REEEP

SERN Launches Global Regulatory Review

Vienna, 06.12.2007 - Richards Peter

REEEP has produced via its Sustainable Energy Regulation Network (SERN) the annual Policy and Regulatory Review of energy policy and energy market regulatory frameworks in a number of countries, particularly as they affect the use of sustainable energy.

The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) promotes the wider use of renewable energy and energy efficiency as a means to greater energy security, economic development, social equity and environmental protection. REEEP is an active global coalition that structures policy initiatives for clean energy markets and facilitates financing for energy projects.

A priority area for REEEP is the promotion of policies and regulatory mechanisms that support renewable energy and energy efficiency (sustainable energy). 

The review summarises individual country reports prepared by some of the REEEP regional secretariats on the countries that they cover. Such information is essential to establish the opportunities and challenges in developing policies that will facilitate sustainable energy.

This is the second edition of the review and it covers six regions - Southern Africa; Russia and Former Soviet Union; South Asia; Latin America and Caribbean, Eastern and Central European Countries; South East Asia and Pacific.

A third edition will be published in 2008, which will update the information contained in this edition and provide coverage of more countries. In particular this will include more coverage of other parts of Africa.

The project was devised and overseen by Gill Owen and Xavier Lemaire as part of the Sustainable Energy Regulation Network (SERN) initiative based at the Centre for Management under Regulation at Warwick Business School in the UK. SERN has been set up as part of REEEP for those involved in energy regulation (within regulatory agencies or government departments). SERN promotes exchange of good practice on energy regulation to facilitate sustainable energy and provides training and information for regulators.

Thanks to the Regional Secretariats for their work in compiling the country reports and to three Warwick University students, Santiago Davila, Raul Pacheco and Windfred Mfuh for further research to fill in gaps in information, compiling the tables and writing the regional summary reports.

Updates and corrections of information will be welcomed. Please send them to: xavier.lemaire@reeep.org

SERN Policy Review - second edition - 2007