Monopolies in EC Energy Law - Interconnectors
Article from: OGEL 1 (2007), in Electricity Interconnectors
Introduction
This article will study a peculiar aspect of the EC energy markets; monopolies. In certain situations EC energy legislation provides for limited monopoly rights. Nothing new, one could say, in network dependent industries networks are often considered as natural monopolies. True, but normally these monopolists are under an obligation to grant access to these networks. Here there is no such obligation. This article will assess why such monopolies exist and whether their existence can be justified from the general EC competition policy point of view. In order to ...