The Potential of Regional Power Sector Integration : Manantali 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 2009-09
Subjects:	ADVERSE IMPACTS, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURE, APPROACH, ASSET HOLDING, ASSET HOLDING COMPANY, AVAILABILITY, BALANCE, BANK EROSION, BARRAGE, BASIN AREA, BASINS, BIOMASS, BORDER TRANSMISSION, CARBON FINANCE, CASE STUDIES, CONSTRUCTION, COST OF ELECTRICITY, COST OF POWER, COST RECOVERY, DAMS, DEBT REPAYMENT, DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY, DEMAND FOR WATER, DIESEL, DOMINANT FUEL, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC INDICATORS, ECOSYSTEMS, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION, ELECTRICITY DEMAND, ELECTRICITY GENERATION, ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION, ELECTRICITY SUPPLY, ELECTRICITY SYSTEM, ELECTRICITY TARIFFS, ELECTRICITY UTILITY, ELECTRIFICATION, EMISSION, EMISSIONS, ENERGY CONSUMPTION, ENERGY COSTS, ENERGY CRISIS, ENERGY NEEDS, ENERGY OUTPUT, ENERGY PRODUCTION, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ESTUARINE, FISH, FISH POPULATIONS, FLOOD CONTROL, FLOODS, FRESHWATER, FRESHWATER SYSTEM, GASES, GENERATION, GENERATION CAPACITY, GENERATORS, GRASSES, GREENHOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE GASES, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HEADS, HIGHLANDS, HOUSING, HYDRO FACILITIES, HYDRO STATION, HYDROELECTRIC DAM, HYDROELECTRIC GENERATION, HYDROELECTRIC POTENTIAL, HYDROELECTRIC POWER, HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT, HYDROELECTRICITY, HYDROPOWER, HYDROPOWER CAPACITY, HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT, HYDROPOWER FACILITIES, HYDROPOWER FACILITY, HYDROPOWER GENERATION, HYDROPOWER PLANTS, HYDROPOWER PRODUCTION, HYDROPOWER PROJECT, HYDROPOWER PROJECTS, HYDROPOWER STATION, INCREASE IN CAPACITY, INTERNATIONAL ENERGY, INVESTMENT COSTS, IRRIGATION, METHANE, MITIGATION, OIL, OIL PRODUCER, PETROLEUM, POWER, POWER GENERATION, POWER GENERATION CAPACITY, POWER INDUSTRY, POWER SECTOR, POWER SECTORS, POWER STATION, POWER SYSTEM, POWER SYSTEMS, PRESERVATION, RAINFALL, REGULATORY AUTHORITY, RESERVOIR, RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT, RESETTLEMENT, RIVER, RIVER BASIN, RIVERINE, RURAL ELECTRIFICATION, SUPPLY CONTRACTS, SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY, SURFACE AREA, THERMAL POWER, TRANSMISSION FACILITIES, TRANSMISSION LINE, TRANSMISSION LINES, TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, TURBINES, UTILITIES, UTILITY COMPANIES, UTILITY COMPANY, VOLTAGE, WATER ALLOCATIONS, WATER FLOW, WETLAND, WETLAND AREAS, WETLANDS, WILDLIFE,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/09/17688632/regional-power-sector-integration-lessons-global-case-studies-literature-review-vol-6-14-manantali-generation-case-study https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17521
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