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How Much Could South Asia Benefit from Regional Electricity Cooperation and Trade?

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dc.contributor.authorTimilsina, Govinda R.
dc.contributor.authorToman, Michael
dc.contributor.authorKaracsonyi, Jorge
dc.contributor.authorde Tena Diego, Luca
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-17T20:04:27Z
dc.date.available2015-07-17T20:04:27Z
dc.date.issued2015-06
dc.description.abstractThe South Asia region is lagging behind many regions in the world in regional electricity cooperation and trading, despite the huge anticipated benefits. This study uses an electricity planning model that produces optimal expansion of electricity generation capacities and transmission interconnections in the long-term to quantify the benefits of unrestricted cross-border electricity trade in the South Asia during 2015–40. The study finds that the unrestricted electricity trade provision would save US$226 billion (US$9 billion per year) of electricity supply costs over the period. The ratio of the present value of benefits, in the form of reduction of fuel costs, to the present value of increased costs due to generation and interconnection would be 5.3. The provision would reduce regional power sector carbon dioxide emissions by 8 percent, mainly because of substitution of coal-based generation with hydro-based generation, although regional emissions would be well above current levels absent other policy interventions. To achieve these benefits, the region is estimated to add 95,000 megawatts of new cross-border transmission interconnection capacity.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24713153/much-south-asia-benefit-regional-electricity-cooperation-trade
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7341
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/22224
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7341
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectCOAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectHIGH ELECTRICITY DEMAND
dc.subjectBIOMASS TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectTRANSMISSION CAPACITY
dc.subjectPOWER PLANTS
dc.subjectRENEWABLE RESOURCES
dc.subjectSUBCRITICAL PLANTS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC GAS
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUELS
dc.subjectAIR QUALITY
dc.subjectGAS TURBINES
dc.subjectGAS TURBINE
dc.subjectWIND POWER GENERATION
dc.subjectPOWER STATIONS
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectGENERATION
dc.subjectCOST OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectENERGY SOURCE
dc.subjectWIND
dc.subjectCOSTS OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY SYSTEM
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectCOAL PLANTS
dc.subjectENERGY GENERATION
dc.subjectGAS
dc.subjectPRICE
dc.subjectPEAK DEMAND
dc.subjectVOLTAGE
dc.subjectCLEANER
dc.subjectPOWER SYSTEM
dc.subjectSTEAM TURBINE
dc.subjectBORDER TRANSMISSION
dc.subjectCYCLE TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectBIOMASS
dc.subjectCAPACITY UTILIZATION
dc.subjectGENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subjectWIND COSTS
dc.subjectPETROLEUM
dc.subjectDIESEL ENGINES
dc.subjectINTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
dc.subjectLNG
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectPOWER SYSTEMS
dc.subjectPOWER GENERATION
dc.subjectSTEAM TURBINE TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectENERGY SOURCES
dc.subjectPOWER SECTOR
dc.subjectGAS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectENERGY SUPPLY
dc.subjectWATER
dc.subjectENERGY RESOURCES
dc.subjectCAPACITY FACTOR
dc.subjectWIND GENERATION
dc.subjectSTEAM TURBINES
dc.subjectCOAL TRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY SUPPLY
dc.subjectGRID POWER
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectGRID CONNECTION
dc.subjectWIND GENERATORS
dc.subjectPOWER COMPANY
dc.subjectSOLAR ENERGY
dc.subjectPRICE ELASTICITY
dc.subjectTRANSMISSION INTERCONNECTION
dc.subjectHYDRO POWER PLANTS
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUEL RESERVES
dc.subjectFUELS
dc.subjectTHERMAL POWER
dc.subjectFUEL COSTS
dc.subjectBORDER TRADE
dc.subjectNATURAL GAS POWER
dc.subjectTURBINE
dc.subjectEMISSION
dc.subjectPEAK LOAD
dc.subjectPOWER GENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subjectPOWER DEMAND
dc.subjectGAS PROJECTS
dc.subjectGAS TURBINE TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectGRID CONNECTIONS
dc.subjectHEAT
dc.subjectTHERMAL EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectDOMESTIC COAL
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectMINERAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRIC POWER
dc.subjectBALANCE
dc.subjectPOWER CORPORATION
dc.subjectCYCLE POWER PLANTS
dc.subjectDEMAND PEAKS
dc.subjectELECTRICITY DEMAND
dc.subjectHEAT RATE
dc.subjectHYDRO POWER
dc.subjectUTILITIES
dc.subjectINTERNAL COMBUSTION
dc.subjectPOWER
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectGAS SUPPLY
dc.subjectWIND POWER
dc.subjectGREEN POWER
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATION MIX
dc.subjectSUPPLY COSTS
dc.subjectHYDROPOWER
dc.subjectPOLLUTANTS
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUEL
dc.subjectBORDER ELECTRICITY TRADE
dc.subjectELECTRICITY CAPACITY
dc.subjectFUEL PRICES
dc.subjectTRANSMISSION SYSTEM
dc.subjectSOLAR POWER
dc.subjectPRIMARY ENERGY
dc.subjectPOWER PRODUCTION
dc.subjectTURBINES
dc.subjectENERGY OUTLOOK
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subjectNATURAL GAS
dc.subjectCOMBUSTION
dc.subjectTRANSMISSION LINE
dc.subjectINVESTMENT
dc.subjectPARTICULATES
dc.subjectWIND POWER PRODUCTION
dc.subjectENERGY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectELECTRICITY PRICE
dc.subjectDOMESTIC ENERGY
dc.subjectPOWER CAPACITY
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectNUCLEAR POWER
dc.subjectTARIFF
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectFUEL TYPE
dc.subjectAVAILABILITY
dc.subjectFACILITIES
dc.subjectCAPACITY INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectINVESTMENTS
dc.subjectRENEWABLE SOURCES
dc.subjectCAPACITY FACTORS
dc.subjectWIND CAPACITY
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectPETROLEUM PRODUCTS
dc.subjectELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
dc.subjectDIESEL
dc.subjectPOWER FLOWS
dc.subjectPIPELINE
dc.subjectENERGY COSTS
dc.subjectFOSSIL
dc.subjectCOAL PRICE
dc.subjectPRICES
dc.subjectAPPROACH
dc.subjectGRID ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectPOWER PLANT
dc.subjectENERGY
dc.titleHow Much Could South Asia Benefit from Regional Electricity Cooperation and Trade?en
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaClimate Change
okr.crossref.titleHow Much Could South Asia Benefit from Regional Electricity Cooperation and Trade?
okr.date.disclosure2015-06-26
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T07:21:32.773338Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24713153/much-south-asia-benefit-regional-electricity-cooperation-trade
okr.globalpracticeEnergy and Extractives
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7341
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okr.identifier.reportWPS7341
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.geographicalSouth Asia
okr.topicEnergy::Electric Power
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Conservation & Efficiency
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Trade
okr.topicEnergy::Energy and Environment
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade and Regional Integration
okr.unitEnvironment and Energy Team, Development Research Group
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