Impact of the new Swiss electricity law on the competitiveness of hydropower

Massimo Filippini and Silvia Banfi ()
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Silvia Banfi: Center for Energy Policy and Economics CEPE, Department of Management, Technology and Economics, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

No 02-12, CEPE Working paper series from CEPE Center for Energy Policy and Economics, ETH Zurich

Abstract: Although Switzerland is not a EU-member country, in December 1999 the Swiss Parliament adopted the new Swiss Electricity Market Law (EML). The EML laid the foundations for reforming the Swiss electricity industry by moving from regulation to deregulation. The Swiss population will vote on this issue in late 2002. This change will be phased in gradually during a transitional period of seven years. This paper briefly describes the Swiss electricity industry and details the reform plans set out in the law. It also analyses the impact of EML on the hydropower firms and offers an overview on the competitiveness of the hydropower sector in the deregulated market.

Pages: 15 pages
Date: 2002-01
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