International Power Trade : The Nordic Power Pool

Carlsson, Lennart

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: BILATERAL CONTRACTS;    BORDER POWER FLOW;    DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES;    DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;    DISTRIBUTION UTILITIES;   

RP-ID  :  19063

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Scandinavia, where countries have tradedpower for decades, has the world's most developedinternational market for electricity. Recently the tradingsystem has changed dramatically, moving from the old modelof cooperation among the leading vertically integratedutilities in each country, under the Nordel agreement, tocompetitive market rules. Norway and Sweden established acommon power market, Nord Pool, in 1996, and Finland joinedin June 1998. This Note examines why Nord Pool came intobeing, what conditions facilitated its development, and whatlessons it provides for World Bank client countries.