Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5105603 | Energy Policy | 2017 | 15 Pages |
Abstract
This paper investigates the process of restructuring in Iranian electricity industry comprehensively. The current situation and the history of Iran's electricity industry, as well as the operating principles of Iran's electricity market and its prominent characteristics including its regulations, entities and administrative process, are discussed in this paper. Moreover, some of the results including privatization process and the changes in the electricity price are investigated in this paper.
Keywords
HEPDistribution companyWAPGeneration companyFERCIEEDISCOMCPAVCPPAPABIPPrecBAPECAPFCCHPAEPPBMASPRegulationsindependent system operatorIEMISOBOTBOOCombined Heat and PowerPower purchase agreementDistributed generationIndependent power producerPrivatizationBuild-operate-transferDamMarket Clearing PriceElectricity costMOEPay-as-bidGencoFederal Energy Regulatory CommissionPrimary frequency control
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Authors
G.Reza Yousefi, Sajjad Makhdoomi Kaviri, Mohammad Amin Latify, Iman Rahmati,