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Solving Problems in EU Energy Market: Strategies for a Fair and Competitive Future

Explore the challenges and solutions in the EU energy market, from market dominance to CO2 allowances. Learn about proposed measures to promote competition, reduce monopolies, and address climate change. Join the discussion for a more equitable and sustainable energy sector.

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Solving Problems in EU Energy Market: Strategies for a Fair and Competitive Future

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  1. Last exit to get European Energy markets rightcontribution to IFIEC annual meeting, Feb 06 Claude Turmes, MEP

  2. The actual mechanisms in the EU energy and gas market is not less than the biggest ever transfer of economic value from the broader public and business to the benefit of a happy few

  3. Problems in the EU electricity market . Market dominance instead of competitive behaviour . Free CO2 allocations fully priced . Market imperfection (marginal cost price signal from power exchanges do not reflect real cost structure) . Base-load power stations not rightly priced . National CO2 Allocation Plans manipulated . Gas market not functioning

  4. Competition?

  5. CO2 allowances and electricity prices Source: WVM 2005

  6. EU emissions trading scheme Streamlining of NAPsis crucial Allocation to new entrants in NAP-1 (w/o transfer rule)

  7. Solutions: 1) windfall profit tax on electricity companies redistributed to • favour new entrance (indu cogen) • finance „electricity savings in a hurry“ • selective tax cuts to customers most hurt • …

  8. Solutions: 2) brake up dominance of electricity oligopolies by stringent mesures: . electricity and gas release programs . strict merger control (abolish 2/3 rule) . third directive (ownership unbundling, access gas storage, harmonisation of powers regulators, divestment obligations)

  9. Solutions 3) for big indu consumers: - EU trading platform for big energy consumers (ex. baseload Gas and Elec for 5 years duration with upfront payment to enter, dominating players excluded, ) - put an end to „national indu protection agreements“ (Spain, Italy, France,…)

  10. strengthen the ETS: • ETS 2008 -2012 • auctioning maximum • no technology and fuel specific benchmarks • ETS post 2012 • target 2020 for CO2 • European not national scheme

  11. Recent Emission TrendsGlobal

  12. competition of big European industry is not THE only problem the real BIG problems are: - halt climate change - get out of oil - get out of nuclear

  13. LET‘s join forces

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