The common European electricity market requires both market integration and transmission grid expansion, including trans-border interconnectors. Although the benefits of increased interconnectivity are widely acknowledged, expansion of interconnectors is often very slow. This paper gathers...

In March 2011 the European Council envisaged a common energy market already by 2014 so as to enhance economic performance, increase security of supply, and facilitate the transfer to a low carbon economy. However, the alignment of trading rules and system operations is not sufficient -- for a...

The common European electricity market requires both market integration and transmission grid expansion, including trans-border interconnectors. Although the benefits of increased interconnectivity are widely acknowledged, expansion of interconnectors is often very slow. This paper gathers...