Riga, Latvia, has been selected as the host city for the 2025 Spring Conference of the Association of European Energy & Climate Lawyers (AEEC). TGS Baltic will serve as the hosting firm for this esteemed gathering, which will take place on 15 May 2025.
Under the title “Art Nouveau Energy: Redesigning the Grid for a Sustainable Future,” the conference will address the pressing challenge of modernising and expanding energy infrastructure to align with intermittent renewables and net-zero targets. Industry experts, policymakers, and legal professionals will convene to explore practical and legal solutions to reshape the European grid for the future.
Agenda of the event:
09:30 – 10:00 Registration and Welcome Coffee
10:00 – 10:15 Opening statements by Ivars Grunte (Latvia Managing Partner,
TGS Baltic)
10:15 – 12:15 The European Grid Renaissance
- The European Grid Action Plan: what is to follow?
- Review of the PCI process: what does it take to get teh label?
- Innovative models for sustainable grid Investments
- Practical and legal challanges for interconnecting Europe
Discussions: An infrastructure for the 21st Century: EVs, BESS, hydrogen, heat pumps, carbon capture etc
Moderator: Paulius Zapolskis (TGS Baltic Lithuania Partner, Head of Energy Industry Group)
Panelists:
- Evita Goša (Enviroment and Legal Director, Schwenk Latvia)
12:15 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:00 Zooming in I: Regulatory challenges for national networks
Is there a life after exiting Russian grid?
- Zane Āboliņa (Latvian TSO Augstsprieguma tīkls)
- Laura Zdanaviciene (Lithuanian TSO Litgrid)
- Karin Täär (Estonian TSO Elering)
14:00 – 15:30 Discussions: Grid Regulations & Market Access
Moderator: Triinu Järviste, TGS Baltic Estonia Partner, Co-Head of Energy Practice Group
Panelists:
- Zane Āboliņa (Latvian TSO Augstsprieguma tīkls)
- Alnis Bāliņš (European Energy)
- Alda Ozola (Head of Regulator, Public Utilities Commission)
- Kristaps Ločmelis (Latvenergo)
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:00 ZOOMING IN II: Technical challenges for national networks
Discussion: Ancillary Services & Balancing Markets
Moderator: Māra Stabulniece (Associate Partner at TGS Baltic Latvia)
- Jolanta Graudone (Latvian TSO Augstsprieguma tīkls)
- Alda Ozola (Head of Regulator, Public Utilities Commission)
17:00 – 17:30 Closing discussion
19:00 Conference Dinner at Restaurant Gutenbergs in a cozy and delightful atmosphere with unique view of Old Riga
With Europe’s energy landscape rapidly evolving, the AEEC Spring Conference will offer an invaluable platform for stakeholders to discuss and shape the future of energy law and policy.
For further details, visit: AEEC Conference Website
