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 resou...

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Main Authors:	Singh, Anoop, Jamasb, Tooraj, Nepal, Rabindra, Toman, Michael
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
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
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spelling	okr-10986-222062021-04-23T14:04:07Z Cross-Border Electricity Cooperation in South Asia Singh, Anoop Jamasb, Tooraj Nepal, Rabindra Toman, Michael 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 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. 2015-07-17T17:01:51Z 2015-07-17T17:01:51Z 2015-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24687043/cross-border-electricity-cooperation-south-asia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22206 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7328 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper South Asia South Asia
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topic	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
spellingShingle	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 Singh, Anoop Jamasb, Tooraj Nepal, Rabindra Toman, Michael Cross-Border Electricity Cooperation in South Asia
geographic_facet	South Asia South Asia
relation	Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7328
description	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.
format	Working Paper
author	Singh, Anoop Jamasb, Tooraj Nepal, Rabindra Toman, Michael
author_facet	Singh, Anoop Jamasb, Tooraj Nepal, Rabindra Toman, Michael
author_sort	Singh, Anoop
title	Cross-Border Electricity Cooperation in South Asia
title_short	Cross-Border Electricity Cooperation in South Asia
title_full	Cross-Border Electricity Cooperation in South Asia
title_fullStr	Cross-Border Electricity Cooperation in South Asia
title_full_unstemmed	Cross-Border Electricity Cooperation in South Asia
title_sort	cross-border electricity cooperation in south asia
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2015
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24687043/cross-border-electricity-cooperation-south-asia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22206
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Cross-Border Electricity Cooperation in South Asia

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