EWGEA Spring session on Energy security
Meeting venue: Hotel Excelsior Malta
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Energy security
Tuesday, 14 May 2024
| 19:00 | Welcome gathering, venue: Chartroom, Grand Hotel Excelsior |
Wednesday, 15 May 2024
Venue: Floriani Hall, Grand Hotel Excelsior
| 8:30 | Registration | |
| 9:00 | Opening remarks by Mr Charles Deguara | Auditor General of Malta |
| Introduction to the Annual Meeting 2024 | EWGEA Secretariat | |
| Group photo | ||
| Session no. 1 – Key note | ||
| 09:45 – 10:30 | Dr Andy Kerr, Chief Strategy Officer How to measure a revolution: the climate and energy transformation in Europe, Q&A (ppt presentation) (online) | European Institute of Innovation and Technology – Knowledge Innovation Community – Climate KIC |
| Prof. Ing. Cyril Spiteri Staines The Electrical Energy System of the Maltese Islands (pdf presentation) in person | University of Malta | |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee break | |
| Session no. 2 – SAIs experiences | ||
| 11:00 – 11:20 | Mr Karl Galea and Ms Tesmarie Busuttil Securing a Reliable Electricity Distribution Network (ppt presentation) in person | SAI Malta |
| 11:20 – 11:40 | Ms Kristiina Visnapuu Security of electricity supply in Estonia (ppt presentation) in person | SAI Estonia |
| 11:40 – 12:00 | Mr Mariusz Pomienski A general statement & presentation by the Director of the ECA’s Chamber I (Sustainable Use of Natural Resources) on the audits in the field of energy security in the context of key EU policy developments (ppt presentation) in person | European Court of Auditors |
| 12:00 – 12:20 | Mr Marc-Oliver Heidkamp A presentation on the ongoing ECA audit (scope and approach) on the security of gas supplies with a focus on assessments of key risks in the field (ppt presentation) | European Court of Auditors |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch (venue: Grand Hotel Excelsior) | |
| Session no. 3 – SAIs experiences | ||
| 13:30 – 13:50 | Mr Andrea Giordano Energy audits in the light of the Italian Recovery and Resilience Plan (ppt presentation) in person | SAI Italy |
| 13:50 – 14:10 | Ms Edyta Kosiarz, Security of supply of energy resources (ppt presentation) in person | SAI Poland |
| 14:10 – 14:30 | Ms Anne Margit Rudsro, Cybersecurity in the Power Supply Sector: Escalating Risk of Cyberattacks (ppt presentation) in person | SAI Norway |
| 14:30 – 14:50 | Mr Håkon Eika Securing Access to the Grid: Addressing Norway’s Growing Demand for Grid Access, (ppt presentation) in person | SAI Norway |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee break | |
| Session no. 4 – SAIs experiences | ||
| 15:30 – 15:50 | Mr Simon Bittlestone Auditing the UK government’s energy security policies (ppt presentation) online | SAI UK |
| 15:50 – 16:10 | Ms Emmy Bergsma, Mr Gijs Koop, Ms Alice de Haan, Ms Eline Lampers, Mr Mart Boonstra Overview of audits on energy security by the NCA (ppt presentation) online | SAI the Netherlands |
| 16:10 – 16:30 | Ms Vivi Niemenmaa Update on the INTOSAI WGEA activities (ppt presentation) in-person | SAI Finland INTOSAI WGEA Secretary |
| 19:00 – 21:00 | Dinner (venue: Ta’ Detta, Valletta Waterfront) | |
Thursday, 16 May 2024
Session no. 5 – Workshops
| 9:00 – 9:30 | Ms Elina Bardram Commission Communication on managing climate risks – reflections on energy security, delivered by Mr Yrjo Makela Senior Policy Officer | Director in Adaptation and Resilience, Communication and Civil Society Relations, DG Climate Action – European Commission |
| 9:30 – 10:30 | Workshops | |
| Ms Joanna Kokot SAIs risk assessments for the audits in the field of security of energy supplies (including assessing risks of securing access to critical raw materials for energy transition) in-person | European Court of Auditors | |
| Ms Edyta Kosiarz Security of energy infrastructure in-person | SAI Poland | |
| Ms Maria Azzopardi & Mr William Peplow Challenges of auditing energy security through renewable energy and energy efficiency measures online | SAI Malta | |
| Mr Gijs Koop, Ms Emmy Bergsma Using climate justice criteria in energy audits online (ppt presentation) | SAI the Netherlands | |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee break | |
| Session no. 6 – SAIs experiences and Summary of workshops | ||
| 11:00-11:20 | Mr Andrii Maidebura & Mr Mykhailo Tolstanov Ensuring energy security: activities of state bodies in determining the damage and losses caused to Ukraine as a result of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation and the restoration of key components of the energy system (ppt presentation) in person | SAI Ukraine |
| 11:20-11:30 | Ms Joanna Kokot Summary of workshop on SAIs risk assessments for the audits in the field of security of energy supplies (including assessing risks of securing access to critical raw materials for energy transition) | European Court of Auditors |
| 11:30-11:40 | Ms Edyta Kosiarz Summary of workshop on Security of energy infrastructure | SAI Poland |
| 11:40-11:50 | Ms Maria Azzopardi, Mr William Peplow Summary of workshop on Challenges of auditing energy security through renewable energy and energy efficiency measures, (ppt presentation) online | SAI Malta |
| 11:50-12:00 | Mr Gijs Koop, Ms Emmy Bergsma Summary of workshop on Using climate justice criteria in energy audits, online | SAI the Netherlands |
| Session no. 7 – 25th Anniversary of EUROSAI WGEA | ||
| 12:00 – 12:30 | ||
| Mr Marian Banaś 25th Anniversary of EUROSAI WGEA | Chair of EUROSAI WGEA President of the SAI Poland | |
| Video message from former Chair of EUROSAI WGEA Mr Janar Holm | Auditor General of Estonia | |
| Message from former Chair of EUROSAI WGEA Mr Karl Eirik Schjøtt-Pedersen (letter) | Auditor General of Norway | |
| Closing speech by Mr Charles Deguara | Auditor General of Malta | |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch | |
| Free time | ||
| 15:00 – 19:00 | Social program: Visit to the Maritime Museum | Birgu Waterfront |
Friday, 17 May 2024
Steering Committee members and observers only
Meeting venue: NAO Malta
| 09:00 -11:30 | Steering Committee meeting |
| contacts: eurosaiwgea@nik.gov.pl and/or nao.malta@gov.mt |