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Terzic Elected Chairman United Nations Energy Experts Group

Mr. Branko Terzic (United States of America) was elected Chairman and Mr. Brian Morris (United Kingdom), Mr.Vladimir Budinsky (Czech Republic), Ms. Mucella Ersoy (Turkey), Mr. Sergey Shumkov (Russian Federation) and Mr. Boris Gryadushchyy (Ukraine) were elected Vice Chairmen of the Ad Hoc Group of Experts on Cleaner Electricity Production from Coal and other Fossil Fuels (AHGE) at the organization’s first meeting today in the United Nations offices at Geneva in the Palais des Nations. The expert group was established to advise the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and its Committee on Sustainable Energy.
The Ad Hoc Group of Experts on Cleaner Electricity Production from Coal and Other Fossil Fuels is established for a period of two years by the Committee on Sustainable Energy to provide for an intergovernmental dialogue on investment and regulation for the promotion of cleaner electricity production between governmentally appointed experts, complemented by the participation of representatives from the electric power industry and other related industries, as well as the international financial sector and relevant international organisations, notably Eurelectric, Interim Energy Community Secretariat, CIS Electric Power Council, Central Asian Coordinating Electric Power Council, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), OECD/IEA, and Energy Charter.
The tasks of the Ad Hoc Group of Experts on Cleaner Electricity Production from Coal and Other Fossil Fuels are:
(a) to provide a forum for the exchange of information and experiences on the following topics:
(i) clean coal technologies;
(ii) carbon capture and storage;
“zero” emissions technologies;
(iii) impact of regulation on cleaner electricity production;
(iv) competitiveness, investments and operating costs of cleaner electricity production;
(v) contribution of renewable energies; and
(vi) sustainable nuclear energy;
(b) to assess the relationship between electricity industry regulation and choice of fuel mix with special focus on cleaner electricity production methods;
(c) to evaluate policies and measures to reduce the electricity efficiency gap between developed market and emerging market economies in the UNECE region;
(d) to appraise the development of a regulatory framework conducive to promoting investment in cleaner electricity production;
(e) to assist member States develop norms and standards to integrate new electricity production technologies (e.g., carbon capture and storage) into regulatory structures, including environmental regulations;
Mr. Terzic, a former Commissioner of the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and energy company CEO, is currently the Global and U.S. Regulatory Policy Leader in the Energy & Resources Industry practice of Deloitte. He was elected to two-year term.

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