A PLEXOS model for Italy and the EU
The interconnections between gas and electricity networks and markets are relevant to the Regulation 2017/1938 on security of gas supply. Indeed, gas-fired power plants require gas to be able to deliver electricity to the network, and a number of facilities in the gas transmission network need electricity to work adequately. The only way to address the interactions between those two systems is by using an integrated model. We adopt a techno economic approach based on the PLEXOS® software, as a suitable compromise to represent large scale transmission systems adding economic detail to both the gas and electricity parts. This technical report presents the European market model (including a more detailed description of the Italian power market) for the year 2016, focusing on the structure of the model, the main assumptions and input data. The performance of the model for simulating the Italian power and gas markets is briefly evaluated.
VANDENBERGH Paul;
GIACCARIA Sergio;
GERBELOVA Hana;
PURVINS Arturs;
COSTESCU Anca;
BOLADO LAVIN Ricardo;
Vandenbergh, P., Giaccaria, S., Gerbelova, H., Purvins, A., Costescu, A. and Bolado Lavin, R., Coupling power and gas systems models, EUR 29985 EN, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2019, ISBN 978-92-76-13184-7, doi:10.2760/912080, JRC118753.
2019-12-20
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC118753
978-92-76-13184-7 (online),
1831-9424 (online),
EUR 29985 EN,
OP KJ-NA-29985-EN-N (online),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC118753,
10.2760/912080 (online),
