Regulation and competition issues in Thai electricity sector

Energy Policy

Volumn 44, Issue , 2012, Pages 185-198

  Wisuttisak, Pornchai ^a,b,c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Competition; Electricity regulation; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY SECTOR; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY INDUSTRY; LIBERALISATION; MARKET COMPETITION; MARKET STRUCTURES; REGULATORY REFORM; STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISE; THAILAND;

COMPETITION; ELECTRIC INDUSTRY;

DEREGULATION;

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); DEREGULATION; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; LIBERALIZATION; MONOPOLY; REFORM PROCESS; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; STATE OWNED ENTERPRISE;

THAILAND;

EID: 84858290861     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.01.038     Document Type: Article

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