Reshaping Power Markets-Lessons from Chile and Argentina

Power sector reforms in Chile and Argentina are now roughly fourteen and four years old. In both countries, restructuring and deregulation have increased efficiency, led to active entry by new generators, improved the quality of supply, and reduced...

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Main Authors: Lalor, R. Peter, García, Hernán
Format: Viewpoint
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1996/06/441478/reshaping-power-markets-lessons-chile-argentina
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spelling okr-10986-116172021-06-14T11:04:30Z Reshaping Power Markets-Lessons from Chile and Argentina Lalor, R. Peter García, Hernán ACCESS TO TRANSMISSION ACTUAL COST OF GENERATION ASYMMETRY OF INFORMATION BASIC REGULATIONS BENCHMARK BIDDING BULK POWER COMPETITIVE BIDDING COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT CONSUMERS DEMAND GROWTH DEREGULATION DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES DISTRIBUTION SERVICES ELECTRICITY COSTS ELECTRICITY THEFT EMPLOYMENT ENERGY MARKETS ENERGY PAYMENTS ENERGY PURCHASES FREE ENTRY FUEL MARKET FUEL MARKET TRENDS GENERATORS GOVERNMENT REGULATION INDEPENDENT GENERATORS INDEPENDENT SUPPLY MARGINAL COST MARKET FORCES MARKET INFORMATION MARKET STRUCTURE MARKET TRENDS MARKET VALUE NATURAL MONOPOLY POWER GENERATION POWER GENERATION BRANCH POWER INDUSTRY POWER SECTOR PRICE CAP MECHANISM PRICE FOR ENERGY PRICE REDUCTIONS PRICE SETTING PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES RETAIL RETAIL PRICES SPOT MARKET SPOT PRICES STOCKHOLDERS SUPPLIERS TRANSMISSION CAPACITY TRANSMISSION CHARGES TRANSMISSION FACILITIES TRANSMISSION LINES TRANSMISSION TARIFFS VARIABLE COSTS VERTICAL INTEGRATION POWER GENERATION ENERGY SUPPLY DENATIONALIZATION CONSUMER PRICES PUBLIC ENTERPRISES DEREGULATION ENERGY PRICES MARKET COMPETITION Power sector reforms in Chile and Argentina are now roughly fourteen and four years old. In both countries, restructuring and deregulation have increased efficiency, led to active entry by new generators, improved the quality of supply, and reduced prices in real terms. The authors' review of experience in both systems confirms that policymakers must apply effective measures to introduce and preserve competition. In Chile, a major concern is the predominance of one generator in one of the two systems. 2012-08-13T15:32:52Z 2012-08-13T15:32:52Z 1996-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1996/06/441478/reshaping-power-markets-lessons-chile-argentina http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11617 English Viewpoint: Public Policy for the Private Sector; Note No. 85 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Viewpoint Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Argentina
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topic ACCESS TO TRANSMISSION
ACTUAL COST OF GENERATION
ASYMMETRY OF INFORMATION
BASIC REGULATIONS
BENCHMARK
BIDDING
BULK POWER
COMPETITIVE BIDDING
COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT
CONSUMERS
DEMAND GROWTH
DEREGULATION
DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES
DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
ELECTRICITY COSTS
ELECTRICITY THEFT
EMPLOYMENT
ENERGY MARKETS
ENERGY PAYMENTS
ENERGY PURCHASES
FREE ENTRY
FUEL MARKET
FUEL MARKET TRENDS
GENERATORS
GOVERNMENT REGULATION
INDEPENDENT GENERATORS
INDEPENDENT SUPPLY
MARGINAL COST
MARKET FORCES
MARKET INFORMATION
MARKET STRUCTURE
MARKET TRENDS
MARKET VALUE
NATURAL MONOPOLY
POWER GENERATION
POWER GENERATION BRANCH
POWER INDUSTRY
POWER SECTOR
PRICE CAP MECHANISM
PRICE FOR ENERGY
PRICE REDUCTIONS
PRICE SETTING
PRODUCERS
PRODUCTIVITY
PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES
RETAIL
RETAIL PRICES
SPOT MARKET
SPOT PRICES
STOCKHOLDERS
SUPPLIERS
TRANSMISSION CAPACITY
TRANSMISSION CHARGES
TRANSMISSION FACILITIES
TRANSMISSION LINES
TRANSMISSION TARIFFS
VARIABLE COSTS
VERTICAL INTEGRATION POWER GENERATION
ENERGY SUPPLY
DENATIONALIZATION
CONSUMER PRICES
PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
DEREGULATION
ENERGY PRICES
MARKET COMPETITION
spellingShingle ACCESS TO TRANSMISSION
ACTUAL COST OF GENERATION
ASYMMETRY OF INFORMATION
BASIC REGULATIONS
BENCHMARK
BIDDING
BULK POWER
COMPETITIVE BIDDING
COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT
CONSUMERS
DEMAND GROWTH
DEREGULATION
DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES
DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
ELECTRICITY COSTS
ELECTRICITY THEFT
EMPLOYMENT
ENERGY MARKETS
ENERGY PAYMENTS
ENERGY PURCHASES
FREE ENTRY
FUEL MARKET
FUEL MARKET TRENDS
GENERATORS
GOVERNMENT REGULATION
INDEPENDENT GENERATORS
INDEPENDENT SUPPLY
MARGINAL COST
MARKET FORCES
MARKET INFORMATION
MARKET STRUCTURE
MARKET TRENDS
MARKET VALUE
NATURAL MONOPOLY
POWER GENERATION
POWER GENERATION BRANCH
POWER INDUSTRY
POWER SECTOR
PRICE CAP MECHANISM
PRICE FOR ENERGY
PRICE REDUCTIONS
PRICE SETTING
PRODUCERS
PRODUCTIVITY
PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES
RETAIL
RETAIL PRICES
SPOT MARKET
SPOT PRICES
STOCKHOLDERS
SUPPLIERS
TRANSMISSION CAPACITY
TRANSMISSION CHARGES
TRANSMISSION FACILITIES
TRANSMISSION LINES
TRANSMISSION TARIFFS
VARIABLE COSTS
VERTICAL INTEGRATION POWER GENERATION
ENERGY SUPPLY
DENATIONALIZATION
CONSUMER PRICES
PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
DEREGULATION
ENERGY PRICES
MARKET COMPETITION
Lalor, R. Peter
García, Hernán
Reshaping Power Markets-Lessons from Chile and Argentina
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Argentina
relation Viewpoint: Public Policy for the Private Sector; Note No. 85
description Power sector reforms in Chile and Argentina are now roughly fourteen and four years old. In both countries, restructuring and deregulation have increased efficiency, led to active entry by new generators, improved the quality of supply, and reduced prices in real terms. The authors' review of experience in both systems confirms that policymakers must apply effective measures to introduce and preserve competition. In Chile, a major concern is the predominance of one generator in one of the two systems.
format Publications & Research :: Viewpoint
author Lalor, R. Peter
García, Hernán
author_facet Lalor, R. Peter
García, Hernán
author_sort Lalor, R. Peter
title Reshaping Power Markets-Lessons from Chile and Argentina
title_short Reshaping Power Markets-Lessons from Chile and Argentina
title_full Reshaping Power Markets-Lessons from Chile and Argentina
title_fullStr Reshaping Power Markets-Lessons from Chile and Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Reshaping Power Markets-Lessons from Chile and Argentina
title_sort reshaping power markets-lessons from chile and argentina
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1996/06/441478/reshaping-power-markets-lessons-chile-argentina
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11617
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