Regulation and investments in energy markets : solutions for the Mediterranean / edited by Alessandro Rubino [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rubino, Alessandro, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Energy policy--Mediterranean Region.

Energy policy.

Energy industries--Law and legislation--Mediterranean Region.

Energy industries.

Energy development--Law and legislation--Mediterranean Region.

Energy development.

Petroleum products--Prices.

Petroleum products.

Futures market.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (388 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Waltham, MA : Elsevier, [2016]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Regulation & Investments in Energy Markets: Solutions for the Mediterranean presents the status of advancement and maturity of the Mediterranean energy policy, identifying patterns of development as well as lessons learned. Mediterranean countries are facing unprecedented challenges in the energy sector which affect the entire region. Energy policy and regulation is the key to tackling energy efficiency challenges, and providing favorable conditions for engineering infrastructures, investments, and improving security of energy supply. The assumption that the normative model, on which the EC energy policy is based, could be adopted outside EU boundaries has proven to be difficult to implement. This book looks at the Mediterranean regions search for a revised model for regulatory convergence and provides answers to those research questions, allowing the reader to understand the different technical, institutional, and financial frameworks for energy policy. Contains a detailed overview of the specificities and institutional frameworks, giving greater clarity on existing energy practice Provides recommendations and contributions from leading scholars and key players in energy policy research Presents information from a region wide interdisciplinary approach based on specific industry information

Contents:

2 - Background of the EC concept3 - Transferring EU policies and mechanisms to SEE; 4 - The regional concept as a precondition; 5 - The role of investments in transmission networks; 6 - The role of regulatory agencies; 7 - Outline of investment incentive schemes; 7.1 - Tariff Methodologies; 7.2 - Mechanisms for Investment Incentives at the Regional Level; 7.2.1 - Regional Investment Plans; 7.2.2 - Nondomestic Investment (the Regulatory Gap); 7.2.3 - Negative Incentives; 8 - A different approach; 9 - Conclusions; References; Documents; Websites

Chapter 2 - Defining Euro-Mediterranean Energy Relations1 - The EU external energy policy: frameworks of analysis; 2 - Euro-Mediterranean energy relations; 2.1 - A Short History of Euro-Mediterranean Energy Relations; 2.2 - The Mediterranean Solar Plan and Its Demise; 2.3 - The Recent Relaunch of Euro-Mediterranean Regional Energy Cooperation; 3 - Issue (re)definition in the Mediterranean: the securitization of energy matters; 4 - Conclusions; References; EC policy documents; Chapter 3 - Renewable Energy in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean: Current Trends and Future Developments

1 - Booming energy demand in SEMCs2 - The crucial role of electricity; 3 - Renewable energy potential of the region; 3.1 - CSP Potential; 3.2 - Photovoltaic Potential; 3.3 - Wind Power Potential; 4 - The potential benefits of renewable energy in the region; 4.1 - Macroeconomic Benefits: Meeting Rising Energy Demand at a Lower Price; 4.2 - Socioeconomic Benefits: Creating New Jobs and Alleviating Energy Poverty; 4.3 - Environmental Benefits: Lowering the Energy Intensity of SEMCs; 4.4 - Cooperation Benefits: Enhancing Both Intra-SEMC and EU-SEMC Cooperation

5 - SEMC national renewable energy plans6 - Barriers to the development of renewable energy in the region; 6.1 - The Commercial Barrier: The Need to Reform Energy Subsidies; 6.2 - The Infrastructural Barrier: The Key Role of Med-TSO; 6.3 - The National Level; 6.4 - The Subregional Level; 6.5 - The Regional Level; 6.6 - The Regulatory Barrier: The Key Role of medreg; 6.7 - The Financial Barrier: The Key Role of Institutional Investors; 6.8 - The EIB's FEMIP; 6.9 - The New Role of the EBRD in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Region

7 - Conclusions: toward a new Euro-Mediterranean renewable energy platform

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780128044766

0128044764

OCLC:

931533640