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A natural fit: electricity-gas integration challenges in South America
Rudnick, Hugh; Nobrega Barroso, Luiz Augusto; Cunha, Gabriel; Valenzuela Mocarquer, Luis Sebastian (2014-11-01)South America is one of the most dynamic regions for the joint development of natural gas and electricity. Gas is abundant in the region, although unevenly distributed (see Figure 1), with significant new reserves projected ... -
Achieving retail liberalization in middle-income countries: challenges and successes of the Brazilian experience
Cunha, Gabriel; Valenzuela da Silva, Paula Andrea; Siciliano, Gisella; Magalhães Gomes, Angela; Cavaliere, Mateus; Nobrega Barroso, Luiz Augusto (2023-07-01)Electricity market liberalization initiatives have swept the world since they were first proposed and thoroughly studied in the 1980s, finding significant buy-in from middle-income countries. Many of these countries embarked ... -
Reliability mechanism design: an economic approach to enhance adequate remuneration and enable efficient expansion
Bastos, Joao Pedro; Cunha, Gabriel; Nobrega Barroso, Luiz Augusto; Aquino, Thereza (2018-09-01)In the sectoral reform processes that several countries underwent in the 1990s and 2000s, it was common to introduce a capacity mechanism to ensure adequacy in the systems' expansion. The definition of a «reliability ... -
Reliability metrics for generation planning and the role of regulation in the energy transition: case studies of Brazil and Mexico
Werlang, Ana; Cunha, Gabriel; Serra, Juliana; Barbosa, Bruno; Nobrega Barroso, Luiz Augusto (2021-11-01)In recent years electricity sectors worldwide have undergone major transformations, referred to as the “energy transition”. This has required energy planning to quickly adapt to provide useful inputs to the regulation ... -
Zero-marginal-cost electricity market designs: lessons learned from hydro systems in Latin America might be applicable for decarbonization
Nobrega Barroso, Luiz Augusto; Muñoz Espinoza, Francisco David; Bezerra, Bernardo Vieira; Rudnick, Hugh; Cunha, Gabriel (2021-01-01)Large reductions in the cost of renewable energy technologies, particularly wind and solar, as well as various instruments used to achieve decarbonization targets (e.g., renewable mandates, renewable auctions, subsidies, ...