Polish power sector in transition -- Problems and perspectives

Conference · Wed Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1998

OSTI ID:20018792

Duda, M

For several years many countries world wide have been carrying out market reforms in their energy sectors. They face many challenges related to specificity of the energy network systems when adopting and implementing models of competitive trading arrangements, and also during their implementation process. The reform of the Polish power sector started in 1989 with dismantling of five vertically integrated state owned enterprises, and then corporatization of almost all newly emerged entities before their planned privatization. The next step was the new Energy Act dealing with all kinds of energy and allowing for competitive markets in the electricity, gas and district heating sectors based on the third party access (TPA). Other countries in economic transformation such as Hungary and the Czech Republic started the reform with privatization of state owned enterprises without introducing competitive markets based on TPA. The method adopted by the Polish reformers ensures better perspectives for the future, especially when looking towards the accession to the European Union.

• OSTI ID: 20018792
• Report Number(s): CONF-9806214--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
CENTRALLY PLANNED ECONOMIES
DEREGULATION
ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY
ENERGY POLICY
POLAND
VERTICAL DIVESTITURE