{"id":10905,"date":"2024-01-12T00:01:25","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T23:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webecpol.esade.edu\/publicaciones\/la-reforma-del-mercado-electrico-europeo-una-valoracion-y-proximos-pasos\/"},"modified":"2024-01-16T09:50:17","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T08:50:17","slug":"la-reforma-del-mercado-electrico-europeo-una-valoracion-y-proximos-pasos","status":"publish","type":"publicaciones","link":"http:\/\/webecpol.esade.edu\/en\/publications\/la-reforma-del-mercado-electrico-europeo-una-valoracion-y-proximos-pasos\/","title":{"rendered":"The European electricity market reform: an assessment & next steps"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The functioning of the European electricity market needs new instruments to encourage investment in large-scale renewable energy projects and storage.<\/strong> Although in theory markets such as the European could incentivize investment, in practice they have failed to do so. In fact, at a certain point of maturity, the price decline in the electricity markets reduced the incentive for long-term investment in the installation of both renewables and extra capacity with complementary sources (e.g., combined cycle).<\/p>\n

In this context, energy shocks such as those of recent years add to this structural problem to underline the high volatility we have in short-term prices when there are strong imbalances between supply and demand for the sources that usually cover when renewables cannot come in.<\/p>\n

The motivation<\/strong> behind the reform<\/strong> of the European electricity markets is therefore to re-incentivize the construction of generation capacity<\/strong> that will allow a more decisive move towards decarbonization while providing greater flexibility <\/strong>(both in terms of supply and demand) that can lead to greater price stability<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

However, although these objectives are shared between countries, the way to achieve them is not, due to the different energy and consumption mixes (industrial and household) at the outset.<\/p>\n

As a result, the outcome is far from those objectives and in its current form the reform of the European electricity market falls short in several key respects. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2192 First, while recognizing the importance of long-term market-based instruments for renewables, it fails to develop efficient European markets for their integration.<\/p>\n

\u2192 Second, contracts for difference, its central instrument, are intended more as government support than as market tools accessible to all stakeholders.<\/p>\n

\u2192 Third, the lack of standardization in the capacity and flexibility markets allows member states to design divergent approaches, potentially distorting the European single market.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, where the reform has succeeded is in establishing a common emergency mechanism<\/strong>, under the supervision of the European Union, and in which potential aid to consumers would be at a flat rate, so as not to distort the price signal (and therefore savings).<\/p>\n

Expectations prior to the reform of the European electricity market were perhaps too high, especially considering that the current short-term market design took almost a decade. However, this reform should be seen as an initial step,<\/strong> a reflective process that lays the groundwork for a longer development. The ultimate goal<\/strong> should be the creation of a harmonized and long-term focused European electricity market<\/strong>, a process that requires time and careful consideration in order to achieve effective and coherent integration at the European level.<\/p>\n

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Linares, P.; Collado, N.; Galindo, J.\u00a0<\/span>(2024).<\/span>\u00a0The European electricity market\u00a0reform: an assessment & next steps. <\/i><\/span>EsadeEcPol<\/span> Policy<\/span> Reaction January 2024<\/span>,<\/span> Esade<\/span>. http:\/\/www.doi.org\/10.56269\/20240115\/PL<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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