The Potential of Regional Power Sector Integration : South East Europe Transmission and Trading Case Study

Developing countries are increasingly pursuing and benefitting from regional power system integration (RPSI) as an important strategy to help provide reliable, affordable electricity to their economies and citizens. Increased electricity cooperation and trade between countries can enhance energy security, bring economies-of-scale in investments, facilitate financing, enable greater renewable energy penetration, and allow synergistic sharing of complementary resources. This briefing note draws from the experiences of RPSI schemes around the world to present a set of findings to help address these challenges. It is based on case studies of 12 RPSI projects and how they are dealing with key aspects of RPSI, such as: (i) finding the right level of integration; (ii) optimizing investment on a regional basis; (iii) appropriate regional institutions (iv) technical and regulatory harmonization; (v) power sector reform and integration (vi) the role of donor agencies (vii) reducing emissions through RPSI; and (viii) RPSI and renewable energy.

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Main Author: Economic Consulting Associates
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2010-03
Subjects:ACCESS TO ENERGY, APPROACH, AUCTION, AUCTIONS, BALANCE, BIOMASS, BIOMASS GENERATION, BORDER TRADE, BORDER TRANSMISSION, BROWN COAL, CAPTIVE CUSTOMERS, CARBON CREDITS, CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON EMISSIONS, CIVIL WAR, CIVIL WARS, COAL, COMMERCIAL CODES, COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT, COMMUNITY INVESTMENT, COMPETITION IN SUPPLY, COMPETITIVE INVESTMENT, COMPETITIVE MARKET, COMPETITIVE PRICES, COMPETITIVE WHOLESALE MARKET, CONGESTION MANAGEMENT, CONSUMER PROTECTION, COST RECOVERY, CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION, CROSS-BORDER FLOWS, CUSTOMER TARIFFS, DEFICITS, DEMAND GROWTH, DEMOGRAPHIC, DEPOSITS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DISPUTE RESOLUTION, DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES, DISTRIBUTION NETWORK, DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY, DISTRICT HEATING, ECONOMIC BENEFITS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC DRIVERS, ECONOMIC EFFICIENCIES, ECONOMIC FACTORS, ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, ECONOMIC TERMS, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, ELECTRIC POWER, ELECTRICAL POWER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY DEMAND, ELECTRICITY GENERATION, ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY, ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE, ELECTRICITY MARKET, ELECTRICITY SUPPLY, ELECTRICITY SYSTEM, ELECTRICITY SYSTEMS, ENERGY CONSERVATION, ENERGY CONSUMPTION, ENERGY PRICE, ENERGY SOURCE, ENERGY SOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, EXCHANGE RATES, EXPENDITURE, EXPORT MARKETS, FEASIBILITY STUDIES, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, FOSSIL, FOSSIL FUELS, FUEL, FUEL OIL, GAS, GAS PIPELINES, GENERATING CAPACITY, GENERATION, GENERATION CAPACITY, GENERATION COSTS, GENERATORS, GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION, GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS, GREENHOUSE GAS, GROWTH RATE, HARMONIZATION, HEAT, HIGH ENERGY INTENSITY, HIGH GAS PRICES, HOLDING, HOUSEHOLD CUSTOMERS, HYDROPOWER, INDEPENDENT GENERATORS, INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS, INDEPENDENT REGULATION, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDERS, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES, INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS, INTERCONNECTION CAPACITY, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL ENERGY, INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, INVESTING, INVESTMENT DECISIONS, INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES, INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS, INVESTMENT STRATEGY, JURISDICTION, LACK OF TRANSPARENCY, LEGAL CONSTRAINTS, LEVEL OF COMPETITION, LEVEL OF DEMAND, LOWER TARIFFS, MARKET BARRIERS, MARKET DATA, MARKET DESIGN, MARKET DEVELOPMENT, MARKET DISCIPLINE, MARKET ENVIRONMENT, MARKET INTEGRATION, MARKET PARTICIPANTS, MARKET REGULATION, MARKET RULES, MARKET TRADING, MATURITY, NATURAL GAS, NATURAL GAS MARKET, NETWORK OPERATORS, NETWORK PLANNING, NEW MARKET, OUTPUT, OWNERSHIP OF TRANSMISSION ASSETS, OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE, POLITICAL RISK, PORTFOLIOS, PORTS, POST-CONFLICT, POWER, POWER COMPANY, POWER CORPORATION, POWER GENERATING CAPACITY, POWER MARKETS, POWER PLANT, POWER PLANTS, POWER PRODUCERS, POWER SECTOR, POWER STATION, POWER STATIONS, POWER SYSTEM, PRESENT VALUE, PRICE CONTROLS, PRICE DISTORTIONS, PRICE INCREASES, PRICE LEVELS, PRICE REGULATION, PRICE SETTING, PRICING MODEL, PRIMARY ENERGY, PRIMARY FUEL, PRIVATE INVESTMENTS, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SERVICES, RATE OF RETURN, REGIONAL INTEGRATION, REGIONAL POWER, REGIONAL TRADE, REGULATOR, REGULATORS, REGULATORY AGENCIES, REGULATORY AUTHORITIES, REGULATORY AUTHORITY, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, RENEWABLE ENERGY, RENEWABLE RESOURCES, RENEWABLE SOURCE, RESERVES, RESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS, RETAIL, RETAIL MARKET, RETAIL PRICES, RETAIL TARIFFS, RETURNS, REVENUE COLLECTION, RISK FACTOR, ROUTES, SALES, SAVINGS, SINGLE MARKET, SMALL COUNTRIES, SOCIAL ISSUES, SUPPLIERS, SURPLUS, SURPLUSES, SWAPS, TARIFF LEVELS, TARIFF STRUCTURE, TAX, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRADES, TRANSMISSION CAPACITY, TRANSMISSION INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS, TRANSPARENCY, TREATY, UNIFORM PRICE, UTILITIES, VERTICAL INTEGRATION, VOLATILITY, WHOLESALE ELECTRICITY, WIND,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/03/17689626/regional-power-sector-integration-lessons-global-case-studies-literature-review-vol-12-14-south-east-europe-see-transmission-trading-case-study
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17502
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