The Potential of Regional Power Sector Integration : Nile Basin Initiative Transmission and Trading 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 2009-09
Subjects:ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY, APPROACH, AVAILABILITY, BASIN, BASIN COUNTRIES, BASIN COUNTRY, BASIN DEVELOPMENT, BASIN INITIATIVE, BASIN LEVEL, BASIN REGION, BASIN STATES, BASIN TRUST, BASIN TRUST FUND, BASIN WATER, BASIN WATER RESOURCES, BIOMASS, BORDER ELECTRICITY TRADE, BORDER TRADE, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPACITY CHARGES, CARBON, CARBON CREDITS, CARBON FINANCING, CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE, CO2, COAL, COAL BED METHANE, CONCESSION, CONSUMER PROTECTION, CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRICITY, CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS, DAM, DAM CONSTRUCTION, DEMAND FOR POWER, DEMAND FORECAST, DISTRIBUTION COMPONENTS, DROUGHT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, ELECTRIC ENERGY, ELECTRIC GRIDS, ELECTRIC POWER, ELECTRIC SUPPLY, ELECTRIC UTILITY, ELECTRICAL POWER, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION, ELECTRICITY DEMAND, ELECTRICITY GENERATION, ELECTRICITY INDICATORS, ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY, ELECTRICITY MARKET, ELECTRICITY PRICE, ELECTRICITY SECTOR, ELECTRICITY SECTOR REFORM, ELECTRICITY SUPPLY, ELECTRICITY SYSTEMS, ELECTRICITY TARIFFS, ELECTRICITY USAGE, ELECTRICITY UTILITIES, ELECTRICITY UTILITY, ELECTRIFICATION, EMISSION, EMISSIONS, ENERGY POLICY, ENERGY PRODUCTION, ENERGY RESOURCES, ENERGY STRATEGY, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, EROSION CONTROL, FEASIBILITY STUDY STAGE, FLUORESCENT LAMP, GENERATION, GENERATION CAPACITY, GENERATORS, GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITY, GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES, GREENHOUSE, GREENHOUSE GASES, GRID ELECTRICITY, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GROWTH IN DEMAND, HYDROELECTRIC POWER, HYDROPOWER, HYDROPOWER PLANT, HYDROPOWER POTENTIAL, HYDROPOWER RESOURCES, INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS, INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES, JOINT OWNERSHIP, KILOWATT-HOUR, LAKE, LAKES, LOAD FACTOR, LOAD MANAGEMENT, LOAD SHEDDING, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, MARKET RULES, METHANE GAS, MILLION PEOPLE, NATIONAL GRID, NATURAL GAS, NEGATIVE IMPACTS, OIL, OIL EQUIVALENT, PEAK DEMAND, PETROLEUM, POLLUTANTS, POWER, POWER DEVELOPMENT, POWER GENERATION, POWER GRIDS, POWER MARKETS, POWER POOLS, POWER PRODUCER, POWER PRODUCERS, POWER PROJECT, POWER PROJECTS, POWER PURCHASE, POWER SECTOR, POWER SECTORS, POWER STATION, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SYSTEM, POWER TRADE, POWER TRADING, PP, PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION, PRIVATISATION, PUBLIC SERVICES, REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE, RENEWABLE RESOURCES, RIPARIAN, RIPARIAN COUNTRIES, RIPARIAN STATE, RIVER, RIVER BASINS, RIVER FLOWS, RIVER HYDROPOWER, RIVER HYDROPOWER PLANT, RIVERS, SOLAR WATER HEATING, SURFACE AREA, SURPLUS POWER, THERMAL ENERGY, THERMAL PLANTS, THERMAL SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION INTERCONNECTION, TRANSMISSION LINE, TRANSMISSION LINES, UNEP, WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, WATER UTILITIES, WATERSHED MANAGEMENT, WIND,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/09/17688633/regional-power-sector-integration-lessons-global-case-studies-literature-review-vol-8-14-nile-basin-initiative-nbi-transmission-trading-case-study
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17520
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