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 of...
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| Format: | ESMAP Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/11/18699545/international-experience-open-access-power-grids-synthesis-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17457 |
| Summary: | 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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