Divestitures in the Electricity Sector: Conceptual Issues and Lessons from International Experiences

Competition policy is an important tool of governments to establish functioning markets, particularly in the scope of liberalizing the energy sector. An examination of horizontal divestitures in several markets suggests that in appropriate cases divestiture can enhance competition in the electricity sector.

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Year of publication:	2009
Authors:	Weigt, Hannes ; Neumann, Anne ; von Hirschhausen, Christian
Published in:	The Electricity Journal. - Elsevier, ISSN 1040-6190. - Vol. 22.2009, 3, p. 57-69
Publisher:	Elsevier

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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