Resumen de El papel de las centrales nucleares en el mercado mayorista de electricidad

Juan Carlos Alonso, Javier Alonso, Avelino González, Rafael González

• español

  Hace 11 años que los programas de producción de las centrales nucleares se deciden en el mercado mayorista de electricidad y hasta la fecha ha sido compatible con la operación segura de las centrales, ¿es por casualidad? y lo que es más importante, ¿podemos esperar que continúe siendo así en el futuro?

• English

  The Spanish electricity market has been running for eleven years and its rules and procedures have proven compatible with a safe and stable operation of the nuclear power plants, helped by a wide portfolio of technologies in the Spanish system. In the near future, two issues emerge as a potential threat: the increase in renewables (mainly wind) production and its volatility and the development of new network infrastructure around the plants owned by third parties. Stricter rules on network development and operation and greater respect to the plants operational needs have to be pushed forward by the industry to succeed in life extension programs.