Pass-through in Colombia s Unregulated Retail Electricity Market

Alex Perez, Jaime Carabali and Luis Meneses
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Jaime Carabali: Data Analyst, Banco W, Cali, Colombia
Luis Meneses: Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia and Universidad ICESI, Colombia.

International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 2022, vol. 12, issue 4, 575-583

Abstract: This study analyzes the pass-through of wholesale costs to retail prices for unregulated users in the Colombian electricity market, using monthly data from 2012 to 2019. This period encompasses moments with and without an El Ni o phenomenon. We use an empirical model to analyze the pass-through heterogeneity according to the characteristics of users and firms, showing that the pass-through is incomplete, differs according to the presence of El Ni o, and is heterogeneous. The pass-through was greater from September 2015 to May 2016 because an El Ni o caused hydrological resource scarcity and several critical thermal plants halted operations. In other words, the pass-through tends to be more comprehensive during an El Ni o event. Additionally, the pass-through differs between firms with a high concentration of the market and the remaining firms and between urban and non-urban users.

Keywords: Pass-through; Electricity markets; Wholesale costs; Retail prices (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D82 D83 L11 L94 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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