TOWARDS A COMPETITIVE ELECTRICITY MARKET: THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ISSUES: A FIVE-DAY COURSE. (Module I: June 23-25, 1997. Module II: June 26-27, 1997. Lausanne, Switzerland)

MODULE I (vol. 1): Foundations and international experience

* Competition in electricity - What? Where? Why? . Edward Kahn.

* Generation in a competitive regime. Hugh Outhred.

* Network pricing in a competitive regime. Hugh Outhred.

* Distribution and retailing in a competitive regime. Ignacio Pérez-Arriaga.

* Planning and operation in a competitive regime. Ignacio Pérez-Arriaga.

* Stranded costs: the price of competition. Edward Kahn.

* Australia: experience with a competitive market. Hugh Outhred.

* The experience of multiple deregulation processes: United States. Edward Kahn.

* The experience of transition period: Spain. Ignacio Pérez-Arriaga.

* What model for the future Swiss electricity sector ?. Jacques Rossat.

MODULE II (vol. 2): Towards and practical issues

* Introduction. Marginal principles applied to generation. Claudia Meseguer.

* The wholesale energy market (1). Juan Alba.

* The wholesale generation market (11). Juan Alba.

* Capacity remuneration: theoretical foundation and examples. Claudia Meseguer.

* Ancillary services. Juan Alba.

* Marginal principles applied to transmission. Market implementation considering transmission: network congestion. Carlos Vázquez.

* Transmission pricing.Transmission open access. Experiences. Carlos Váquez.

* Organization of the market: market operator, system operator, transmission services provided. Juan Alba.