Energy Sector Planning Following Market Conditions

The article analyses a growing need for the planning within the power sector to follow market condition an considers the relations occurring on three different planning levels: the global, the national and the local. The conclusions of the article is that market development doesn't decrease the need for planning: on contrary, planning activities will play an increasingly important role, and new solutions and substances will have to be found within the dynamic power sector changes and the relationship to environment protection. (author)