Final Report
On 10 February 2006, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) agreed to establish the Energy Reform Implementation Group (ERIG) to recommend proposals for:
(i) achieving a fully national transmission grid;
(ii) measures that may be necessary to address structural issues affecting the ongoing competitiveness and efficiency of the electricity sector; and
(iii) measures that may be necessary to ensuring there are transparent and effective financial markets to support energy markets.
The Prime Minister announced on 15 June 2006 that the COAG ERIG would be chaired by Mr Bill Scales AO. Mr Scales is joined by Mr David Swift, Chief Executive of the Electricity Supply Industry Planning Council of South Australia, Mr Geoff Carmody, co-founder of Access Economics, and Mr Alan Rattray, former chair of the Southern Hydro Board.
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Executive Summary
Main Report
Supporting energy industry information
ERIG commissioned nine specialist studies to advise on the matters under consideration. A list of the consultants engaged and the reports received is detailed below.
- Evaluation of Economic Benefits of Reform, McLennan Magasanik Associates
- Analysis of Productivity Factors in Transmission and Generation for the National Electricity Market, McLennan Magasanik Associates
- Planning and Governance Arrangements for the National Transmission Grid, Firecone Ventures Pty Ltd
- A report to ERIG on Transmission in the National Electricity Market, CRA International
- NEMMCO: Governance Arrangements, Firecone Ventures Pty Ltd
- The Gas Markets in Australia: Impediments to Efficient Development, KPMG
- Impediments to Investment in Australia's Energy Market: The Views of Investors, KPMG
- Review of Energy Related Financial Markets: Electricity Trading, KPMG
- The Effectiveness of the Trade Practices Act to Guide Mergers in the Australian Electricity Market, Acacia CRE Pty Ltd
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