Does the project of acquisition of Endesa, one of the two largest Spanish electricity producers, by Gas Natural, the natural gas Spanish incumbent, raise risks of anticompetitive effects? What remedies may eliminate them, if any? Spanish Authorities have to give answer to both questions to clear...

This article provides an economic view on how the connection to a distribution network should be priced when the operator considers the spatial distribution of consumers. It highlights the impact of public service constraints on the investment in service quality, the size of the network and the...