EU4Energy Policy Forum on energy subsidies taking place in Kyrgyzstan
Thursday, 28 June 2018 12:14EU4Energy Policy Forum on energy subsidies taking place in Kyrgyzstan o.polyuga Thu, 06/28/2018 - 11:14
International Energy Agency (IEA) is holding a three-day Policy Forum in Issyk Kul, Kyrgyzstan, on 26-28 June, focusing on energy security and energy subsidies. The forum, organised in the framework of the EU4Energy programme, will cover energy demand restraint programmes, fuel switching, response mechanisms and energy access.
Over 80 participants, including officials and experts from 11 countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Republic of Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan) are attending the forum.
The aim is to promote policy discussion on energy subsidies and, in particular, to address government practices that set energy prices and subsidise different forms of energy, thereby discouraging investment in the sector and preventing energy system self-sufficiency. Discussions during the forum will address these challenges and will consider pathways to reach fully cost-reflective tariffs that also allow for planned capital investment.
They will also consider best practice examples on the gradual phase-out of subsidies and exchange information on tariff methodologies for electricity and heat tariffs in EU4Energy countries.
Statisticians from 10 different countries are playing a key role in the event, in line with the EU4Energy programme’s core objective of promoting evidence-based policy making. The IEA energy data team has put together an interactive programme of exercises to help non-data specialists to increase their use of data in decision making.
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The event is part of the EU’s EU4Energy programme. The IEA is leading the implementation of the EU4Energy programme for the following Eastern Partnership and Central Asian countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Republic of Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. The programme’s aim is to work with the 11 beneficiary countries on improving energy data capabilities and enhancing data collection and monitoring, as well as assisting them in evidence-based energy policy design pertinent to the country’s needs.
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