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January 2004
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| The Netherlands. Joint delegation of ANRE, OPCOM visits Dte, APX, TenneT, Essent and Delta Energy. |  |
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March 2004
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| OPCOM adheres, as full member, to the Romanian National Institute for the Energy Resources Development - IRE (representative of Romania to EURELECTRIC). |  |
| May 2004
Seminar Nord Pool in Ljubljana
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| During the negotiations, in Bucharest, that prepared the signing up of the contract Transelectrica, OPCOM - KEMA, Nord Pool Consulting, a delegation of OPCOM participates to the seminar for training of participants from the South-East European region, organized in Ljubljana by SEETEC and Nord Pool.
„"In Ljubljana, OPCOM communicated a clear message on the Romanian intentions to organize a power market complying with the European model"states in Bucharest, during negotiations, Kjell Arne Barmsnes, Vice President Nord Pool Consulting. |
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| 4 May 2004
Sign up of the contract with the consortium KEMA International BV - Nord Pool Consulting.
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| Transelectrica and OPCOM sign with the consortium KEMA International BV (Germany) - consortium leader and Nord Pool Consulting A.S. (Norway) - consortium partner, having as sub-contractors: European Energy Exchange - EEX (Germany), Fingrid Oyj (Finland), Statnett SF (Norway), Proinvest Consult SRL (Romania), a contract for technical assistance and technological support for the institutional capacity building and the commercial start-up of the OPCOM Power Exchange. The project is part of the Electricity Market Project, financed based on the loan provided by IBRD to the National Company Transelectrica S.A.
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| Guus Versmissen (KEMA International BV), Jan Vidar Thoresen (Nord Pool Consulting), Bogdan Popescu Vifor (Transelectrica), Doina Visa (World Bank), Victor Ionescu (OPCOM), Jean Constantinescu (Transelectrica) |
| May 2004
Conference of the Regulators Regional Association, ERRA
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| Budapest. Joining ANRE, OPCOM participates to the Conference of the Regulators Regional Association, ERRA. |  |
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| June 2004
The Round Table with the subject "The Romanian Power Market in Regional and European Context. Evolution and Perspective Linked to the Integration of the Romanian Power Market with the European Power Market", organized by OPCOM, within the Regional Energy Forum - FOREN 2004 organized by CNR-CME "Sustainable Energy Development and European Integration".
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| World Bank Project Inception. |  |
July 2004
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| Sign up of the contract for technical assistance and training for to the implementation of the IT systems, operation and promotion of the Exchange component dedicated to the financial power market, with Atos Origin (Spain), within the PHARE 2002 Programme and financed through a grant provided by the European Commission. |  |
| August 2004
Contact EEX Leipzig - OPCOM
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| Leipzig, Germany. Meeting between Hans-Bernd Menzel, CEO EEX Leipzig - Victor Ionescu, CEO OPCOM. Participate Stefan Nießen (EEX) and Adriana Cernat (OPCOM). |  |
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| OPCOM implements the hourly settlement for the trades concluded within the wholesale power market. |
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| Leipzig, Germany. OPCOM participates to the Annual Convention of APEx. |  Lorry Wilson, CEO - Power Pool of Alberta, Canada |
 Torger Lien, CEO - Nord Pool, Norvegia |
 Maria Luisa Huidobro, CEO - Omel, Spania |
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| Vienna, Austria. OPCOM participates to the Energy Working Group meeting, within the frame of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission Romania - Austria. |  |
| October 2004
OPCOM participates to the Athens Forum
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| Athens, Greece. OPCOM participates to the Athens Forum related to the organization of the Regional Power Market in South-East Europe and its integration with the European Power Market. |  |
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November 2004
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| OPCOM signs two contracts with the Swedish company OMX Technology AB, through which the IT systems will be supplied to OPCOM for clearing and trading, dedicated to the administration of the financial power market, within the PHARE 2002 Programme. The project is developed based on co-financing by the European Commission and OPCOM. |  |
| November 2004 Lysaker, Oslo, Norway, Helsinki, Finland. Joint delegation Transelectrica OPCOM visits Nord Pool, Stattnet and Fingrid, under the "Electricity Market Project"
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| December 2004
OPCOM and Nord Pool Consulting provide the first users training seminar dedicated to the participants in the Day Ahead Market.
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| Vice Presidents of Nord Pool Consulting Knut Fossdal (the first President of Nord Pool) and Kjell Arne Barmsness participate to the seminar.
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| December 2004
Finalization of the supply project for the IT system dedicated to the administration of the physical power market
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| Finalization of the supply project for the IT system dedicated to the administration of the physical power market, within the PHARE 200 Programme, entirely financed based on a grant provided by the European Commission.
Software Project Manager Eric Goutard, Project Manager Eric L'Helguen from AREVA and the Project Manager Constantin Tuica from OPCOM. |
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