Amman on 3 July 2013 on the topic "Sustainable energy in the Middle East and North Africa: Renewables, efficiency and regional cooperation". The meeting was held under the patronage of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of Jordan H.E. Eng. Malek Kabariti and gathered over seventy participants from government, energy companies, regional and...