The integration of national electricity markets is an important policy goal of both national governments and the European Commission. Integration is believed to improve competition as well as create additional trade benefits. Despite many improvements in interconnection, markets are still poorly linked to one another. On 9 October 2008, TILEC will organize a half-day Energy Economics Policy Seminar devoted to this topic, in cooperation with the Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB), the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, and the Dutch Competition Authority (NMa). The event will take place in The Hague and will feature two energy experts. Mette Bjørndahl (Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration) will talk about the lessons learned in the integrated Scandinavian electricity market and discuss the benefits of, and incentives for, close co-operation between the different network operators. Boaz Moselle (The Brattle Group) will talk about incentives for regional integration and the interrelation between market power and cross-border transmission capacity. Lessons from international experiences will be drawn. After both lectures, discussants will kickoff the discussion with the public. Attendance is free but registration is required.
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