With the decentralisation and liberalisation of the electrical energy system in Europe, the network companies as well as the power plant companies will be faced with many new emerging technical problems. This Proceedings contains papers presented at the IFAC 2000 Symposium on Power Plants and Power Systems Control; this symposium aimed to provided international experts with a platform to discuss the challenges facing the power plant industry, and to present solutions developed in countries who have previously encountered these new paradigms of grid control.
One of the main aims of the symposium was to promote a better knowledge of the behaviour of the power plants and power systems, with the ultimate goal of an efficient, flexible and secure operation coupled with a high level of service to their customers.
