NEW ORLEANS: Congestion Management in a Market Environment. 2nd CIGRE/PES Symposium

With the opening of electricity markets and changes in the power flows, the issue of available transmission capacity is of more and more importance. Market orientated answers and real-time solutions are implemented or under consideration; diligent management of existing assets and timely investment decisions to increase capacity and to improve the managment systems are fundamental.

This Symposium discusses the congestion management issue for internal and cross border exchanges, covering six subjet areas:

• International Practices for Congestion Management
• Tariffs and Pricing
• Operations for Congestion
• Information Technology Issues
• Experiences with Congestion Management
• Tools for Congestion Management 

Session 1 - International Practices for Congestion Management (Chair: Olivier…