Electricity and Gas
Module I – 26 september – 8 october 2021 (Draft programme)
Week 1
Monday – Introduction
- Development of the Energy Markets: history and technique
- Energy Economics
- The EU Liberalisation Process / Regulatory instruments
Tuesday – Liberalising the Energy Market: Impact of Competition Law
- Introduction to Competition law
- Monopolies, Mergers and Long Term Contracts
- State Aid Instruments
Wednesday – Liberalising the Energy Market: Energy Market and Network Regulation
- Legal Instruments to Regulate Independent Network Companies
a. Types of network operators (upstream, transmission and distribution grids)
b. Creating independent network operators/ Unbundling requirements
c. Direct lines and closed distribution systems
d. Network construction (including Utilities Directive) - Legal Instruments to establish non-discriminatory access to the grid
Thursday – Network Regulation – Third Party Access
- Regulating Third Party Access
a. Connection and access provisions
b. Transportation Agreements
c. Tariff and Quality Regulation - Balancing Regimes of the Electricity and Gas Sector
Friday – Flexibility Services in the Gas Sector
- Flexibility Services in the Gas Sector
- Regulating Flexibility – Access to Underground Gas Storage and LNG Facilities
- Field trip Underground Gas Storage
Week 2
Monday – Institutional and Organisational Aspects
- Supervision of the market – National Energy Regulators and Anti-trust Agencies
- Coordination and Supervision on EU level – Establishment and Role of ACER
- Creating an Internal Market through Integrated Networks – The Role of ENTSO
Tuesday – Cross-border Energy Trade
- Regulating the Use of Interconnections and Congestion
- Constructing and Investing in Cross-border Infrastructure
- Visit NorNed Converter station
Wednesday – Power Pools and Energy Exchanges
- The Development of Power Pools and Energy Exchanges
- Energy Trading and Standard Agreements
- Trading Energy Derivatives
Thursday – Consumer Protection and Security of Supply
- Regulating Consumer Protection
a. Public Service Obligations
b. Security of Supply Directives - Supplier of last resort (comparative session)
Friday – Assignment
- Presentation of individual paper
- Follow up instructions: preparation of essay and next teaching module
Academic staff
Dr Martha Roggenkamp
Professor of Energy Law
Founder of the Groningen Centre of Energy Law and Sustainability, University of Groningen and Partner responsible for the Groningen module of the Advanced LLM in Energy Law
Dr Hans Vedder
Professor of Economic Law
Groningen Centre of Energy Law and Sustainability, University of Groningen
Dr Edwin Woerdman
Professor of Markets and Regulation
Co-Director Groningen Centre of Energy Law and Sustainability, University of Groningen
Dr Catherine Banet
Professor of Law
Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law, University of Oslo
Dr John Paterson
Professor of Law
Theme Leader Energy and Natural Resources, University of Aberdeen
Dr Beatriz Martinez Romera
Associate professor of Environmental and Climate Change Law
Centre for International Law and Governance, University of Copenhagen
External Lecturers
Expected speakers from the European Commission, TenneT, RWE, ACER, Entso-E and one day of teaching at both the Nederlandse Gasunie and Gasterra.
