Renewable energy is a viable, cost-effective way to provide power to rural and remote areas, lower electricity … people who lack electricity access — 85 percent of whom are in rural areas — and reduce losses for firms due to power outages …

This paper mainly studies two topics: linear complementarity problems for modeling electricity market equilibria and … optimization under uncertainty. We consider both perfectly competitive and Nash-Cournot models of electricity markets and study … competition and robustification, we derive algorithmically tractable convex optimization counterparts that have a clear …

marginal cost of suppliers. The leading example is the electricity industry, where there is a capacity market clearing before … the spot market. -- capacity market ; procurement auction ; electricity market ; competitive equilibrium …

Most OECD countries, and many countries outside the OECD, are now deeply engaged in a reform of their electricity … markets to stimulate competition and improve efficiency. This book considers the key elements of effective reform based on a … review of experiences to date. A converging trend emerges, that emphasises competition in the generation, supply and trade of …