ENERGY PARTNERSHIP SUMMIT TAKING STOCK: A DECADE OF PROGRESS aND THE CHALLENGES THAT REMAIN

Promoting Regional Cooperation in Eurasia

Anniversary of the Energy Industry Partnership Program

September 9-10, 2002 Washington, DC

Results of the 10 year program - Documents are in PDF format

Energy Industry Partnership Results

Final Agenda for the Summit
List of Participants
Official Media Advisory

The Energy Industry Partnership Program (EIPP) recently completed its 10th year of activities in Eurasia. To honor this occasion, a partnership summit was conducted in Washington, DC for all of the major participants in the program from both Eurasia and the U.S. The Summit meeting honored the voluntary contributions of executives from Eurasia and US investor-owned utilities, regulatory commissions, and trade associations who conducted on a pro-bono basis, over 800 exchange visits, seminars, internships and training courses for their partners in the nations of the Former Soviet Union since 1992. It is estimated that the EIPP has provided over 10,000 training experiences for participants from the region.

The EIPP is a Cooperative Agreement with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the United States Energy Association (USEA). Since 1992, the program has provided a vehicle for U.S. utilities, regulatory agencies, and energy associations to transfer their experience in market based energy systems to their counterparts in Eurasia.

The objectives of the summit were to:

Examine the progress toward energy market and regulatory reform over the past decade in the Eurasia region;
Assess common challenges impeding further sector reform and private participation in the energy economies of Eurasia;
Identify mechanisms to facilitate further information sharing among the countries of the region on issues of common importance; and
Share lessons learned in conducting this unique 10-year cross- cultural energy information exchange program.

Andrew S. Natsios, Administrator, USAID,
was the keynote speaker during the opening plenary.

U.S. Senator Arlen Spector (Rep. Pennsylvania) presented plaques
commemorating the seven year partnership between
PPL, Inc. and Kievenergo, a distribution company in Ukraine.

Kent Hill, Assistant Administrator,
Bureau for Europe and Eurasia, USAID.

Robert Ichord, Chief, Energy & Infrastructure, Bureau for Europe & Eurasia, USAID
has been actively involved with the program since its inception in 1992.

Linda Breathitt, Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
receives an award for her participation in the program through the years.

William Taylor, Coordinator for U.S. Assistance for Europe and Eurasia,
U.S. State Department moderated a Panel entitled "Measuring Progress, Assessing Challenges"

ENERGY PARTNERSHIP SUMMIT TAKING STOCK: A DECADE OF PROGRESS aND THE CHALLENGES THAT REMAIN

Promoting Regional Cooperation in Eurasia

Anniversary of the Energy Industry Partnership Program

September 9-10, 2002 Washington, DC

Results of the 10 year program - Documents are in PDF format

The objectives of the summit were to:

Andrew S. Natsios, Administrator, USAID, was the keynote speaker during the opening plenary.

U.S. Senator Arlen Spector (Rep. Pennsylvania) presented plaques commemorating the seven year partnership between PPL, Inc. and Kievenergo, a distribution company in Ukraine.

Kent Hill, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Europe and Eurasia, USAID.

Robert Ichord, Chief, Energy & Infrastructure, Bureau for Europe & Eurasia, USAID has been actively involved with the program since its inception in 1992.

Linda Breathitt, Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, receives an award for her participation in the program through the years.

William Taylor, Coordinator for U.S. Assistance for Europe and Eurasia, U.S. State Department moderated a Panel entitled "Measuring Progress, Assessing Challenges"