Transmission expansion in Argentina 2: The Fourth Line revisited

Littlechild, Stephen; Skerk, Carlos J.

doi:10.1016/j.eneco.2007.12.007

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“…Littlechild and Skerk [7] also re-examine the history and economics of the Fourth Line. They agree that the process reduced costs, so that the delay (which was short) was beneficial.…”

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Symposium on electricity reform in Argentina

Littlechild

2008

Energy Economics

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“…Littlechild and Skerk [7] also re-examine the history and economics of the Fourth Line. They agree that the process reduced costs, so that the delay (which was short) was beneficial.…”

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confidence: 97%

Symposium on electricity reform in Argentina

Littlechild

2008

Energy Economics

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“…Subsequent and more detailed research has shown that the Fourth Line was expensive, premature and uneconomic. (Littlechild and Skerk 2008b) Delaying its construction was evidence that the Public Contest method did work, not that it didn't work. In the short term, the participants agreed instead to expand capacity by installing capacitors, at a fraction of the cost of a new line.…”

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Merchant and regulated transmission: theory, evidence and policy

Littlechild

2012

J Regul Econ

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Merchant and regulated transmission: theory, evidence and policy EPRG Working Paper 1128 Cambridge Working Paper in Economics 1160 Stephen Littlechild Economists acknowledge the problems of regulated transmission but take different views about the likely efficiency of merchant transmission. This paper examines the evidence on alleged market failure and regulatory failure as experienced in practice in Australia and Argentina. In these examples, merchant transmission (broadly defined to include private initiatives) has generally not exhibited the standard examples of market failure but regulated transmission generally has exhibited the standard examples of regulatory failure. Imperfect information-more specifically, in the form of lack of coordination-has often been a challenge whatever the approach. Policy should therefore seek to improve the regulatory framework and to remove barriers to merchant transmission and private initiatives. An important role for regulation is to facilitate coordination between potential providers and users of transmission lines.

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“…In 1 E.g. Abdala (1994Abdala ( , 2007a, Abdala and Chambouleyron (1999), Abdala and Spiller (2000), Chisari et al (2001), Gómez-Ibáñez (2003), NERA (1998), Newbery (1999), Woolf (2003), as summarised in Littlechild and Skerk (2007b). 2 E.g.…”

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Transmission expansion in Argentina 5: The regional electricity forum of Buenos Aires province

Littlechild¹,

Ponzano²

2008

Energy Economics

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This paper supplements analyses of Argentine transmission expansions at the federal level by looking at experience in Buenos Aires province. A Regional Electricity Forum of distribution companies has drawn up and begun to implement a ten-year transmission expansion plan. Contrary to previous fears, getting agreement between the members on investment and cost sharing has not been unduly problematic. More challenging was getting approval of the provincial government on funding. Deferring tariff reductions and using the revenues for investment facilitated the process, and now some innovative financing arrangements are underway. Again contrary to some previous suggestions, the controversial Area of Influence method was extended rather than replaced. This overcame concerns about free-riding. Progress and investment have been severely curtailed by the economic crisis in 2001 and subsequent federal government policy. The arrangements nonetheless appear to be working well, and to be conducive to more efficient transmission expansion. This confirms that it is practicable and advantageous to allow users rather than the transmission company or the regulator to propose and determine transmission investment, even in a meshed rather than radial system. An appropriate regulatory framework is needed to approve that part of the total budget to paid by distribution business consumers, but this does not require the regulator to lead or monitor the detail of the process.

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Transmission expansion in Argentina 2: The Fourth Line revisited

Cited by 15 publications

References 28 publications

Symposium on electricity reform in Argentina

Symposium on electricity reform in Argentina

Merchant and regulated transmission: theory, evidence and policy

Transmission expansion in Argentina 5: The regional electricity forum of Buenos Aires province

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