The Real Possibility of Competitive Generation Markets in Hydro Systems : The Case of Brazil

The Real Possibility of Competitive Generation Markets in Hydro Systems : The Case of Brazil

Brazil's electricity sector is made up of more than sixty-five, mostly vertically integrated, federally- and state-owned monopolies. The most pressing problems in the sector are excessive operational costs and large investment needs. Both of...

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Main Authors: Estache, Antonio, Rodriguez-Pardina, Martin
Format: Viewpoint
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
BIDDING
CONCESSION AREAS
COST RECOVERY
CROSS-SUBSIDIES
ENERGY PRICES
ENTITLEMENTS
EXCESS WATER
EXTERNALITIES
FIXED COSTS
MARGINAL COST
MARGINAL COSTS
MARKET STRUCTURE
MONOPOLIES
OPPORTUNITY COSTS
PAYMENT FOR WATER
PRIVATE PARTICIPATION
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCERS
RETAIL
SALES
SANCTIONS
SPOT MARKETS
STORAGE CAPACITY
VARIABLE COSTS
WATER RESOURCES
WATER RIGHTS
WATER USE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIES
DENATIONALIZATION
PRICING
INCENTIVES
HYDROELECTRIC POWER
MARKET COMPETITION
WATER LAW
GENERATION MARKET
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1997/02/694973/real-possibility-competitive-generation-markets-hydro-systems-case-brazil
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11595

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1997/02/694973/real-possibility-competitive-generation-markets-hydro-systems-case-brazil
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11595

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