The Comisión Nacional de la Energía (in short CNE and in English National Energy Commission) of
Spain
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was the
regulator of energy systems, created by Law 34/1998 of October 7, the hydrocarbons sector, and developed by Royal Decree 1339/1999 of 31 July, which adopted its regulation.
Its objectives were to ensure
effective competition
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in energy systems and the objectivity and transparency of its operations for the benefit of all individuals who operate these systems and consumers. For this purpose, energy systems means the
market power
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and Markets
hydrocarbon
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s both liquid and gaseous (
natural gas
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,
oil
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...).
The CNE was closed in 2013 along with the Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones (CMT), the Comisión Nacional de la Competencia (CNC) and the Comisión Nacional del Sector Postal (CNSP). These bodies were unified in the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y de la Competencia (CNMC) in October 2013.
Organization
The National Energy Commission is governed by a Board of Directors, composed of the President, Vice-President, six Directors and a Secretary, with voice but no vote. The President, Vice President and Directors are appointed by the Government of Spain, by Royal Decree on the proposal of Minister of Industry, for a term of six years, which could not be removed and may not be nominated by more than 2 terms (max 12).
The Council's current composition is:
* President:
Maria Teresa Costa Campi
* Vice President:
Fernando Marti Scharfhausen
Directors:
Maria del Carmen Fernandez Rozado
*
José Sierra López
*
Pawn Francisco Javier Torre
*
Luis Albentosa Puche
*
Jorge Fabra Utray
*
Jaime González González
*
Sebastià Ruscalleda i Gallart
The president of the CNE, Maria Teresa Costa Campi, was secretary of Industry and Energy of the Generalitat of Catalonia, as well as deputy for Barcelona in the last parliament by the PSC-PSOE.
Past presidents of the CNE were
Pedro Meroño (PP) and
Miguel Angel Fernandez Ordonez (PSOE), and former Chairman was
Vicente Lopez Ibor Mayor
Dr. Vicente Lopez-Ibor Mayor (born 20 March 1959) is former Commissioner of the National Energy Commission and of the National Electric System Commission, of Spain, and a founding partner of Spanish energy law firmEstudio Juridico Internacional Lop ...
.
See also
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Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators
The European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) is an Agency of the European Union created under the terms of the Third Energy Package of 2009. It was established in 2010 and has its seat in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
The b ...
*
IDAE
*
Ministry of Industry (Spain)
The Ministry of Industry and Tourism (MINCOTUR) is the Spanish government departments, department of the Government of Spain responsible for the proposal and execution of the government policy on industry, trade and Tourism in Spain, tourism, in ...
*
Net metering
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References
National Energy Commission web
Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y de la Competencia(Spanish)
* http://www.abc.es/economia/20131006/abci-echan-cierre-201310042012.html (Spanish)
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