Spiridonova Olga

Rubrique:
Electricité
Parution:
September 2016
Titre Ouvrage:
Transmission capacities and competition in Western European electricity market
Édition:
Energy Policy, vol. 96
Pages:
pp. 260-273
The integration of national electricity markets into a single European one is expected to reduce the ability of dominant players to exercise market power. This paper investigates whether or not existing transmission capacities of cross-border interconnectors are sufficient to achieve this result and create vigorous competition in the market. The analysis demonstrates that interconnector capacities in Western Europe are insufficient for integration alone to reduce the exercise of market power.