International Experience with Open Access to Power Grids : Synthesis Report

Reliable and affordable supply of electricity is a key driver of economic growth. In recent decades, many developing and emerging economies have embarked on efforts to enhance the efficiency of their electricity markets. The quest for efficiency often involves structural reforms such as unbundling and other measures designed to support greater competition in the power sector. Open Access (OA) to Transmission and Distribution (T&D) grids by market participants is an essential element in this reform process. The study has proceeded on two tracks: one based on empirical findings from specific country cases, and a generic one synthesizing the emerging global issues in OA. Reports for the country studies have been prepared for Brazil, Peru, Turkey, India, and the Philippines. In addition, a global review of the experience in a broader group of countries, both developed and developing, has been undertaken. Overall, the study has taken a broad approach to defining OA - going well beyond the minimalist notion of simply guaranteeing legal access to the grid for generators and wholesale buyers.

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Main Author: World Bank
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2013-11-01
Subjects:ACCESS CHARGES, ACCESS MARKET, ACCESS REGIMES, ACCESS REQUIREMENTS, ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY, AGGREGATE DEMAND, ALLOCATION MECHANISM, APPROACH, AUCTION, AUCTIONS, AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTION, AVAILABILITY, BALANCE, BARRIERS TO ENTRY, BENEFITS OF COMPETITION, BIDDING, BORDER TRADE, BORDER TRANSMISSION, BUYERS, CAPACITY EXPANSION, CAPACITY UTILIZATION, CAPITAL EXPENDITURE, COAL, COMMERCE, COMPETITION AMONG OPERATORS, COMPETITION IN GENERATION, COMPETITIVE NEUTRALITY, COMPETITIVE WHOLESALE MARKET, COMPETITIVE WHOLESALE POWER MARKET, CONCESSION, CONCESSIONAIRES, CONCESSIONS, CONGESTION MANAGEMENT, CONSUMER PRICES, CONTESTABLE MARKET, COST OF ENERGY, COST OF POWER, COST RECOVERY, DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY, DIRECT COMPETITION, DISPATCH DECISIONS, DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES, DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES, DISTRIBUTION GRID, DISTRIBUTION NETWORK, DISTRIBUTION SERVICE, ECONOMIC GROWTH, EFFECTIVE PRICE, EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS, EFFICIENT MARKET, ELECTRIC POWER, ELECTRIC UTILITIES, ELECTRICITY CONSUMERS, ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION, ELECTRICITY DEMAND, ELECTRICITY GENERATION, ELECTRICITY GENERATORS, ELECTRICITY MARKET, ELECTRICITY PRICES, ELECTRICITY SALES, ELECTRICITY SECTOR, ELECTRICITY SERVICES, ELECTRICITY SUPPLY, END USERS, ENERGY ASSESSMENTS, ENERGY AUCTIONS, ENERGY COSTS, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY GENERATION, ENERGY PRICES, ENERGY PROCUREMENT, ENERGY SALES, ENERGY SOURCES, ENERGY SUPPLY, EXCESSIVE MARKET POWER, EXPENDITURE, FAIR, FAIR TARIFFS, FINANCIAL INCENTIVES, FINANCIAL PRODUCT, FOSSIL, FOSSIL FUEL, FRANCHISE AREA, FREE MARKET, FREE MARKETS, GENERATION, GENERATION ASSETS, GENERATION CAPACITY, GENERATION MARKET, GENERATION UTILITIES, GENERATORS, GRID COMPANY, GRID EXPANSION, GRID OPERATOR, HOLDING COMPANY, HORIZONTAL INTEGRATION, HYDROPOWER, INCUMBENT DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, INDEPENDENT GENERATORS, INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS, INVESTMENT PROGRAM, LARGE CUSTOMERS, LOCAL DISTRIBUTION, LOCAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, MARKET ACCESS, MARKET DEVELOPMENT, MARKET ENTRY, MARKET INCENTIVES, MARKET INTEGRATION, MARKET LIBERALIZATION, MARKET POWER, MARKET PRICE, MARKET RULES, MARKET SEGMENT, MARKET SEGMENTS, MARKET STRUCTURE, MARKET TRADING, MARKETPLACE, MASS MARKET, MONOPOLIES, MONOPOLY, MONOPOLY POSITION, MONOPOLY POWER, NATURAL MONOPOLY, NETWORK SERVICES, OPEN ACCESS, OPEN ACCESS REGIME, POWER CAPACITY, POWER FLOWS, POWER GENERATION, POWER GENERATORS, POWER GRID, POWER GRIDS, POWER INDUSTRY, POWER MARKETS, POWER PRICES, POWER PURCHASE, POWER SECTOR, POWER SECTOR REFORM, POWER SECTORS, POWER STATIONS, POWER SYSTEM, POWER SYSTEMS, POWER TRADE, PRICE CAP, PRICE CAPS, PRICE CONVERGENCE, PRICE SIGNALS, PRICE VOLATILITY, PRICING MECHANISM, PRICING MECHANISMS, PRICING PRINCIPLES, PRODUCT MARKETS, PRODUCTIVITY, PUBLIC UTILITY, REGULATORY SYSTEMS, RELIABILITY, RELIABILITY OF SUPPLY, RENEWABLE ENERGY, RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION, RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS, RENEWABLE POWER, RETAIL, RETAIL COMPETITION, RETAIL CONSUMERS, RETAIL CUSTOMERS, RETAIL ELECTRICITY, RETAIL UTILITIES, RETAILING, SALE, SALES, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SHARE OF REVENUES, SOLAR POWER, SPOT MARKET, SPOT PRICES, STATE UTILITY, SUPPLIER, SUPPLIERS, SUPPLY CONTRACT, SUPPLY CONTRACTS, SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY, SURPLUS, SURPLUS POWER, SURPLUSES, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRANSMISSION ASSETS, TRANSMISSION BUSINESSES, TRANSMISSION CAPACITY, TRANSMISSION ENTITIES, TRANSMISSION FACILITIES, TRANSMISSION GRID, TRANSMISSION LINE, TRANSMISSION ORGANIZATIONS, TRANSMISSION OWNERS, TRANSMISSION PRICES, TRANSMISSION PRICING, TRANSMISSION PRICING MECHANISMS, TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, UTILITIES, VALUE OF ENERGY, VERTICAL INTEGRATION, VOLATILE PRICES, VOLTAGE, WHOLESALE COMPETITION, WHOLESALE ELECTRICITY, WHOLESALE MARKET, WHOLESALE MARKETS, WHOLESALE POWER, WHOLESALE PRICE, WHOLESALE PRICES, WHOLESALERS, WIND, WIND GENERATION, WIND POWER,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/11/18699545/international-experience-open-access-power-grids-synthesis-report
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17457
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