Electricity market and grid in the High North

Workshop on “Development of electricity market and strengthening of electricity grid in the High North Region” took place 28 February 2014 in Saint Petersburg. The workshop’s main focus was on the development of the grids in the Northern parts of the Baltic Sea Region, but questions related to market integration were also debated, particular the integration between Nord Pool and Russian electricity market.

Info in Russian and English.

Workshop report, programme and participants
 

Workshop presentations:

Hannu Lipponen: BASREC goals, achievements, challenges

Andrey Shishkin: Development of border infrastructure of Russia and Norway providing industrial and ecological safety

Audun Hustoft: Statnett in the North

Karina Tsurkan: Current and Perspective Power Exchanges in the Region

Maarit Uusitalo: ENTSO-E Regional Grid planning

Alexey Molsky: Prospects for the development energy system of the North-West during 2014-2019

Hando Sutter: Nord pool spot – leading the power markets integration

Dmitry Afanasyev: SO UPS experience in cross-border projects realization

Vladimir Shkatov: Looking Beyond the Horizon

Vitaly Mazur: Plans of grid development in the North-West region of Russian Federation up to 2020

Ainars Mengelsons: Regulation & market in Latvia