The Potential of Regional Power Sector Integration : Union for the Coordination of the Transmissions of Electricity, Developed Country 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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Economic Consulting Associates
Format:	ESMAP Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2009-10
Subjects:	ACCESS RIGHTS, ACCESS TO MARKETS, AMOUNT OF POWER, APPROACH, AUCTION, AUCTIONS, AVAILABILITY, BALANCE, BORDER ELECTRICITY TRADE, BORDER TRADE, BORDER TRANSMISSION, BUYERS, CAPABILITIES, CAPABILITY, COAL, COLLECTION OF DATA, COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE, COMPETITION IN SUPPLY, CONGESTION MANAGEMENT, CONNECTION COSTS, CONSUMER PRICES, CONTESTABILITY, CONTRACT MARKET, CUSTOMER BASE, DECISION MAKING, DEMAND FORECAST, DEMAND GROWTH, DEREGULATION, DISTRIBUTION ASSETS, DISTRIBUTION CHARGES, DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES, DOMESTIC PRICES, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC COOPERATION, ELECTRICAL ENERGY, ELECTRICAL POWER, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION, ELECTRICITY DEMAND, ELECTRICITY GENERATION, ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY, ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE, ELECTRICITY MARKET, ELECTRICITY PRICES, ELECTRICITY SECTOR, ELECTRICITY SUPPLY, ELECTRICITY SYSTEM, ELECTRICITY SYSTEMS, ELECTRICITY UTILITIES, ELECTRIFICATION, ENERGY CONSUMPTION, ENERGY COSTS, ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURES, ENERGY PRICES, ENERGY RESOURCES, ENERGY SOURCES, EXPORTS, FAIR, FEASIBILITY STUDIES, FEASIBILITY STUDY, FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT, FORECASTS, FOSSIL, FOSSIL FUEL, FUEL, GAS, GDP, GENERATING CAPACITY, GENERATING UNITS, GENERATION, GENERATION ASSETS, GENERATION CAPACITY, GENERATION COSTS, GENERATORS, GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS, GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP, GREENHOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, GRID CONNECTION, GRID OPERATORS, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GROWTH IN DEMAND, GROWTH IN DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY, GROWTH RATES, HOUSEHOLD DEMAND, HYDROELECTRIC PLANTS, INDUSTRIAL PRICES, INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, INFORMATION PROVISION, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING, INFRASTRUCTURE ­ FINANCING, INSTITUTION, INTERNATIONAL ENERGY, INVESTMENT OBLIGATIONS, ITC, LEGISLATIVE ENVIRONMENT, LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK, LNG, MANAGEMENT SERVICES, MARGINAL COST, MONOPOLY, NATURAL GAS, NETWORK ACCESS, NETWORK BUILDING, NETWORK OPERATORS, NETWORKS, OIL, ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, PDF, PEAK DEMAND, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, PIPELINE, POWER, POWER GENERATION, POWER PRODUCERS, POWER SECTOR, POWER SYSTEM, POWER SYSTEMS, PRICE CONTROL, PRICE CONTROLS, PRICE CONVERGENCE, PRICE REGULATION, PROTOCOL, RELIABILITY, RENEWABLE ENERGY, RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE, RENEWABLE SOURCE, RENEWABLE SOURCES, RESERVE REQUIREMENTS, RESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS, RESULT, RESULTS, RETAIL, RETAIL COMPETITION, RETAIL TARIFFS, SALE, SECURITY STANDARDS, SOCIAL ISSUES, STANDARDIZATION, SUPPLIER, SUPPLIERS, SUPPLY CONTRACT, SURPLUSES, SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT, TARGETS, TAXATION, TECHNICAL ISSUES, TECHNICAL REQUIREMENT, THERMAL CAPACITY, THERMAL PLANTS, TRANSMISSION CAPACITY, TRANSMISSION INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSMISSION LINE, TRANSMISSION LINES, TRANSMISSION LOSSES, TRANSMISSION ORGANIZATION, TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS, TRANSMISSIONS, USERS, USES, VERTICAL INTEGRATION, VOLTAGE, WEALTH, WHOLESALE MARKETS, WHOLESALE PRICES, WIND, WIND FARMS, WIND GENERATING CAPACITY, WIND GENERATION, WIND POWER, WIND PROJECTS, WIND TURBINE,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/10/17689637/regional-power-sector-integration-lessons-global-case-studies-literature-review-vol-14-14-union-coordination-transmissions-electricity-ucte-developed-country-case-study http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17508
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