Stakeholder Perspectives on Energy Auctions: A Case Study in Roraima, Brazil

Pedro Meirelles Villas-Bôas (), José Maria Ferreira Jardim da Silveira and Fernando Rocha Villas-Bôas
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Pedro Meirelles Villas-Bôas: Ph.D. Program in Bioenergy, (Unicamp, USP, Unesp), University of Campinas, Campinas 13083-896, São Paulo, Brazil
José Maria Ferreira Jardim da Silveira: Institute of Economics, Center for Agricultural and Environmental Economics (NEA), University of Campinas, Campinas 13083-857, São Paulo, Brazil
Fernando Rocha Villas-Bôas: Interior Point Methods Group—CNPq/Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Campinas, Campinas 13098-320, São Paulo, Brazil

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 14, 1-19

Abstract: Energy auctions are commonly used to contract energy projects and are extensively studied from the regulator’s perspective. However, analyzing auctions from the stakeholders’ perspective is critical to determine the impact of regulatory details on the bidder’s revenues. In this study, we analyze a public energy auction in Roraima, a Brazilian state with a significant energy deficit and no grid connection, where many projects were successful in the non-intermittent Power Product category, typically unfavorable for biomass. Using Linear Programming to maximize bidders’ revenues, we examine the regulatory formulas that contributed to the success of these projects and compare the optimization results to actual revenues. Our analysis shows that certain regulatory elements can benefit stakeholders by allowing them to make unconventional project design decisions. In addition, we identify a possible loophole in the formula that can have the opposite effect of the regulator’s intent in the renewable Power Product category. Our findings can help bidders increase profits through optimization and regulators to change formulas if objectives are not met. This study brings the often-overlooked perspective of stakeholders to energy auctions, adding to the literature on this topic.

Keywords: energy auctions; stakeholder perspective; project design; non-intermittent power product; profit optimization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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