X Annual RELOP Conference

Regional cooperation in the Electrical Sector in Portuguese Speaking Countries

The X Annual RELOP Conference, which took place on the 25th October 2017, on ERSE’s premises, in Lisbon, under the presidency of ARE – Agência de Regulação Económica, Cape Verde, followed the theme of Regional cooperation in the Electrical Sector in Portuguese Speaking Countries and the integration of renewables in the energy system.

The Annual RELOP Conference allowed to share different experiences in cooperation and integration of electrical, natural gas and oil markets in Portuguese Speaking Countries, and analyse the Iberian electrical market (Mibel) and the energetic pool experience in Southern Africa.

It was also possible to explore the challenges that the countries of Sub-Saharian Africa face regarding the regulation of the electrical sector, as well as the CPLP Business Confederation project to create a new economical market in the Portuguese Speaking Countries Community.

The emergence of renewables and the technical and economic challenges of their network integration was also a debated topic in the X Annual RELOP Conference, in which the portuguese and brazilian experiences were shared.

Presentations

I Panel – Experiences in Cooperation and Integration in Electrical Markets


III Panel – Great Regulatory Developments in Portuguese Speaking Countries

Roundtable on the Integration of Renewables