Interconnecting the internal electricity market - a goal without a plan?
Article from: OGEL 1 (2007), in Electricity Interconnectors
Introduction
Sufficient interconnection capacity between Member States is a prerequisite for the functioning of the internal electricity market of the EU. Without adequate physical interconnection, the idea of creating a single market in which free movement is ensured in accordance with the provisions of the EC Treaty simply cannot work.[1] It is therefore generally acknowledged that a well functioning internal electricity market requires a rational European electricity network. Nevertheless, the modest goal set at the Barcelona Summit in 2002 that all Member States should achieve ...