Development of power supply systems and evolution of the organisation of electric power industry models

In work the short review of development of power supply systems and models of their organisation is given. Now in Europe, Asia and America there are some large national and transnational power associations of various degree of integration. The electric power industry organisation, despite the big variety of forms of realisation worldwide, followed the general logic generalised in concept of industrial model. This model was unique up to the end of 70-th years when in a number of the world countries there have been begun the practical experiments directed on searches of new more effective principles of the organisation of electric power industry. Preconditions to re-structuring and a decontrol in electric power industry of a steel of achievement in technological area which have led to occurrence of competitive generating blocks of smaller capacity. The greatest influence on decontrol possibilities in electric power industry was rendered by progress in systems of transfer of the electric power. The level of technological development reached in the world allows to start creation of new technical systems of 21 centuries already today. The further innovative development will change model of the organisation and management principles in electric power industry, will demand reconsideration of a role and a combination of development of the large centralised and small distributed generating sources.