Simulating Power Market Integration (power systems) in Countries Bordering Iran

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS, SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN

2 M.Sc in energy economics

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran

Abstract
Concerning the growing demand for electricity, the inability of governments to provide the necessary resources to invest in the electricity industry as well as increased prices of fossil fuels, a tendency has increased towards the issues of the economy of power systems. The aim of the present study was to investigate the possibility of integrating power systems in countries bordering Iran using data of 2000-2011. To do this, the dynamic behavior of two scenarios was assessed up to 2030 using Vansim Simulation Software. Results of comparing two scenarios of self-sufficiency and free market revealed that creating an integrated market in the studied region resulted in decreased electricity price due to decreased capacity costs

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Volume 6, Issue 24 - Serial Number 4
winter
Autumn 2017
Pages 123-149

  • Receive Date 10 October 2017
  • Accept Date 11 September 2018
  • First Publish Date 11 September 2018
  • Publish Date 23 September 2017