How Would Cross-Border Electricity Trade Stimulate Hydropower Development in South Asia?

How Would Cross-Border Electricity Trade Stimulate Hydropower Development in South Asia?

This study examines the importance of enhancing the cross-border transmission interconnections and regional electricity trade to promote hydropower in the South Asia region and quantifies the potential of hydropower development and trade under alte...

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Main Author: Timilsina, Govinda R.
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
ELECTRICITY
HYDROPOWER
ENERGY SUPPLY
ELECTRICITY DEMAND
ELECTRICITY TRADE
ELECTRICITY GENERATION CAPACITY
POWER GENERATION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/714401531237858109/How-would-cross-border-electricity-trade-stimulate-hydropower-development-in-South-Asia
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spelling okr-10986-299862021-06-08T14:42:46Z How Would Cross-Border Electricity Trade Stimulate Hydropower Development in South Asia? Timilsina, Govinda R. ELECTRICITY HYDROPOWER ENERGY SUPPLY ELECTRICITY DEMAND ELECTRICITY TRADE ELECTRICITY GENERATION CAPACITY POWER GENERATION This study examines the importance of enhancing the cross-border transmission interconnections and regional electricity trade to promote hydropower in the South Asia region and quantifies the potential of hydropower development and trade under alternative scenarios. While South Asia is endowed with large (> 350 gigawatts) hydropower potential, only around 20 percent has been exploited so far. This study shows that development of regional electricity markets through expanded cross-border transmission interconnections and regional electricity trade agreements is needed to benefit the region from the exploitation of the untapped hydropower resources. It also finds that development of hydropower in the region would increase by 2.7 times over the next two decades if the region could facilitate an unconstrained flow of electricity across the borders in South Asia. If a moderate carbon tax is added on top of that, hydropower capacity in 2040 could be more than three times as high as the current level. 2018-07-13T21:18:54Z 2018-07-13T21:18:54Z 2018-07 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/714401531237858109/How-would-cross-border-electricity-trade-stimulate-hydropower-development-in-South-Asia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29986 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8513 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 Bangladesh Bhutan India Nepal Pakistan
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topic ELECTRICITY
HYDROPOWER
ENERGY SUPPLY
ELECTRICITY DEMAND
ELECTRICITY TRADE
ELECTRICITY GENERATION CAPACITY
POWER GENERATION
spellingShingle ELECTRICITY
HYDROPOWER
ENERGY SUPPLY
ELECTRICITY DEMAND
ELECTRICITY TRADE
ELECTRICITY GENERATION CAPACITY
POWER GENERATION
Timilsina, Govinda R.
How Would Cross-Border Electricity Trade Stimulate Hydropower Development in South Asia?
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Bhutan
India
Nepal
Pakistan
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description This study examines the importance of enhancing the cross-border transmission interconnections and regional electricity trade to promote hydropower in the South Asia region and quantifies the potential of hydropower development and trade under alternative scenarios. While South Asia is endowed with large (> 350 gigawatts) hydropower potential, only around 20 percent has been exploited so far. This study shows that development of regional electricity markets through expanded cross-border transmission interconnections and regional electricity trade agreements is needed to benefit the region from the exploitation of the untapped hydropower resources. It also finds that development of hydropower in the region would increase by 2.7 times over the next two decades if the region could facilitate an unconstrained flow of electricity across the borders in South Asia. If a moderate carbon tax is added on top of that, hydropower capacity in 2040 could be more than three times as high as the current level.
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author Timilsina, Govinda R.
author_facet Timilsina, Govinda R.
author_sort Timilsina, Govinda R.
title How Would Cross-Border Electricity Trade Stimulate Hydropower Development in South Asia?
title_short How Would Cross-Border Electricity Trade Stimulate Hydropower Development in South Asia?
title_full How Would Cross-Border Electricity Trade Stimulate Hydropower Development in South Asia?
title_fullStr How Would Cross-Border Electricity Trade Stimulate Hydropower Development in South Asia?
title_full_unstemmed How Would Cross-Border Electricity Trade Stimulate Hydropower Development in South Asia?
title_sort how would cross-border electricity trade stimulate hydropower development in south asia?
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/714401531237858109/How-would-cross-border-electricity-trade-stimulate-hydropower-development-in-South-Asia
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