Principal Policy Manager, EBRD

Track B, Session 11

SHORT BIOGRAPHY

Andreas joined the EBRD in August 2008 as the Principal Policy Manager in the Energy Efficiency and Climate Change Team. He is responsible for policy dialogue with the EBRD countries of operation, and is currently managing regulatory and legal support assignments focusing on energy efficiency and renewables legislation in Kazakhstan and Bulgaria.
Before this, Andreas worked for the International Energy Agency in the Country Studies Division.
He is the author of the first IEA Energy Policy Review of the European Union's Energy Policies, published in September 2008.

ABSTRACT SUMMARY

"EBRD Experience in Supporting Regulatory Change for an Improved Investment Framework"

Through its operations in the UN ECE region, EBRD is investing to reduce energy intensity and carbon emissions, and to increase the contribution from renewable energy sources to decarbonise energy supply and increase local security. EBRD is also working closely with governments in the region to improve investment frameworks, and to transfer knowledge and skills, in order to enable private investors to enter the energy markets. The presentation will discuss the EBRD’s experience and the role of regulatory agencies and governments in enabling sustainable energy investment to increase security of supply and mitigate climate change.