Energy Policies of IEA Countries

The International Energy Agency's 2001 review of the Czech Republic's energy policies and programmes. It finds that in its transition from a centrally planned economy to a market economy, the Czech Republic has thoroughly reformed its energy policies and regulatory framework and restructured its energy sector. The country established a new energy regulator in 2001 and adopted a schedule for opening its electricity and gas markets to competition. The effective introduction of competition, however, will depend on regulatory details still to be defined and the privatisation of the state energy co.  Read more...