Improving electricity access in low-income countries is a challenging problem because of the high costs of grid … extension and low demand for grid electricity in rural areas. This study elucidates these constraints by analyzing poor … households' willingness-to-pay for different types of electricity access, including lower cost off-grid technologies. The …

The European Commission is introducing new regulations on submission and publication of data in electricity markets … (SPDEM) and on wholesale energy market integrity and transparency (REMIT). I discuss issues relevant for undertaking an … immediacy. I conclude that to achieve the aims of efficiently functioning wholesale electricity markets, fair and non …