Global Power Market Structures Database

The database covers 230 economies globally. It tracks the type of power market structure in operation in each economy between 1989 and 2024. I capture to the extent possible the market structure that is in operation within this time period and not the structure that may be legally in place under law but was not yet implemented. The database’s objective is to present different designs pursued by countries globally in structuring their power markets.The key data captured in the database include:1.Type of power market structure in operation in each economy between 1989 and 2024. There are 10 power market structures I consider in the database.2.Unbundling of transmission: I cover the year of unbundling and type of unbundling (account, legal, ITO, functional, ISO).3.Sector regulator: I cover the year the regulator was established. I included a link to the regulators website and provide a description of the regulator’s functions.4.IPP entry: I capture the year the first IPP became operational, the technology type of the IPP, if the first IPP is currently under construction.