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The Determinants of Entry in The Electricity Generation Sector in OECD Countries: A Focus on Renewable Energy

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  • David Benatia
  • Tomasz Koźluk

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Ease of entry is crucial to well-functioning electricity markets. This paper investigates the patterns of entry in the generation segment of the electricity industry of OECD countries and seeks to provide an understanding of their key determinants. It aims to derive implications for the design of policies aimed at spurring competition under significant renewable policy objectives. The analysis focuses on investments in renewable-based electricity generation in all OECD countries over the period 1990-2007. Hypotheses drawn from the literature are tested empirically with using a panel data set based on UDI’s World Electric Power Plant Database. Findings suggest that the likelihood and the volume of entry in renewable-based power generation technologies are significantly affected by industry regulation, renewable support policies, local structural industry characteristics, such as concentration, sectoral expansion and the share of renewable-based capacity already present in the host country. Finally, micro-level factors such as the size of the (parent) firm, its experience with renewables, and whether it is a utility company, are found to significantly affect firm-level investment and entry decisions. La facilité d’entrée sur les marchés de l’électricité est cruciale pour leur bon fonctionnement. Ce rapport étudie les schémas d’entrée dans le segment « production » du secteur de l’électricité dans les pays de l’OCDE, et s’efforce d’en élucider les principaux déterminants. Il vise à en tirer les conséquences pour la conception de politiques destinées à stimuler la concurrence en tenant compte d’objectifs ambitieux concernant les énergies renouvelables. L’analyse s’intéresse principalement aux investissements dans les moyens de production électrique renouvelables de tous les pays de l’OCDE sur la période 1990-2007. Des hypothèses tirées d’une revue de la littérature sont testées empiriquement en appliquant divers modèles économétriques à des jeux de données de panel provenant, pour l’essentiel, de la base de données World Electric Power Plant Database de l’Utility Data Institute (UDI). Les résultats obtenus permettent de conclure que de nombreux facteurs affectent la probabilité d’entrée sur le marché et le volume de ces entrées dans la production d’électricité renouvelable au niveau régional, notamment la réglementation du secteur, les politiques de soutien aux renouvelables, l’innovation, l’expansion sectorielle et la part de puissance installée reposant sur les renouvelables dans le pays concerné. Enfin, il apparaît que certains facteurs au niveau microéconomique, par exemple la taille de l’entreprise, son expérience dans le domaine des énergies renouvelables ou le fait qu’elle soit ou non une compagnie d’électricité, exercent une influence considérable sur les investissements au niveau des entreprises et les décisions d’entrée.

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  • David Benatia & Tomasz Koźluk, 2016. "The Determinants of Entry in The Electricity Generation Sector in OECD Countries: A Focus on Renewable Energy," OECD Environment Working Papers 111, OECD Publishing.
  • Handle: RePEc:oec:envaaa:111-en
    DOI: 10.1787/5f30bc75-en
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    1. Geraldine Ang & Dirk Röttgers & Pralhad Burli, 2017. "The empirics of enabling investment and innovation in renewable energy," OECD Environment Working Papers 123, OECD Publishing.

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    Keywords

    competition; Electricity generation; electricity market liberalisation; energy policy; market entry; market structure; regulation; renewable energy;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q40 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - General
    • L10 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - General
    • L94 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Electric Utilities

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