Competition, Contracts and Electricity Markets

A New Perspective

Loyola de Palacio Series on European Energy Policy

Edited by Jean-Michel Glachant, Holder of the Loyola de Palacio Chair on EU Energy Policy and Director, Florence School of Regulation, European University Institute, Italy, Dominique Finon, Directeur de Recherche CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), Centre International de Recherche sur l’Environnement et le Développement, CNRS and EHESS, Paris, France and Adrien de Hauteclocque, Référendaire, Court of Justice of the European Union, Luxembourg

This book fills a gap in the existing literature by dealing with several issues linked to long-term contracts and the efficiency of electricity markets. These include the impact of long-term contracts and vertical integration on effective competition, generation investment in risky markets, and the challenges for competition policy principles.

‘. . . it is the combination of various approaches that make the book worth reading. As such, it contributes significantly to the ongoing discussion in Europe on long-term contracts, the role of markets, the ability of markets to deliver investments and so on. . . well worth reading.’
– Kim Talus, Oil, Gas and Energy Law Intelligence