The Potential of Regional Power Sector Integration : Cahora Bassa Generation Case Study

Developing countries are increasingly pursuing and benefitting from regional power system integration (RPSI) as an important strategy to help provide reliable, affordable electricity to their economies and citizens. Increased electricity cooperation and trade between countries can enhance energy security, bring economies-of-scale in investments, facilitate financing, enable greater renewable energy penetration, and allow synergistic sharing of complementary resources. This briefing note draws from the experiences of RPSI schemes around the world to present a set of findings to help address these challenges. It is based on case studies of 12 RPSI projects and how they are dealing with key aspects of RPSI, such as: (i) finding the right level of integration; (ii) optimizing investment on a regional basis; (iii) appropriate regional institutions (iv) technical and regulatory harmonization; (v) power sector reform and integration (vi) the role of donor agencies (vii) reducing emissions through RPSI; and (viii) RPSI and renewable energy.

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Main Author:	Economic Consulting Associates
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2009-08
Subjects:	AIR, AIR POLLUTION, APPROACH, ARBITRATION, AVAILABILITY, BALANCE, BID, BIDS, CAPITAL EXPENDITURE, CARBON, CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE, CO, CO2, COAL, COMMERCIAL BANK, COMMERCIAL BANK LOANS, CONCESSIONS, CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, CONVENTIONAL COAL, COST OF ELECTRICITY, CREDIT AGENCY, CREDIT GUARANTEE, CURRENCY, DAMS, DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT BANK, DROUGHT, ECONOMIC CRISIS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC POLICIES, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY CAPACITY, ELECTRICITY DEMAND, ELECTRICITY MARKET, ELECTRICITY PRICES, ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION, ELECTRICITY REGULATOR, ELECTRICITY SECTOR, ELECTRICITY SUPPLY, ELECTRICITY TARIFFS, ELECTRICITY TRADE, ELECTRICITY UTILITY, EMISSION, EMISSIONS, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, EQUIPMENT, EVAPORATION, EXCESS CAPACITY, EXCHANGE RATE, EXPENDITURES, FINANCES, FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS, FINANCIAL RISK, FINANCIAL RISKS, FLOODS, GENERATING CAPACITY, GENERATION, GENERATION CAPACITY, GENERATORS, GLOBAL WARMING, GOVERNMENT BUDGET, GREENHOUSE, GREENHOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, GREENHOUSE GASES, GROWTH IN DEMAND, GROWTH RATES, HOLDINGS, HYDROPOWER, INFLATION, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTS, INTERNATIONAL CREDIT, INTERNATIONAL CREDIT RATING, INVESTMENT PROJECTS, LAKES, LOAD SHEDDING, LOAN, MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS, MAINTENANCE COSTS, MARGINAL COSTS, MONETARY FUND, NUCLEAR CAPACITY, OIL, OIL EXPORTS, OIL PRICES, ORGANIC MATERIAL, ORIGINAL CONTRACT, OUTSTANDING DEBT, OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE, PEAK DEMAND, POWER, POWER CRISIS, POWER FLOWS, POWER LINES, POWER PROJECT, POWER PURCHASE, POWER SECTOR, POWER STATION, POWER STATIONS, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SYSTEM, POWER TRADING, PRIVATE INVESTORS, RAINFALL, RESERVE, RETURN, SETTLEMENT, SHAREHOLDER, SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY, SURPLUS POWER, TARIFF ADJUSTMENT, TARIFF CHANGES, TARIFF LEVELS, TAX, TAX REVENUES, THERMAL POWER, TOTAL DEBT, TRADING, TRANSMISSION LINE, TRANSMISSION LINES, TREASURY, TURBINES, UTILITIES, UTILITY REGULATION, VOLTAGE, WITHDRAWAL,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/08/17688908/regional-power-sector-integration-lessons-global-case-studies-literature-review-vol-3-14-cahora-bassa-generation-case-study https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17518
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