Minutes of Meeting

  Introduction

• The 1st APGCC Utility Member meeting was convened on 29 November 2007 in Baguio City. Philippines
• Meeting was chaired by nominated Chairman, YBhg Datuk Wira Md. Sidek bin Ahmad of TNB, and attended by HAPUA Secretariat, Country Coordinators and Project Coordinators
• Chairman proposed and emphasized that HAPUA Working Groups should prioritised activities that will facilitate the implementation of the APG
• The meeting discussed the following:
  - Amendment of HAPUA APGCC Task Force outcome
  - Timeline for APG Plan of Action
  - Timeline for APG Plan of Action
  - APGCC meeting schedule

   Amendment of HAPUA APGCC Task Force outcome

1. At least two members from each country, one each from Utility/Authority and Government

• The Country Coordinator by virtue of post will be the permanent member of the APGCC and each Country Coordinator will nominate its permanent alternate members. Philippines to nominate 2 alternate members due to current industry structure.
• Members from the government are preferably from the Department/Ministry of Energy. The permanent representative will nominate a permanent alternate member

2. APGCC structure consists of Chairman, Vice Chairman, HAPUA Secretariat and members of the Consultative Committee.
3. Work Group 2 will be responsible for the implementation of the APG Plan of Action, and report progress to APGCC. The Project Coordinator of Work Group 2 will be co-opted as member in the APGCC. The Project Coordinator is to nominate his/her alternate member to attend APGCC in his/her absence.
4. APGCC to assign the HAPUA Working Committee to undertake any tasks pertinent to APG and the Project Coordinator of the Working Group will be co-opted to the APGCC
5. Respective Hapua Working Groups shall undertake any tasks assigned by APGCC with priority given to the following cross border issues, but not limited to:

   - Taxation and Tariff to be assigned to WG5
   - Regulatory and Legal Framework to be assigned to WG5
   - Financing options to be assigned to WG6

6. The role of Government representative in APGCC shall be to provide advisory, liaison and support on all matters pertaining to governmental issues and matters.
   

  Timeline for APG Plan of Action

• Refer to Attachment 1 of the APG Plan of Action
• The meeting agreed to amend the target dates as follows
• Item 4.2 and 4.3, revised to earlier dates to meet 24th Council meeting and SOME/AMEM by June 2008 and July/August 2008 respectively
• Item 5 to be revised subject to the submission by WG2,5 and 6

  Next Step and Schedule Meeting

• The meeting agreed to the amended TOR of the APGCC and shall be the draft for discussion with the full APGCC members in the next meeting.
• The next APG is scheduled meeting with the full APGCC members is scheduled in February 2008 in Jakarta following the Regulators Forum 2008.
• To convene this meeting members are requested to submit the names of all members from both utility and government to HAPUA Secretariat by January 2008
• The meeting acknowledged and agreed to the proposal by the Chairman that the Working Group activities need to prioritise activities that will facilitate the implementation of the APG
• Chairman thanked all Country Coordinators/representatives to this 1st meeting

  Conclusion and next steps

1. To submit the reviewed APGCC structure to the utility members of APGCC before calling the first meeting of the APGCC
2. To hold the first APGCC utility members meeting on 29 November 2007, after the closing of the HAPUA Working Committee meeting. The agenda will be;

   a. Report on activities that has taken place for the APGCC

   - Amendment to the APGCC structure
   - Membership of APGCC to-date
   - Plan of Action and timeline
   - Report to HAPUA Council and SOME/AMEM

3. HAPUA Secretary-in-Charge is requested to communicate to Philippines as the host of 7th HWC, on the preparation to convene the first meeting of the APGCC utility members