DocumentCode :
1982896
Title :
Can Brazil learn from California? Challenges of power deregulation in a predominantly hydroelectric system
Author :
Barroso, Luiz Augusto N ; Pereira, Mario Veiga F ; Kelman, Rafael ; Lino, P.
Author_Institution :
Power Syst. Res. Inc, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Volume :
1
fYear :
2001
fDate :
15-19 July 2001
Firstpage :
381
Abstract :
The objective of this paper is to diagnose what went wrong with the Brazilian power industry reform, contrasting Brazil´s approach with California´s, and discussing alternatives to improve the situation. In particular, the authors address some of the criticisms that have been made to Brazilian sector reform: half the critics say the solution is more market; the other half, that Brazil should go back to state-owned enterprises. In addressing the more-market side, the authors discuss some problems such as: bid-based dispatch in a cascade of hydroelectric power plants; the concept of a wholesale water market (an extended spot market where water transactions are recognized); and the pricing of transmission services.
Keywords :
electricity supply industry; hydroelectric power stations; power transmission economics; tariffs; Brazil; California; hydroelectric power plants; power industry deregulation; transmission services pricing; wholesale water market; Contracts; Economic forecasting; Government; Operations research; Power engineering and energy; Power generation economics; Power system economics; Power system planning; Pricing; Water resources;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Society Summer Meeting, 2001
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7173-9
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/PESS.2001.970046
Filename :
970046
Link To Document :
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