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How Much Does Latin America Gain from Enhanced Cross-Border Electricity Trade in the Short Run?

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dc.contributor.authorTimilsina, Govinda
dc.contributor.authorDeluque Curiel, Ilka
dc.contributor.authorChattopadhyay, Deb
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-10T14:24:52Z
dc.date.available2021-06-10T14:24:52Z
dc.date.issued2021-06
dc.description.abstractRegional or cross-border trade of electricity would be beneficial for all trading partners for multiple reasons. However, cross-border electricity trade in Latin America is limited, and the potential benefits have been forfeited. This study estimates the potential savings on electricity supply costs if 20 Latin American countries allowed unrestricted trade of electricity between the borders without expanding their current electricity generation capacity. Two hypothetical electricity trade scenarios—unconstrained trade of electricity between the countries within the Andean, Central, and Mercosur subregions and full regional trade involving all 20 countries are simulated using a power system model. The study shows that the volume of cross-border electricity trade would increase by 13 and 29 percent under the subregional and regional scenarios, respectively. The region would gain US$1.5 billion annually under the subregional scenario and almost US$2 billion under the full regional scenario. More than half of this gain would be realized by the Andean subregion under both scenarios. These are short-term benefits without expanding the current electricity generation capacities. In the future, when countries add more generation capacity to meet their increasing demand, the potential benefits of electricity trade would be higher. A further study is needed to measure the increased benefits in the long run.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/756421623173588257/How-Much-Does-Latin-America-Gain-from-Enhanced-Cross-Border-Electricity-Trade-in-the-Short-Run
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9692
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/35729
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 9692
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectCROSS-BORDER TRADE
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GRID
dc.subjectREGIONAL ELECTRICITY TRADE
dc.subjectPOWER SECTOR PLANNING
dc.titleHow Much Does Latin America Gain from Enhanced Cross-Border Electricity Trade in the Short Run?en
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okr.crossref.titleHow Much does Latin America Gain from Enhanced Cross-Border Electricity Trade in the Short Run ?
okr.date.disclosure2021-06-08
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T09:25:27.523265Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/756421623173588257/How-Much-Does-Latin-America-Gain-from-Enhanced-Cross-Border-Electricity-Trade-in-the-Short-Run
okr.guid756421623173588257
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9692
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b0886acace_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum33153060
okr.identifier.reportWPS9692
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/756421623173588257/pdf/How-Much-Does-Latin-America-Gain-from-Enhanced-Cross-Border-Electricity-Trade-in-the-Short-Run.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeLatin America and Caribbean
okr.region.geographicalCaribbean
okr.region.geographicalCentral America
okr.region.geographicalLatin America
okr.region.geographicalSouth America
okr.topicEnergy::Electric Power
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Trade
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade and Regional Integration
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group, Development Economics
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