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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789647403321

Autore

Maurer Luiz

Titolo

Electricity auctions : : an overview of efficient practices / / Luiz T.A. Maurer, Luiz A. Barroso ; with support from: Jennifer M. Chang ... [and others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2011

ISBN

0-8213-8824-X

Descrizione fisica

xix, 155 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm

Collana

World Bank study

Altri autori (Persone)

BarrosoLuiz A

ChangJennifer M

Disciplina

333.793/23

Soggetti

Electric utilities

Commodity exchanges

Auctions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Auctions--basic concepts -- Electricity auctions : experiences in different jurisdictions -- Auctions in Latin America -- Auctions in Asia, Oceania, Europe, North America, and multi-country -- Auctions and renewable energy sources -- Main lessons -- Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

Virtually every country in the world faces the challenge of designing the regulatory and financial mechanisms that ensure cost-effective procurement of generation to supply electricity demand. Historically, procurement of generation has been particularly difficult in the emerging economies of Asia, Latin America and Africa. High and usually volatile load growth rates, limited access to financing and immature electricity markets have presented obstacles that have introduced challenges to the procurement process. More recently, environmental concerns regarding land use, impact on biodiversity,