This report was co-ordinated and drafted by Martha Baxter and Ana Simion, under the guidance of Anna Pietikainen. Alexis Durand and Claire Léger carried out initial preparatory work. The review benefited from the direction and support of Elsa Pilichowski, Director, János Bertók, Deputy Director, OECD Public Governance Directorate (GOV), and of Nick Malyshev, Head of the Regulatory Policy Division in GOV. Comments were provided by Nick Malyshev, Daniel Trnka, Marie-Gabrielle De Liedekerke and Supriya Trivedi, OECD, Peter Journeay-Kaler and Alessio Scanziani, International Energy Agency. Bruno Damásio, Professor at NOVA Information Management School, New University of Lisbon provided guidance in the preparation of missions. Jennifer Stein co-ordinated the editorial process and Andrea Uhrhammer provided editorial support.
Three peer reviewers provided extensive input and feedback throughout the development of the review: Darryl Biggar, Special Economic Adviser, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Australia; Laura Brien, Director of Water and Compliance, Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU), Ireland; and Emma Närvä, Deputy Director for International Affairs and Senior Policy Adviser, Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS), Sweden.
The report would not have been possible without the support of ERSE and its staff. The team would in particular like to thank the following colleagues for their assistance in collecting data and information, support to organising the team’s missions to Portugal, for their flexibility in conducting work remotely, as well as for providing feedback at different stages of the review: Maria Cristina Portugal, Chair of the Board of Directors, Mariana Pereira and Pedro Verdelho, Members of the Board of Directors, Natalie McCoy, Head of International Relations, and Ana Filipa Santos, Technical Officer in the Board of Directors Support Office. Interviews and comments from the various ERSE departments, government, industry and civil society stakeholders during the review process contributed to the analysis presented in the report.