Transmission expansion in Argentina 2: The Fourth Line revisited

Energy Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1385-1419

  Littlechild, Stephen C ^a   Skerk, Carlos J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Mercados Energeticos   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Electricity; Regulation; Transmission

Indexed keywords

COST REDUCTION; ENERGY POLICY; INVESTMENTS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

AREA OF INFLUENCE METHOD; FOURTH LINE;

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION;

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; INVESTMENT; PROFITABILITY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; TRANSACTION COST;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 43449105104     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2007.12.007     Document Type: Article

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