We examine the performance attributes of a merchant transmission investment framework
that relies on 'market driven'investment to increase transmission network capacity needed to …

Transmission expansion planning (TEP) has faced a significant change since the
introduction of deregulation. It becomes even more complicated. Algorithms have to be …

Argentina was one of the first countries in the world to implement a comprehensive reform of
its electricity sector. Among developing countries only Chile has had a comparably …

In 1992 Argentina's electricity reform provided an innovative approach to transmission
expansion. In particular, major expansions were determined by the Public Contest method …

Economists acknowledge the problems of regulated transmission but have different views
on the likely efficiency of merchant transmission. This paper first examines the evidence on …

In traditional electric utilities, where generation, transmission, distribution, supply and system
operation are vertically integrated, the role of transmission tends to go unnoticed. Its …

Despite progress in economic analysis in recent years, transmission investment governance
still poses policy design challenges in competitive electricity systems. The degree of …

As part of its electricity reform, Argentina developed a distinctive policy on transmission
expansion. Market participants, rather than the transmission company or the regulator …

This dissertation estimates households' willingness to pay (WTP) for an improved electricity
service in North Cyprus. Stated WTP is estimated using choice experiments (CE), contingent …

This paper supplements analyses of Argentine transmission expansions at the federal level
by looking at experience in Buenos Aires province. A Regional Electricity Forum of …