High-Voltage Electrical Infrastructure Projects

TEACHING UNIT 1. ELECTRIC POWER INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY IN SPAIN 1. Introduction 2. Historical Overview 3. Evolution of the Spanish Regulatory Framework 4. Regulation of Transmission Planning in a Liberalized Model 5. Transmission Grid Planning: Regulatory Framework in Spain 6. Transmission Grid Planning: Development of the Plans Included in the Ministry’s Planning Document for the Electricity and Gas Sectors 7. References TEACHING UNIT 2. LEGAL FRAMEWORK 1. Introduction 2. Electricity Sector Law 3. Mibel 4. Basic Principles of the Law 5. Forms of Contracting in the Spanish Market 6. Actions of the Various Government Agencies 7. System Management Entities: Regulated Activities 8. Economic Framework for Activities 9. Operating Procedures TEACHING UNIT 3. ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS 1. Introduction 2. Environmental Regulations 3. Bibliography TEACHING UNIT 4. DESIGN PARAMETERS FOR HIGH-VOLTAGE FACILITIES 1. Introduction 2. Review of operating procedures 3. Frequency 4. Voltage 5. Line load 6. Transformer load 7. Short-Circuit Currents 8. Stability 9. Bibliographic References 10. Appendix: Principles of Automatic Regulation TEACHING UNIT 5. ANALYSIS OF THE SPANISH ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM 1. Introduction 2. The Spanish Electric Power System in Figures (Past and Present) 3. The Spanish Electric Power System of the Future 4. References TEACHING UNIT 6. OPERATION OF THE SPANISH ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM 1. Introduction 2. Transmission Grid Planning 3. System Safety and Operational Criteria 4. Voltage Control 5. Power-Frequency Control 6. Short-Term Studies and Measures 7. Real-Time Actions 8. System Operation with Renewable Energy 9. Management of International Interconnections TEACHING UNIT 7. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES 1. Introduction 2. Basic Concepts 3. Sector-Specific Administrative Procedures 4. Annex A. Other Procedures 5. Annex B. Explanatory Tables 6. Annex C. Basic Legislative Appendix 7. Annex D. Table of Applicable Regional Legislation