High-tension electricity network expansions in Argentina: decision mechanisms and willingness-to-pay revelation

Transmission expansion in Argentina 2: The Fourth Line revisited

“…The study by Chisari, Dal-Bó and Romero (2001) Several commentators base their criticisms of Argentine transmission regulation on the calculations by Chisari et al (2001), implying that this study has established that inadequacies of the Public Contest mechanism did indeed delay the economically beneficial Fourth Line project. This is an important and influential study, which certainly explains why the Public Contest mechanism might delay an economic project.…”

“…The second author is a former senior economist and later adviser at ENRE. 19 Chisari et al (2001), p. 713. 20 NERA (1998, p. 53.…”

“…"Some of the coordination methods developed in Argentina did not work well, particularly voting by beneficiaries." Gómez-Ibáñez (2003), p. 324, citing andNERA (1998) and Chisari et al (2001). "There is widespread acknowledgement of the shortcomings of the scheme" Woolf (2003), p. 272, also citing NERA (1998 and Chisari et al (2001).…”

“…Gómez-Ibáñez (2003), p. 324, citing andNERA (1998) and Chisari et al (2001). "There is widespread acknowledgement of the shortcomings of the scheme" Woolf (2003), p. 272, also citing NERA (1998 and Chisari et al (2001). "The Argentine system implemented an untried model of transmission expansion, which proved controversial" Pollitt (2008- The Fourth Line experience evidently continued to be a major regulatory concern.…”

“…1 For example Bastos and Abdala (1996), Estache and Rodríguez-Pardina (1996), Bouille et al (2002), Gómez-Ibáñez (2003) and Pollitt (2008-this issue), plus Abdala and Chambouleyron (1999) on transmission, as well as more specialised articles cited herein. 2 Abdala (2008-this issue-a), ENRE Annual Reports 1994/5, 1996, 2002, Spiller and Torres (1996, Estache and Rodríguez-Pardina (1996), NERA (1998), Chisari et al (2001). 3 For example Newbery (1999), Láutier (2001), Bouille et al (2002), Woolf (2003), Gómez-Ibáñez (2003), Joskow and Tirole (2005).…”