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DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113228
	Challenging natural monopolies: Assessing market power of gas transmission system operators for cross-border capacity
	Keller, Jann T.; Kuper, Gerard H.; Mulder, Machiel
发表日期	2022
ISSN	0301-4215
EISSN	1873-6777
卷号	170 页码:18
英文摘要	It is expected that several national gas markets in Europe will be merged in the near future. Such mergers provide network users transport alternatives, which may imply competition amongst transmission system operators (TSOs). TSOs are, however, regulated by default, as they are viewed to operate natural monopolies facing no effective competition. Using daily data for the German gas market over 2014-2018, this paper assesses market power for cross-border transport capacity based on the Residual Supply Index to analyse the need for regulation. To contribute to the debate on the future regulatory framework within the EU, we assess TSOs' market power for cross-border capacity in a single merged German gas market. We find 15 German TSOs operating in seven relevant markets. In 85% of the cases, we do not find any significant market power for TSOs. In 20% of these cases, the absence of significant market power was related to the utilisation of excess storage capacity. Hence, we conclude that current regulatory constraints imposed on gas TSOs, such as tariff regulation, may be relaxed for cross-border capacity, when market mergers lead to effective inter-TSO competition.
英文关键词	Gas market; Market merger; Market power; Regulation; Infrastructure competition
学科领域	Economics; Energy & Fuels; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Business & Economics ; Energy & Fuels ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
WOS记录号	WOS:000876937700004
来源期刊	ENERGY POLICY
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/272056
作者单位	University of Groningen
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Keller, Jann T.,Kuper, Gerard H.,Mulder, Machiel. Challenging natural monopolies: Assessing market power of gas transmission system operators for cross-border capacity[J],2022,170:18.
APA	Keller, Jann T.,Kuper, Gerard H.,&Mulder, Machiel.(2022).Challenging natural monopolies: Assessing market power of gas transmission system operators for cross-border capacity.ENERGY POLICY,170,18.
MLA	Keller, Jann T.,et al."Challenging natural monopolies: Assessing market power of gas transmission system operators for cross-border capacity".ENERGY POLICY 170(2022):18.