Optimal transmission planning under the Mexican new electricity market

摘要: Abstract This paper addresses electricity transmission planning under the new industry and institutional structure of Mexican market, which has engaged in a deep reform process after decades state-owned-vertically-integrated-non-competitive-closed industry. Under this structure, characterized by nodal pricing system an independent operator (ISO), we analyze welfare-optimal network expansion with two modeling strategies. In first model, propose use incentive price-cap mechanism to promote networks. second study centrally-planned grid Mexico ISO within power-flow model. We carry out comparisons these models provide us hints evaluate actual proposed authorities (PRODESEN). obtain that PRODESEN plan appears be convergent process.