Topics covered:

• Fundamentals of energy system economics, introduction to different regulatory models and the restructuring process of the power sector
• Approaches to the regulation of transmission and distribution networks as natural monopolies and principles for the allocation of regulated costs
• Market design of competitive electricity wholesale markets and its complements, being ancillary services and possibly capacity mechanisms
• Regulatory and technological challenges for the widespread inception of retail markets
• The interaction between regulated activities and competitive activities in the power sector