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Transmission Network Reliability in Competitive Electricity Markets |
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| Location and date(s) of workshop: |
IEA, Paris: 29-30 March 2004 |
| Organiser(s): | IEA |
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Background: |
The recent supply disruptions in Europe and North America have created considerable interest about transmission network performance and its implications for the efficient and reliable operation of competitive electricity markets.
The IEA has initiated a project to examine this issue, which will include two workshops in 2004, culminating in an IEA publication in early 2005. This workshop was the first of these international events and focused on transmission network reliability in competitive electricity markets. It was held at the IEA's offices in Paris on Monday, 29 March 2004 and Tuesday, 30 March 2004. The workshop included five topical sessions, and concluded with a round-table discussion session. The topical sessions addressed: - lessons from the recent supply disruptions in North America and Europe; - potential technological responses to improve system operation and reliability; - regulatory arrangements to strengthen transmission reliability in competitive markets; - regulatory and organisational options to improve transmission system operation; and - the broader policy issues relating to transmission performance including regulation and investment. The workshop was well attended with around 80 participants including representatives of governments, regulators, transmission system operators, transmission owners, and market participants. |
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Agenda Scoping Paper (the views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the IEA) |
| Proceedings: | Session 1: Case Studies from North America and Europe David R. Nevius, Senior Vice President, North American Electric Reliability Council Sture Larsson, Technical Director, Deputy Director General, Svenska Kraftnät Frank Vandenberghe, Chairman of the UCTE Investigation Committee on the 28 September 2003 blackout in Italy Session 2: Technological Dimensions of System Operation & Reliability Clark Gellings, Vice President, Power Delivery and Markets Division, Electric Power Research Institute (additional paper) Colin Ray, Chairman, Study Committee on System Development and Economics, International Council on Large Electric Systems (additional paper) Bernd Buchholz, Vice President Service, Head of the Network Consulting Unit, Siemens Session 3: Transmission Reliability Gerard A. Maas, Chairman, UCTE Steering Committee on Transmission Reliability David R. Nevius, Senior Vice President, North American Electric Reliability Council Paul-Frederik Bach, Deputy Director, System Department, Eltra (representing Nordel) Session 4: Transmission System Operation Jim Hinton, Senior Advisor to the President, PJM Interconnection Pierre Bornard, Chairman, Network Access and Congestion Management Task Force, European Transmission System Operators Brian Spalding, Chief Operating Officer, National Electricity Market Management Company Limited Session 5: Broader Issues Affecting Transmission Network Performance Mihai Paun, Advisor for Energy Policy, Generation and Networks, Eurelectric William Hogan, Professor of Public Policy and Administration, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Jonas Tornquist, Head of Transmission Policy, UK Office of Gas and Electricity Markets Session 6: Round-table Discussion of Main Outcomes. Summary of Chairman's Closing Remarks Professor William Hogan |
