Russian Electricity and Energy Investment Law

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Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Maps; List of Cases; List of Legislation; Abbreviations; About the Author; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Modernization Challenge; 1 Physical State and Structure of the Russian Electricity Sector; 2 Prospects for Development of the Electricity Sector until 2020 and 2030; 3 Conclusions; Chapter 2 The Russian Electricity Market Reforms; 1 The Soviet Organization of the Electricity Sector (1918-1991); 2 The Post-Soviet Transition (1992-2001): First Steps toward Reform; 3 The 2003-2011 Privatization and Liberalization Reform

4 ConclusionsChapter 3 The Regulatory Authorities; 1 The Theory of Regulatory Independence and Credible Commitment; 2 Constitutional Division of Powers for Electricity Regulation in Russia; 3 The Government of the Russian Federation; 4 Ministry of Energy; 5 The Regulator of the Wholesale Market: The Market Council; 6 The Federal Anti-Monopoly Service; 7 The Federal Service for Tariffs; 8 Regional Tariff Authorities; 9 Municipal Authorities; 10 The Normative Nature of Regulatory Decisions; 11 Conclusions; Chapter 4 Principles of Russian Electricity Law

1 Freedom of Interaction among Market Parties2 Free-Market Price Formation; 3 The Affordability of Electricity Supply; 4 The Economically Well-Founded Nature of Prices; 5 The Balance of the Economic Interests of Suppliers and Consumers; 6 Phasing Out Cross-Subsidies; 7 The Stability of Investment Conditions; 8 Non-Discrimination; 9 Unbundling; 10 Transparency; 11 Conclusions; Chapter 5 The Wholesale Electricity and Capacity Market; 1 Impact of Public Interference with Prices on Electricity Investments: The Theory; 2 The Structure of the Russian Wholesale Market

3 The Transition and Model Wholesale Markets4 The Electricity and Capacity "Commodities"; 5 Wholesale Market and Nodal Zones; 6 Wholesale Market Participants; 7 Price-Formation Mechanisms in the Wholesale Electricity Market; 8 The Capacity Market; 9 The Risk of Political Interference with Free-Market Prices; 10 Interference with Prices and the Principles of Russian Electricity Law; 11 Conclusions; Chapter 6 The Retail Markets; 1 Retail Market Participants; 2 Free-Market Price Formation in Retail Markets; 3 Regulated Tariffs for Domestic Consumers

4 The Contractual Architecture Governing the Retail Markets5 Metering; 6 Non-Price Zones, Isolated Regions and Remote Areas; 7 Conclusions; Chapter 7 The Electricity Network Infrastructure; 1 The Federal Grid Company (Transmission); 2 The Territorial Network Companies (Distribution); 3 Access to the Network; 4 Connection to the Network; 5 Connection and Access to Private Network Infrastructure; 6 Compensation for Network Losses; 7 Transmission and Distribution Tariffs; 8 Connection Tariffs; 9 Conclusions; Chapter 8 Combined Heat and Power and District Heating

1 Heat Tariff Regulation in Russia

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