Market Restrictions Created by the Abuse of Dominant Position

Long-term contractual agreements provide the operator with the power to refuse third-party access to the networks, making it the only provider in the market and potentially engaging in anti-competitive practices because of its dominant position. The main reasons for denying access usually revolve around insufficient network capacity, a lack of capacity reservations and a failure to strategically engage in extending the supply system’s capacity to accommodate another party’s access. Various circumstances have required the merging of various institutes into a unified division of the study, to achieve a more thorough comprehension of the interconnections and difficulties that exist. The main reason for this is the presence of discriminatory conditions that impede the effective functioning of customers and other energy suppliers in the relevant marketplaces. Granting third-party access rights is an essential step in ensuring the liberalization of the energy market. The regulatory obligation for the corporate entity that owns the essential infrastructure or necessary facility to provide unrestricted and unbiased network access allows new operators to enter the service supply market. The matter concerns an assessment of the energy sector’s competitiveness within the internal market, considering the need for infrastructure to enable the supply of electricity to customers.