Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2016, 64(3), 1001-1011 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201664031001

Pricing Electric Power in the Czech Republic and in Selected Countries

Eva Mazegue Pavelková1, Iva Živělová2
1 PPG Industries Czech Republic, s. r. o., Holandská 6/8, 639 00 Brno, Czech Republic
2 Department of Regional and Business Economics, Faculty of Regional Development and International Studies, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic

This paper focuses on state intervention in the pricing of electricity from renewable power sources in the Czech Republic when compared with the pricing in the Slovak Republic, Germany, France and Italy. In these countries the state intervention is implemented in different forms, but the critical part of the price is regulated everywhere by the state. The price of electricity is determined by its production costs, which depend on the source from which electricity is produced. The highest cost of electricity is required to generate renewable energy, particularly solar power, while the lowest costs of power are associated with its production by coal-fired and natural gas-fired thermal power plants. However, hydroelectric power plants attain clearly the lowest cost for generating electricity. State intervention includes supporting power generation from renewable power sources by guaranteeing purchase prices.

Keywords: the price of electricity, power generation from renewable power sources, the cost-effectiveness of power generation, state intervention in the electricity market

Prepublished online: July 4, 2016; Published: July 1, 2016  Show citation

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Mazegue Pavelková, E., & Živělová, I. (2016). Pricing Electric Power in the Czech Republic and in Selected Countries. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 64(3), 1001-1011. doi: 10.11118/actaun201664031001
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