Cross-Border Electricity Cooperation in South Asia

South Asian countries, facing challenges in efficiently meeting growing electricity demand, can benefit from increased cross-border electricity cooperation and trade by harnessing complementarities in electricity demand patterns, diversity in resource endowments for power generation, and gains from larger market access. The region has witnessed slow progress in expanding regional electricity cooperation and trade, and undertaking needed domestic sector reforms. Although bilateral electricity sector cooperation in the region is increasing, broader regional cooperation and trade initiatives have lagged in the face of regional barriers and domestic sector inefficiencies. Deeper electricity market reforms are not a necessity for further development of cross-border electricity trade, but limited progress in overcoming regional and domestic barriers will limit the scope of the regional market and the benefits it can provide.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Singh, Anoop, Jamasb, Tooraj, Nepal, Rabindra, Toman, Michael
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015-06
Subjects:	POWER GRID, TRANSMISSION CAPACITY, POWER SECTORS, PUBLIC UTILITIES, POWER PLANTS, RENEWABLE ENERGY APPLICATIONS, TAX EXEMPTION, QUALITY ENERGY, ELECTRICITY TARIFF, POWER STATIONS, ACTIVITIES, POWER CRISIS, RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, GENERATION, RETAIL ELECTRICITY, ENERGY PRODUCTS, POWER PROJECT, POWER SHORTAGES, GAS, SOLAR COLLECTORS, RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY, PEAK DEMAND, PRICE, DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY, CLEANER, POWER SYSTEM, ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION, HYDRO POWER STATIONS, ELECTRIC UTILITIES, GENERATION CAPACITY, ENERGY POLICIES, PETROLEUM, POWER SYSTEMS, TRANSMISSION FACILITIES, POWER GENERATION, HYDRO-POWER, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, COAL PIT, ELECTRIC SUPPLY, POWER SECTOR, ENERGY SUPPLY, ENERGY SHORTAGES, ELECTRIFICATION, RURAL ENERGY, OPTIONS, WATER, ENERGY RESOURCES, HYDRO PLANT, POWER GENERATORS, ELECTRICITY SUPPLY, POWER COMPANY, RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY, THERMAL POWER, POWER DISTRIBUTION, POWER PRODUCERS, ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS, BORDER TRADE, POWER GENERATION FACILITIES, SMALL POWER PLANTS, ELECTRIC GENERATION, MINERAL RESOURCES, PRIMARY ENERGY RESOURCES, BALANCE, ELECTRIC POWER, POWER TRADE, ELECTRICITY DEMAND, PEAK ELECTRICITY DEMAND, HYDRO POWER, UTILITIES, ENERGY NEEDS, SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY, POWER, ELECTRICITY, HYDROPOWER, ELECTRICITY GENERATION, BORDER ELECTRICITY TRADE, ELECTRICITY CAPACITY, CLEANER ENERGY, TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, HYDROPOWER PLANT, GRID RENEWABLE ENERGY, PRIMARY ENERGY, PURCHASE OF ELECTRICITY, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY OUTLOOK, ELECTRICITY PRICES, ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY GENERATION CAPACITY, NATURAL GAS, THERMAL POWER GENERATION, ENERGY CONSERVATION, POWER CONSUMPTION, HYDROELECTRIC PLANT, GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY, TRANSMISSION LINE, INVESTMENT, ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, COAL, POWER CAPACITY, TARIFF, TRANSMISSION INFRASTRUCTURE, FUEL, DISTRIBUTION NETWORK, POWER SECTOR PLANNING, FACILITIES, AVAILABILITY, RURAL ELECTRIFICATION, INVESTMENTS, PETROLEUM INDUSTRY, RENEWABLE ENERGY, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION, DIESEL, FUEL COST, TRANSMISSION LINES, APPROACH, PRICES, HYDROELECTRIC POTENTIAL, POWER PLANT, ENERGY, ELECTRICITY GENERATION EFFICIENCY,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24687043/cross-border-electricity-cooperation-south-asia https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22206
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