Utility Regulation and Strategy
This training program is an intensive, two-week course specifically tailored to the professional requirements of utility regulators and regulatory staff. The course is designed to enhance the economic, technical, and policy skills required for implementing policies and managing sustainable regulatory systems for infrastructure sectors.
Many countries are responding to these challenges by creating
utility regulatory agencies or adapting existing institutions so
they function more effectively. Newly appointed regulators play
a critical role in this new environment: their ability to effectively
perform regulatory functions at the interface among government, the private sector, the public, and other interest groups is a key factor influencing the implementation of reforms and the sustainability of regulatory arrangements. At the same time, the introduction of new functions has increased the demand for professional training for utility regulators.
Learning Outcomes
- Why countries are reforming their utility sectors and the basic approaches
- How competition affects tariff rebalancing, cross-subsidization, and funding of social obligations
- How to conduct price reviews
- How to determine the cost of capital and assess the projects, particularly in countries with scarce or unreliable cost information
- What incentive rules promote competition, efficiency, and innovation
- What the effective regulatory strategies are for monitoring performance and enforcing compliance
- Where competitive forces can be introduced or strengthened
- What the key considerations are in rate design