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Modern societies are becoming increasingly reliant on stable and secure energy sources to enable economic development. Electricity is inherently tied to economic growth and development, as it is a key determinant of the size and progress of an economy. Electricity markets in CEE economies have been liberalized and deregulated, and these processes are still ongoing. The primary goal of this study is to examine the liberalization and deregulation of the electricity markets in eleven Central and Eastern European EU Member Countries. The PROMETHEE II and Entropy methods are used to analyze five indicators (number of producers, cumulative market share generation, cumulative market share capacity, retailers to final consumers, and cumulative market share in the eleven countries (Bulgaria, The Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, and The Slovak Republic), and the results are compared between 2007 and 2019, allowing for an assessment of overall changes in the electricity markets. The results show that Poland performed best in both analyzed years, while the Czech Republic maintained its second place. Further examination of the structure of CEE electricity markets indicated that supply and demand conditions remain notably different across the majority of the observed countries, signaling that more effort is necessary to integrate these markets into the single EU power market.
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a Profile of Poland in 2007, b Profile of Poland in 2019
a Profile of the Czech Republic in 2007, b Profile of the Czech Republic in 2019
a Profile of Bulgaria in 2007, b Profile of Bulgaria in 2019
a Profile of Romania in 2007, b Profile of Romania in 2019
a Profile of Hungary in 2007, b Profile of Hungary in 2019
a Profile of Lithuania in 2007, b Profile of Lithuania in 2019
a Profile of Latvia in 2007, b Profile of Latvia in 2019
a Profile of the Slovak Republic in 2007, b Profile of the Slovak Republic in 2019
a Profile of Estonia in 2007, b Profile of Estonia in 2019
a Profile of Croatia in 2007, b Profile of Croatia in 2019
a Profile of Slovenia in 2007, b Profile of Slovenia in 2019
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Fedajev, A., Radulescu, M., Mitić, P., Bouraoui, T. (2022). Assessment of Electricity Market Liberalization in CEE Economies: A Multicriteria Approach. In: Khan, S.A.R., Panait, M., Puime Guillen, F., Raimi, L. (eds) Energy Transition. Industrial Ecology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3540-4_6
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