This series of modules, collectively known as the NRECA International Technical Assistance Guides (TAGs), is the result of an effort to document NRECA International%u2019s vast rural electrification and electric cooperative development experience. The modules have been prepared with the purpose of serving as practical guides for practitioners, as well as educational material for those who wish to learn more about specific topics within the field of rural electrification and the electric cooperative model. The overall objective of these modules is to improve rural electrification project design, implementation, construction, and system operation, ultimately leading to a higher quality and more reliable electric service for those consumers involved.

With twenty-two chapters written by leading international experts, this volume represents the most detailed and comprehensive Handbook on electricity markets ever published.