| October 30th - November 3rd, 2006 Austria - Study Tour |
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ANRE – OPCOM joint delegation visited E-Control, Cismo Group (APCS, AGCS, ECRA, EXAA and OeMAG), Wien Energie and Verbund APG |
| October 29th - November 2nd, 2006 Korea - Seul |
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During October 29th and 1st of November 2006 took place in Seoul, the APEx 2006 Annual Reunion, organized by the Association of Power Exchanges and the Korea Power Exchange. The APEx got together the representatives of the power exchanges and of the power market operators from all over the world; during the program were presented the last year evolutions of the administered markets. On November 2nd 2006, OPCOM delegation visited the Korean Power Exchange - KPX.
more details on dedicated website APEx Conference 2006.
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| October 24-25, 2006 Athens, GREECE - "Athens Forum " |
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On 24-25th of October took place the 9th Athens Forum, which debated the regional trading problems, crossborder congestion management, ITC mechanism, investments, transparency and market monitoring, social impact and affordability. Among the participants, reprezentatives from UCTE, EFET, OPCOM, Ministry of Economy and Commerce of Romania, CEER, EBRD, CIDA, the European Commission, the TSOs from Italy, Montenegro, România, Serbia. |
| October 24th 2006 Bucharest, NATIONAL THEATRE - National Companies Top |
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| During the ceremony, OPCOM SA received the prize for the second place won in the "National Companies Top - edition 2006". | ||
| October 16th, 2006 Bucharest, ROMEXPO - Companies from Bucharest Top |
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OPCOM SA took the First place at the 2005 edition of "Companies from Bucharest Top".
Because was classified among the first three companies for four years consecutively, OPCOM SA was rewarded with the TROPHY for EXCELLENCY. |
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| October 9th and 10th, 2006 Sofia and Borovets, BULGARIA - meeting NEK, Transelectrica, OPCOM |
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Meeting between representatives of NEK - National Despatching and Electricity Market Division (Bulgaria) and representatives of NC Transelectrica and OPCOM SA (România). Took place mutual exchnge of informations and opinions regarding the power markets evolutions in România and Bulgaria. Was settled the future co-operation in the Region. |
| September 20th and 21st, 2006 Bucharest, ROMÂNIA - meeting NEK, Transelectrica, OPCOM |
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| Meeting between representatives of NEK - National Despathching (Bulgaria) and NEK - Electricity Market Division (Bulgaria) and representatives of NC Transelectrica (România) and OPCOM SA (România). The meeting took place with consultancy support offered by Nord Pool Consulting (Norway) within the frame of "Power Market" Project. The main objective of the meeting was to present the proposal for co-operation to support the Regional Market development. |
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| September 6th, 2006 Belgrade, Republic of SERBIA - common meeting NACMPF SG |
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OPCOM's delegation, invited by EURELECTRIC, participates to the common meeting works NACMPF SG of SETSO TF – EFET TF SEE, dedicated to organizing a South-Eastern regional Market issues.
Participating to the common meeting contributed to a better understanding of intensions of potential competitors and co-workers, of development stage and of implementation of new projects related to Regional Power Market. OPCOM also reaffirmed its potential to become a regional power exchange.
OPCOM's and NEK's (Bulgaria) delegations
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| August 15th, 2006 Marriott Hotel, Bucharest, România |
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©THE HEREN REPORTS: Romania’s spot market reaches 7% of power consumption Romania’s Day-ahead market (DAM) volumes have grown to reach 7% of the forecast net consumption during the first year of trading under its revised trading arrangements. Volumes reached 3,642.8 GWh during the first year, with 76 members, 49 of which are active on a daily basis. According to a statement from DAM operator OPCOM, Romania is the only owner of a spot market and a functioning balancing market in the south-east Europe region. Romania is one of the most advanced power markets in the region, with 83.5% of the market open by July 2005, and 100% of the market by the end of 2007. The transmission system operator is already unbundled. OPCOM also offers a market to conclude bilateral contracts, green certificates trading and operates the balancing market. 12 July 2006 | EDEM 10.133 |
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June 11-15th, 2006 Neptun-Olimp, Romania |
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| OPCOM team participates to the works of FOREN2006 - Regional Energy Forum, organized by the World Energy Council, the Romanian National Committee. On Monday, 12 of June, at the International Conference Center, OPCOM was the co-organizer of the Key Address 1 – „The Regional Energy Market and the Single European Market". More then 200 participants, experts and press, have reached to this important event. The president of the panel was Mr. Pierre Gadonneix - ViceChairman for Europe of the World Energy Council and Chairman&CEO of Electricité de France, assisted by Mr. Victor Ionescu - CEO of OPCOM SA. The members of the panel were Mr. Alexandru Sandulescu - Director general, Ministry of Economy and Commerce; Nicolae Opris - President of ANRE; Mr. Kjel Arne Barmsens - VicePresident of Nordpool Consulting; Mrs. Simona Diaconu - Task Manager, EU Delegation; Mr. Stelian Gal - Director general of TRANSELECTRICA; Mr. Bogdan Popescu-Vifor - Director, TRANSELECTRICA; Mr. Nicolae Paunescu - Director, HIDROELECTRICA; Mr. Lucian Palade - Director, OPCOM SA |
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| May 31st - June 2nd, 2006 Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia - The 6th Balkan Power Conference |
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The 6th Balkan Power Conference, took place this year in Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia, and represented an oportunity for many experts to meet together and discuss, share impressions and experience, related to regional topics like technical, economy and legislation for liberalization of power sector. OPCOM's delegation presented a lot of various papers and discussed actively with the participants to the Conference.
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May 31st - June 1st, 2006 Warsaw, POLAND - OPCOM participates to the "Trading Energy" EFET Conference |
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OPCOM representatives participated to the EFET Conference with the theme "Trading Energy", organized by Synergy and being a reunion for the members of EFET, TSOs and of the Power exchanges from Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe.
Mr. Plamen Popov, representative of Stattkraft.
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February 13, 2006 Bucharest, OPCOM |
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The Ministry of Economy and Commerce and OPCOM had organized a Press Conference with the title „The Electricity Market: Results of 2005, Objectives and Terms for 2006 - 2008” |
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