Energy Economic Developments – Investment perspectives in electricity markets

European Economy Institutional Papers are important reports and communications from the European Commission to the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament on the economy and economic developments. Summary:

This report investigates and assesses the investment perspectives in the electricity markets of the European Union in view of the latest climate and energy policy ambitions. The substantial investment in low carbon technologies that will be needed to achieve these ambitions will have to be supported by an economic and institutional framework capable of facilitating the transition.