The Commerce Commission will hold a five-day conference on its draft decisions on the regulatory regime for electricity lines businesses from 10-14 March 2003.
The conference venue is CSI House, Level 5, 166 Featherston Street, Wellington. The conference will be chaired by John Belgrave.
A copy of the conference programme is attached.
Media are asked to confirm their attendance with Jackie Maitland, Communications Manager,
(04) 924-3708 or jackie.maitland@comcom.govt.nz
The conference is a further opportunity for interested parties to present their views on what thresholds the Commission should use to determine whether individual electricity lines businesses be investigated and, if necessary, controlled.
Whereas previous conferences (July and November 2002) focussed on possible forms of thresholds and asset valuation issues, the upcoming conference will focus on the Commission's proposed thresholds and their implementation in practice.
The Commission has received 54 submissions. All submissions are published on the Commission's website, www.comcom.govt.nz, select Electricity Lines Businesses.
REGULATION OF ELECTRICITY LINES BUSINESSES
TARGETED CONTROL REGIME CONFERENCE
(as at 12pm Friday 7 March 2003)
DATE / TIME PARTY GIVING SUBMISSION
Monday 10 March 2003
9.00am Opening remarks by the Chair
9.15am - 10.15am Vector/UNL
Break: 10.15am - 10.30am
10.30am - 11.30am Vector/UNL continued
11.30am - 12.00pm Federated Farmers
12.00pm - 12.45pm Electricity Network Association
Tuesday 11 March 2003
8.30am - 10.00am MEUG
Break: 10.00am - 10.15am
10.15am - 12.30pm Powerco
Lunch: 12.30pm - 1.30pm
1.30pm - 3.00pm Powerco continued
Break: 3.00pm - 3.15pm
3.15pm - 5.00pm Powerco continued
Wednesday 12 March 2003
8.30am - 10.30am Transpower
Break: 10.30am - 10.45am
10.45am - 12.30pm Dunedin Electricity
Lunch: 12.30pm - 1.30pm
1.30pm - 2.00pm Alan McCulloch
2.00pm - 3.00pm Simon Terry & Associates
Break: 3.00pm - 3.15pm
3.15pm - 4.00pm Network Tasman
4.00pm - 4.30pm Buller Electricity
4.30pm - 5.00pm Grey Power
Thursday 13 March 2003
8.30am - 10.15am Orion
Break: 10.15am - 10.30am
10.30am - 12.00pm Orion continued
Lunch: 12.00pm - 1.00pm
1.00pm - 2.30pm PricewaterhouseCoopers
2.30pm - 3.00pm WEL Networks
Break: 3.00pm - 3.15pm
3.15pm - 3.45pm WEL Networks continued
3.45pm - 4.00pm WEL Energy Trust
4.00pm - 5.00pm PowerNet
5.00pm - 5.30pm MainPower
Friday 14 March 2003
8.30am - 10.15am Hawke's Bay
Break: 10.15am - 10.30am
10.30am - 12.00pm Hawke's Bay continued
12.00pm - 12.30pm Hawke's Bay Power Consumers' Trust & Energy Trust of NZ
Lunch: 12.30pm - 1.30pm
1.30pm - 2.30pm Marlborough Lines
2.30pm - 3.00pm Nelson Electricity
3.00pm - 3.15pm Nick Urwin
End of conference
Media contact: Jackie Maitland, Communications Manager
