Title :
Electricity restructuring in Bulgaria
Author :
Bekiarov, Stoyan ; Shahidehpour, Mohammad
Author_Institution :
Electr. Power & Power Electron. Center, Illinois Inst. of Technol., Chicago, IL, USA
Abstract :
This paper discusses the current situation for the restructuring of the electricity power sector in Bulgaria. It also outlines the major issues related to the restructuring in EU and Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. The paper discusses the social and technical problems that the Bulgarian power industry are expected to face during the transition from monopoly to competitive markets. In addition, the paper provides a set of recommendations for the proposed restructuring measures in the Bulgarian power sector.
Keywords :
electricity supply industry; power markets; privatisation; Bulgaria; Bulgarian power industry; Central and Eastern European countries; competitive market; electricity power sector restructuring; monopoly; social problem; technical problem; Australia; Electricity supply industry; Europe; Monopoly; Power electronics; Power generation economics; Power industry; Power markets; Security; USA Councils;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Society General Meeting, 2003, IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7989-6
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2003.1271055
