The Commerce Commission will hold a four day conference next week on its draft decisions regarding resetting the price path threshold.
The conference is part of the Commission's consultation with interested parties on the development of a targeted control regime for electricity lines businesses.
On 5 September 2003, the Commission released a paper that set out its draft decisions on resetting the price path threshold from 2004. The conference is an opportunity for interested parties to present their submissions orally and for the Commission to ask questions based on those submissions.
The conference will be held from Monday 3 November to Thursday 6 November 2003, in the ground floor conference room located at 44-52 The Terrace, Wellington.
A copy of the conference programme is attached. Media are asked to confirm their attendance with Gail Kernohan, Communications Adviser, (04) 924 3709 or gail.kernohan@comcom.govt.nz.
The Commission received 20 submissions on the draft decisions. All submissions are published on the Commission's website, www.comcom.govt.nz (select Electricity Lines Businesses and then Submissions from Interested Parties).
Media contact:
Geoff Thorn, Director, Business Competition Branch
Phone work (04) 924 3620, mobile 029 924 3620
Gail Kernohan, Communications Adviser
Phone work (04) 924 3709, mobile 029 924 3709
DATE / TIME
PARTY GIVING SUBMISSION
Monday 3 November 2003
10.00am - 10.15am
Opening remarks by the Chair
10.15am - 11.00am
WEL Networks
Break: 11.00am - 11.15am
11.15am - 12.30pm
PricewaterhouseCoopers (on behalf of 18 lines businesses)
Lunch: 12.30pm -1.30pm
1.30pm - 3.00pm
PricewaterhouseCoopers (on behalf of 18 lines businesses)
Break: 3.00pm - 3.15pm
3.15pm - 4.00pm
The Lines Company
4.00pm - 4.45pm
Electricity Networks Association
Tuesday 4 November 2003
8.30am - 9.15am
Marlborough Lines
9.15am - 10.15am
Aurora Energy
Break: 10.15am - 10.30am
10.30am - 12.30pm
Aurora Energy
Lunch: 12.30pm - 1.45pm
1.45pm - 3.30pm
Powerco
Break: 3.30pm - 3.45pm
3.45pm - 5.45pm
Powerco
Wednesday 5 November 2003
8.30am - 10.30am
Orion New Zealand
Break: 10.30am - 10.45am
10.45am - 12.45pm
Orion New Zealand
Lunch: 12.45pm - 1.45pm
1.45pm - 3.15pm
Transpower New Zealand
Break: 3.15pm - 3.30pm
3.30pm - 4.00pm
Grey Power
4.00pm - 6.00pm
Unison Networks
Thursday 6 November 2003
8.30am - 9.00am
Major Electricity Users' Group
9.00am - 11.15am
Vector
Break: 11.15am - 11.30am
11.30am - 1.00pm
Vector (Charles River Associates (Asia Pacific) Limited)
