Lost economies of scope and potential merger gains in the Norwegian electricity industry

Ørjan Mydland ()
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Ørjan Mydland: Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences

Empirical Economics, 2020, vol. 58, issue 6, No 19, 3077-3100

Abstract: Abstract In 2016, the Norwegian Parliament amended the Energy Act, with changes taking effect from 2021. The amended legislation will introduce strict separation of all generation and distribution companies within the electricity industry in Norway. Economies of scope studies from Norway show evidence of large economies of scope. Further, the companies in the industry could utilize the economies of scale potential if they merged. In this paper, we perform merger analysis to investigate potential merger gains in the Norwegian electricity distribution industry. By providing a method of testing for optimal mergers, we can present the best merger combination to the Norwegian electricity industry.

Keywords: Potential merger gains; Energy; Policy; Energy Act; Lost economies of scope; Optimized mergers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/s00181-018-01620-1

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