Liberalisation of the electricity markets in Spain- a work in progress?

The European Union Directive 96/92EC concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity got transposition to Spanish Law near 20 years ago. The article considers the benefits of liberalisation and whether this is a goal that has been, or is yet to be, achieved and, in doing so, re-examines the objectives of the mentioned Directive -namely, to ensure the provision of an electicity service with less public intervention and through competitive markets- in comparision to recent developments in the sector regulation in Spain