Developing International Power Markets in East Asia

The Greater Mekong subregion--Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Yunnan Province of southern China--has good potential for international power trade. Initial interest in this market is being spearheaded by private developers negotiating bilateral cross-border trade agreements. But experience in power trade zones in Europe and North America shows that to achieve the benefits of fully fledged trade, the countries in the subregion need to closely coordinate electricity sector policy, operating protocols, and network development. This Note sets out the market development options, reviews sector reforms so far, assesses the obstacles to full power trade, and briefly outlines multilateral efforts to promote an infrastructure that will support international power trade in the subregion.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Crousillat, Enrique
Format:	Viewpoint biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 1998-05
Subjects:	INTERNATIONAL MARKETS, BILATERAL TRADE, POWER SECTOR REFORM, POWER SECTOR, ELECTRICITY TRADE, ELECTRIC POWER, ENERGY POLICY, MARKET ANALYSIS, ENERGY, POWER SECTOR REGULATION BILATERAL POWER TRADE, BORDER TRADE, COAL, COMPETITIVE POWER, COST SAVINGS, DAMS, DISCRIMINATORY BASIS, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY SECTOR, ELECTRICITY SUPPLY, EMISSIONS, ENERGY PRICE, ENERGY RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, GAS, GAS RESERVES, GENERATION MARKET, GENERATOR, GENERATORS, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, GRID, HYDRO GENERATION, INTERNATIONAL POWER MARKET, INTERNATIONAL POWER TRADE, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, MARKET DEVELOPMENT, POWER, POWER COMPANIES, POWER COMPANY, POWER ENTERPRISE, POWER GENERATION, POWER MARKETS, POWER PLANTS, POWER POOL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SYSTEMS, PRODUCERS, SPOT MARKET, TRANSMISSION, TRANSMISSION COSTS, TRANSMISSION FACILITIES, TRANSMISSION INVESTMENTS, TRANSMISSION LINE, TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION TARIFFS, VARIABLE COSTS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/05/693560/developing-international-power-markets-east-asia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11547
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