The Electricity Transmission System Operator Understanding EU Energy Policy
Currently, the key element upon which EU energy policy is focused is the
implementation of the so-called Third Liberalisation Package. This policy is based on a
mechanism of far reaching regulation. Transmission system operators (TSOs) are at the
heart of regulation of the single European energy market, because of their fundamental
significance to the structure and operation of the energy sector. It is believed that the
future of the European energy market and European energy security will to a large extent
depend on TSOs. The study focuses on different legal issues which impact on the status of
TSOs under EU law (unbundling, corporate governance, public tasks and financial
management).
Table of Contents
Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter I. EU Energy Regulation (Policy) and the Role of the Transmission
System in its Implementation
1.Main Determinants of EU Energy Regulation (Policy)
2.Goals of EU Energy Regulation (Policy)
3.Importance of the Electricity Transmission Network
Chapter II. TSO Unbundling and its Models in Directive 2009/72/EC
1.Concept and Significance of Unbundling
2.Structure of Regulation of TSOs
3.Supervision and Designation of TSOs
4.Ownership Unbundling Model
5.TSO-ISO Model
6.TSO-ITO Model
7.TSO-ITO+ Model
Chapter III. Structure of TSO Bodies
1.Structure of TSO Bodies in the Ownership Unbundling and TSO-ISO Models
2.Structure of TSO Bodies in the TSO-ITO Model
Chapter IV. TSO Tasks and Financial Management
1.Overview of TSO Tasks
2.TSO Tasks in the TSO-ISO Model
3.TSO Tasks in the TSO-ITO Model
4.Overview of TSO Financial Management
5.TSO Financial Management in the TSO-ISO Model
6.TSO Investment Tasks in the Context of Security
Chapter V. TSOs in Selected Legał Systems
1.Belgium
2.Denmark
3.Finland
4.France
5.Spain
6.Sweden
7.United Kingdom
8.Italy
Conclusion
1.Impact of EU Energy Policy on the Legał Status of TSOs
2.Impact of Unbundling on the Legał Status of TSOs
3.Recapitulation: The Legal Status of TSOs
4.Summary
Appendix
Bibliography
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