The Electricity Sector in FYR Macedonia
IMF Working Papers, February 1, 2011
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- Authors: Alexander F. Tieman
- Published: February 1, 2011
- Series: IMF Working Papers
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781455216772.001
Overview and Purpose
- Paper describes the current state of the Macedonian electricity sector.
- Examines ongoing structural changes driven by the gradual adoption of the EU acquis on energy.
- Provides estimates for electricity subsidies.
- Discusses the longer term outlook and sketches policy options.
- Author: Alexander F. Tieman
- Publication date: February 1, 2011
Key Findings and Analysis
- Focus on structural changes in the electricity sector associated with adoption of the EU acquis on energy.
- Presents estimates for electricity subsidies (estimates are provided in the full paper).
- Considers market liberalization and cost-reflective pricing issues such as concomitant price, depreciation cost, end-user price, liberalized price, and market price.
- Addresses sector topics including market structure, tariffs, subsidies, and import prices.
Policy Options and Conclusions
- Sketches policy options for the longer term outlook of the sector (detailed recommendations are in the full paper).
- Emphasizes implications of gradual EU acquis adoption for regulation, pricing, and subsidy reform.
Subjects and Keywords
- Subject: Commodities, Electricity, Import prices, Imports, Inflation, International trade, Prices, Tariffs, Taxes
- Keywords: concomitant price, cost reflectivity, depreciation cost, ECT, Electricity, electricity price, end-user price, establishment, EU acquis, FYR Macedonia, Import prices, Imports, Inflation, Liberalization, liberalized price, Macedonia, Macedonia electricity market, market, market liberalization, market price, market structure, price, price liberalization, Southern Europe, Subsidies, Tariffs, WP