Promoting Regional Power Trade : The Southern African Power Pool
The Southern African Power Pool (SAPP), the first formal international pool to be set outside North American and Western Europe, was inaugurated in 1995. While the utilities of southern Africa have been importing and exporting electricity for four...
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okr-10986-115432021-06-14T11:03:39Z Promoting Regional Power Trade : The Southern African Power Pool O'Leary, Donal T. Charpentier, Jean-Pierre Minogue, Diane REGIONAL PARTICIPATION TRADE PARTNERS POOLING SYSTEMS POWER GENERATION UTILITIES ELECTRICITY MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AUTONOMY BILATERAL CONTRACTS COAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES EFFICIENT REGIONAL MARKET ELECTRICAL POWER BETWEEN COUNTRIES ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY DEMAND ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ENERGY MARKETS ENERGY MINISTERS ENERGY TRADE FOREIGN EXCHANGE NEW ENTRANTS POWER POWER LINES POWER PLANTS POWER POOL POWER SYSTEM POWER UTILITIES PRODUCERS REGIONAL POWER TRADE REGULATORY SYSTEMS SAVINGS SUBSIDIARY TRANSMISSION TRANSMISSION COSTS TRANSMISSION PRICING The Southern African Power Pool (SAPP), the first formal international pool to be set outside North American and Western Europe, was inaugurated in 1995. While the utilities of southern Africa have been importing and exporting electricity for four decades, these trades occurred through bilateral contracts that were complex and often difficult to administer. The objective of shifting to the pool is to create a more efficient regional market. Although physically the pool is still embryonic and trade volumes average roughly 3 percent of production, confidence in the market and mutual trust between the members are being strengthened and sector coordination is dramatically improved. This Note reviews the factors that have eased the way for the pool agreements and the challenges that remain in getting the multilateral trading operation under way. 2012-08-13T15:21:02Z 2012-08-13T15:21:02Z 1998-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/06/441756/promoting-regional-power-trade-southern-african-power-pool http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11543 English Viewpoint: Public Policy for the Private Sector; Note No. 145 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Viewpoint Publications & Research Africa South Africa Malawi Zimbabwe Tanzania Botswana Mozambique Namibia Zambia Angola Swaziland Congo, Democratic Republic of Lesotho Eswatini |
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REGIONAL PARTICIPATION TRADE PARTNERS POOLING SYSTEMS POWER GENERATION UTILITIES ELECTRICITY MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AUTONOMY BILATERAL CONTRACTS COAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES EFFICIENT REGIONAL MARKET ELECTRICAL POWER BETWEEN COUNTRIES ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY DEMAND ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ENERGY MARKETS ENERGY MINISTERS ENERGY TRADE FOREIGN EXCHANGE NEW ENTRANTS POWER POWER LINES POWER PLANTS POWER POOL POWER SYSTEM POWER UTILITIES PRODUCERS REGIONAL POWER TRADE REGULATORY SYSTEMS SAVINGS SUBSIDIARY TRANSMISSION TRANSMISSION COSTS TRANSMISSION PRICING |
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REGIONAL PARTICIPATION TRADE PARTNERS POOLING SYSTEMS POWER GENERATION UTILITIES ELECTRICITY MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AUTONOMY BILATERAL CONTRACTS COAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES EFFICIENT REGIONAL MARKET ELECTRICAL POWER BETWEEN COUNTRIES ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY DEMAND ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ENERGY MARKETS ENERGY MINISTERS ENERGY TRADE FOREIGN EXCHANGE NEW ENTRANTS POWER POWER LINES POWER PLANTS POWER POOL POWER SYSTEM POWER UTILITIES PRODUCERS REGIONAL POWER TRADE REGULATORY SYSTEMS SAVINGS SUBSIDIARY TRANSMISSION TRANSMISSION COSTS TRANSMISSION PRICING O'Leary, Donal T. Charpentier, Jean-Pierre Minogue, Diane Promoting Regional Power Trade : The Southern African Power Pool |
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Africa South Africa Malawi Zimbabwe Tanzania Botswana Mozambique Namibia Zambia Angola Swaziland Congo, Democratic Republic of Lesotho Eswatini |
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The Southern African Power Pool (SAPP),
the first formal international pool to be set outside North
American and Western Europe, was inaugurated in 1995. While
the utilities of southern Africa have been importing and
exporting electricity for four decades, these trades
occurred through bilateral contracts that were complex and
often difficult to administer. The objective of shifting to
the pool is to create a more efficient regional market.
Although physically the pool is still embryonic and trade
volumes average roughly 3 percent of production, confidence
in the market and mutual trust between the members are being
strengthened and sector coordination is dramatically
improved. This Note reviews the factors that have eased the
way for the pool agreements and the challenges that remain
in getting the multilateral trading operation under way. |
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Publications & Research :: Viewpoint |
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O'Leary, Donal T. Charpentier, Jean-Pierre Minogue, Diane |
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O'Leary, Donal T. Charpentier, Jean-Pierre Minogue, Diane |
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O'Leary, Donal T. |
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Promoting Regional Power Trade : The Southern African Power Pool |
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Promoting Regional Power Trade : The Southern African Power Pool |
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Promoting Regional Power Trade : The Southern African Power Pool |
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Promoting Regional Power Trade : The Southern African Power Pool |
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Promoting Regional Power Trade : The Southern African Power Pool |
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promoting regional power trade : the southern african power pool |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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