Optimal network structure in an open market environment

The focus of this report is on network planning in the "new environment" of a liberalised electricity market. The development of the network is viewed from different stakeholders' objectives. The stakeholders in the transmission network are groups or individuals who have a stake in, or an expectation of the development and performance of the network. An open network exists when all market players meet equal admission rights and obligations. This required that the grid be administered through a transparent set of rules such as a grid code.