System Operation
Power systems are designed and operated to generate, transmit and distribute electrical energy. Optimizing electrical system operations is a complex and difficult task. This page provides resources on topics such as operating practices, renewable energy forecasting and system dispatching that can used to understand opportunities to modify system operations to better incorporate variable renewable energy sources and inform policy decisions.
Resources CESC
Publication
Adapting Market Design to High Shares of Variable Renewable Energy
Sources:
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Date:
1 January 2017
Publication
Markets for Low Carbon, Low Cost Electricity Systems: Working Paper
Sources:
Climate Policy Initiative
Date:
1 September 2017
Publication
Renewable Energy Costs in the Pacific
Sources:
Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility
Date:
1 March 2019
Publication
Operational and Financial Performance of Mini-grid DESCOs: Findings and Insights from Pioneer Benchmarking of this Emerging Sector
Sources:
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Date:
1 January 2017
Publication
Renewable Energy Tenders and Community [Em]power[ment]: Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)
Sources:
Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century