Power Pool Session - Cross Boarder Harmonisation and creating regional scale
Cross border harmonization of the electricity Transmission network, Regulatory principles and the Tariff Framework at regional and continental level is expected to bring about massive benefits, such as:
- Increase cross-border trading and power pooling, as well as enhance access to electricity at regional and continental levels;
- Ensure long-term stability of the power sector and catalyse investments through commitments at both the regional and continental levels;
- Enhance continental initiatives and influence, in terms of network regulation, electricity market design and coordination;
- Improve learning from ‘best practice’ regulation through pooling of regulatory resources;
- Improve transparency of tariff methodology towards achieving cost reflectivity; among others.
The advantages of regional interconnections have been well articulated.
- From the perspective of Power Pools, what is the state of technical preparedness to enable full regional connectivity?
- What are the regulatory frameworks envisaged that would enable the smooth operation of power pools once full connectivity has been achieved?
- Effectively functioning power pools will require further investment in underlying infrastructures and a critical mass of distributed generation capacity, but also a shift in thinking from short-term oriented objectives towards long-term gains. What role would the private sector play?
Wednesday 11 October 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM Main Stage
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10/11/2023 10:45
10/11/2023 11:30
Power Pool Session - Cross Boarder Harmonisation and creating regional scale
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Cross border harmonization of the electricity Transmission network, Regulatory principles and the Tariff Framework at regional and continental level is expected to bring about massive benefits, such as:
- Increase cross-border trading and power pooling, as well as enhance access to electricity at regional and continental levels;
- Ensure long-term stability of the power sector and catalyse investments through commitments at both the regional and continental levels;
- Enhance continental initiatives and influence, in terms of network regulation, electricity market design and coordination;
- Improve learning from ‘best practice’ regulation through pooling of regulatory resources;
- Improve transparency of tariff methodology towards achieving cost reflectivity; among others.
The advantages of regional interconnections have been well articulated.
- From the perspective of Power Pools, what is the state of technical preparedness to enable full regional connectivity?
- What are the regulatory frameworks envisaged that would enable the smooth operation of power pools once full connectivity has been achieved?
- Effectively functioning power pools will require further investment in underlying infrastructures and a critical mass of distributed generation capacity, but also a shift in thinking from short-term oriented objectives towards long-term gains. What role would the private sector play?
