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Sunday 22 August
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Monday
23 August
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Tuesday
24 August
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Wednesday
25 August
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Thursday
26 August
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Friday
27 August
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MARKET
REFORM AND REGULATION
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ECONOMIC
REGULATION
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ECONOMIC
REGULATION
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PRO-POOR
AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION
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THE
REGULATORY PROCESS
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08:30-10:00
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Restructuring
electricity, telecoms and water sectors: comparisons of typologies,
drivers, and reform paths
Anton Eberhard / Marcia Wilson / Rolfe Eberhard
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Cost
of service, price-cap, revenue cap, benchmarking, etc. introduction
and comparison
Paul Sotkiewicz / Thomas Welch
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Conducting
a rate of return review: step-by-step example
(Case Study from the Utility Rate School)
Larry Holloway
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Pricing
fundamentals and design of tariff structures
Paul Sotkiewicz
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Transparency
/ public participation / communication strategies / working
with the media
Thomas Welch
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10:00-10:30
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TEA/COFFEE
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10:30-12:00
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Parallel
Sessions:
electricity / telecoms / water: understanding market reform
and regulatory imperatives
Paul Sotkiewicz / Marcia Wilson / Rolfe Eberhard
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Fundamentals
of rate-of-return regulation
Anton Eberhard
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Conducting
a price review:
a review of regulatory instruments and tools
Paul Noumba Um
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Pro-poor
regulation:
Targeted subsidies and output based aid to promote affordable
access by the poor
Lorenzo Bertolini / Jorry Mwenechanya
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Course
Exam
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12:00-13:00
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Syndicate
Groups:
Case study exercises in utility restructuring: market design
and regulation
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Practical
applications of rate-of-return regulation
Larry Holloway
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Syndicate
Groups:
Regulation exercise:
reexamining preferred/optimal methods for own country/utility
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Syndicate
Groups:
Sharing country/utility experience with rural electrification
/ line and mobile telecom access / clean water access
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The
politics of regulation
Jorry Mwenechanya
Concluding summary
Anton Eberhard
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13:00-14:00
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LUNCH
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14:00-15:30
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The
economic rationale for regulation: market failure and natural
monopoly
James Hodge
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Syndicate
Groups:
Choosing regulatory priorities: case studies
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Working
with hybrid systems: a case study exercise
Paul Sotkiewicz
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Policy,
regulatory and financing instruments and institutions to widen
access & environmental sustainability
Anton Eberhard / Paul Noumba / Rolfe Eberhard
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15:30-16:00
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TEA/COFFEE
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16:00-17:30
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Understanding
and using utilities' financial statements
Cost of capital
Colin Firer
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Designing
price & revenue caps with performance based regulation
Paul Sotkiewicz / Thomas Welch
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Parallel
Sessions: Regulatory challenges in electricity / telecoms
/ water
Anton Eberhard / Paul Noumba Um / Rolfe Eberhard
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Technical
and quality of supply issues in regulation: cross sector view
Larry Holloway
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17:30-17:45
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TEA/COFFEE
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17:45-18:30
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Course
Introduction, Opening Address and Welcome Function
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Debriefing
Syndicate Group Case Study Exercise
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Debriefing
the Syndicate Group Case Study
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Debriefing
the Syndicate
Group Exercise
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Tutorial
Review for Course Exam
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