Operation of Electricity Markets

Објавено: June 22, 2023
1. Course Title Operation of Electricity Markets
2. Code 4ФЕИТ09016
3. Study program 3-EES, 17-REEKS
4. Organizer of the study program (unit, institute, department) Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies
5. Degree (first, second, third cycle) Second cycle
6. Academic year/semester I/1   7.    Number of ECTS credits 6.00
8. Lecturer Dr Petar Krstevski
9. Course Prerequisites
10. Course Goals (acquired competencies):

This course is designed to provide advanced knowledge on the principles of the electricity markets operation and the types of electricity markets. The students will be capable of understanding the impact of the transmission networks to the electricity market operation and integration into a single market.

11. Course Syllabus:

1. The electricity as a merchandise; 2. Need for organized markets for electricity; 3. Evolution of electricity markets and competition models; 4. Fundamentals of economics; 5. Types and organization models of electricity markets; 6. Participating in electricity markets; 7. Impact of the transmission networks on the electricity markets; 8. Ancillary services and markets for ancillary services; 9. Regional integration of electricity and ancillary services markets – European target market model, Algorithms for market coupling.

12. Learning methods:

Creation and presentation of projects and seminary tasks.

13. Total number of course hours 180
14. Distribution of course hours 3 + 3
15. Forms of teaching 15.1 Lectures-theoretical teaching 45 hours
15.2 Exercises (laboratory, practice classes), seminars, teamwork 45 hours
16. Other course activities 16.1 Projects, seminar papers 30 hours
16.2 Individual tasks 30 hours
16.3 Homework and self-learning 30 hours
17. Grading
17.1 Exams 0 points
17.2 Seminar work/project (presentation: written and oral) 60 points
17.3. Activity and participation 0 points
17.4. Final exam 40 points
18. Grading criteria (points) up to 50 points 5 (five) (F)
from 51 to 60 points 6 (six) (E)
from 61 to 70 points 7 (seven) (D)
from 71 to 80 points 8 (eight) (C)
from 81 to 90 points 9 (nine) (B)
from 91 to 100 points 10 (ten) (A)
19. Conditions for acquiring teacher’s signature and for taking final exam Finished and presented project tasks.
20. Forms of assessment

The exam is passed by finishing and presenting 4 project tasks that bring up to 15 points each. After that, a final oral exam/presentation is performed, that brings up to 40 points.

21. Language Macedonian and English
22. Method of monitoring of teaching quality Self evaluation
23. Literature
23.1.       Required Literature
No. Author Title Publisher Year
1. Daniel S. Kirschen, Goran Strbac Fundamentals of Power System Economics, 2nd Edition Wiley 2018
2. Steven Stoft Power System Economics: Designing Markets for Electricity Wiley-IEEE Press 2002
23.2.       Additional Literature
No. Author Title Publisher Year
1.  N. Katic,  V. Borozan,  S. Halilcevic  Ekonomija elektroenergetskih sistema  CEFES – EU Tempus Project CD JEP-18126-2003   2007
2.  Nojavan, Sayyad, Zare, Kazem (Eds.)  Electricity Markets – New Players and Pricing Uncertainties  Springer  2020