World Water Congress 2015 Edinburgh Scotland
8. Water law at the national and international levels
Author(s): Alberto Biancardi
Alberto Biancardi
Commissioner - The Italian Regulatory Authority for Electricity
Gas and Water (AEEGSI)
Oral: PDFAbstract
ITALY – THE STARTING POINT
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Three Tariff Methods
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MTN (Standardized Tariff Method)
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Emilia Romagna (Method of the Regional Administration)
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CIPE Method (Interministerial Committee for Economic Planning)
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More than 2.500 operators (mainly local municipalities)
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Lack of investments. In 2011 the OECD estimated investment needs in Italy for €65 bln over 30 years
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Poor quality of service (on average)
THE ITALIAN INDEPENDENT REGULATOR: AEEGSI
CHRONOLOGY OF THE TARIFF COMPUTATION RULES
IMPACT OF AEEGSI REGULATION IN ITALY
MULTI-LEVEL GOVERNANCE IN THE ITALIAN WATER SECTOR
NEXT STEPS
BENEFITS FROM INDEPENDENT REGULATION OF PUBLIC WATER AND WASTEWATER NETWORKS
REGULATORY COOPERATION IN EUROPE: WAREG
CONCLUSIONS
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In the near future, in Italy the main hurdle for regulation is most likely the social and political sustainability of increasing tariffs
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Effects of a possible decrease in both domestic and industrial consumption (deepened by a higher tariff...), still to be evaluated
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Regulation will be tested not only on a technical ground: dialogue with stakeholders, media, politicians, etc.
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Extensive and qualified European cooperation necessary: WAREG – European Water Regulators