First Core Training Programme
Agra, February 2000
Summary
The first edition of this course was
first delivered in Agra in February 2000, and was well received by the 70 plus
participants. The first week of the course dealt with reform of the infrastructure
sectors, including the introduction of competition in service provision and the
establishment and organization of regulatory agencies. The second week covered the
techniques of economic regulation, in particular, methods of price regulation and the
analysis underpinning these. The approach of the course was to provide participants with
the conceptual underpinnings and then illustrate how these apply in practice through
international and regional case studies on the same theme. Faculty included both leading
international experts in the field, such as Stephen Littlechild, former Director General
of Electricity Supply, Office of Electricity Regulation, UK and Alejandro Jadresic, former
energy regulator from Chile, as well as regional experts such as Rakesh Mohan of NCAER
(National Council of Applied Economic Research), India.
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programme at Agra on Independent Regulation was a unique experience. All the stakeholders
(regulators, experts, and financing organizations) from South Asian countries got an
extraordinary opportunity to learn and experience from varied angles. The quality of
books, lectures, and documentation was excellent. Senior power sector regulator |
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Participants
from various organizations such as Bangladesh Oil, Gas & Mineral Corporation,
Bangladesh; National Thermal Corporation Ltd, India; Department of National Planning,
Ministry of Finance, Sri Lanka; Public Enterprises Reform Commission, Sri Lanka; Ministry
of Planning and National Development, Maldives; Nepal Telecommunications Corporation,
Electricity Tariff Fixation Commission, Nepal; various state electricity regulatory
commissions, India; and Tariff Authority for Major Ports, India alongwith officials from
Enron Corporation, Reliance Power Limited and BPL Mobile Communications Limited, had
attended the first core training program in Agra, India.
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