European Regulation Forum
on Electricity Reforms

OBJECTIVES

SESSA is a European forum on electricity reforms grouping researchers and energy stakeholders. It aims at contributing to the 2006 European review of internal energy market as decided at the Copenhagen Summit. SESSA's main objectives are :

• To improve the existing knowledge on regulations and policies

SESSA assesses policies and identifies what are the best practices in the EU and abroad. It collects data and documents case studies on the current regulations and policies in the EU 15, in New Member States and abroad.

• To develop and compare methodologies

SESSA provides a methodology for a European benchmarking of existing practices and performances. It defines the critical factors for European energy sustainability.

• To make proposals for implementing best practices

SESSA delineates the key issues and recommends a timetable in reproducing best practices and harmonising national rules, behaviours and policies.

• To gather and to facilitate interaction between high level academics and decision-makers

SESSA brings together more than 20 research teams and 40 energy stakeholders and makes them interact in defining the core issues and most relevant solutions on each detailed component of energy sustainability.