Introduction to the Electricity Market

Author: Wang Guangqing Mao Jin Wang Yonggan Sun Tianxiang Zhang Lizi
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Publish Date: 2002-07-01
Features: This book analyzes and evaluates the electricity market from the perspectives of economics and marketing, divided into six chapters. Chapter 1 focuses on revealing the scientific connotation of the electricity market, providing clear and detailed definitions of the main participants, their corresponding characteristics, market structure, and market elements. It also conducts a detailed analysis of the micro and macro environments of the electricity market. Finally, it briefly explores the Chinese electricity market after joining the WTO. Chapter 2 defines the target market for electricity, explaining and analyzing its positioning, operations, and marketing environment. Chapter 3 discusses the business strategies of the electricity market, including various strategies for the generation, transmission and distribution, and sales markets. Chapter 4 comprehensively analyzes and introduces the characteristics of the operation mechanism of the electricity market. Chapter 5 systematically and comprehensively discusses theoretical and policy issues related to the construction of China's electricity market, while also briefly analyzing the practices of electricity market reforms in foreign and domestic contexts. Chapter 6 briefly introduces the technical support systems that ensure the normal operation of the electricity market, proposing a transaction model for the division and coordination between regional, provincial, and inter-regional/provincial electricity markets.