Electricity market deregulation and energy security: A study of the UK and Singapore electricity markets

International Journal of Global Energy Issues

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 109-132

  Chang, Youngho ^a,b   Lee, Jian Liang ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b National Climate Change Committee

^c Shell   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Adequacy; Deregulated electricity market; Energy security; Reasonable price; Reliability

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENERGY POLICY; RELIABILITY;

DEREGULATED ELECTRICITY MARKETS; ENERGY SECURITY; REASONABLE PRICES;

ELECTRIC INDUSTRY;

DEREGULATION; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; MARKET CONDITIONS; PRICING POLICY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SECURITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; SOUTHEAST ASIA; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 37849026378     PISSN: 09547118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJGEI.2008.016344     Document Type: Article

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