Electrifying integration: Electricity production and the South East Europe regional energy market

Elizabeth Hooper and Andrei Medvedev

Utilities Policy, 2009, vol. 17, issue 1, 24-33

Abstract: The paper provides an overview of the generation of electricity in 10 countries in South East Europe during 1995-2004. Using the latest available statistics, we explore the potential of the nascent integration of the electricity markets in South East Europe. We conduct a cross-country analysis of electricity production based on different types of fuel used. The region has a low level of gasification combined with few nuclear power generation facilities, while some countries heavily rely on hydro electric generation. Differences in countries' resource endowment and the possibility of intertemporal substitution between electricity generated from various fuels could stimulate a regional trade in electricity. As an alternative to nationally independent energy policy, regional trade could displace a proportion of the substantial investment in generation facilities required to avert serious supply shortages. Finally, we consider the environmental impact of electricity generation, and identify some of the key trade-offs between different policy objectives.

Keywords: Electricity; Generation; ECSEE (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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