Singh, AnoopJamasb, ToorajNepal, RabindraToman, Michael2015-07-172015-07-172015-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22206South 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.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOPOWER GRIDTRANSMISSION CAPACITYPOWER SECTORSPUBLIC UTILITIESPOWER PLANTSRENEWABLE ENERGY APPLICATIONSTAX EXEMPTIONQUALITY ENERGYELECTRICITY TARIFFPOWER STATIONSACTIVITIESPOWER CRISISRENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENTGENERATIONRETAIL ELECTRICITYENERGY PRODUCTSPOWER PROJECTPOWER SHORTAGESGASSOLAR COLLECTORSRENEWABLE ENERGY POLICYPEAK DEMANDPRICEDISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITYCLEANERPOWER SYSTEMELECTRICITY CONSUMPTIONHYDRO POWER STATIONSELECTRIC UTILITIESGENERATION CAPACITYENERGY POLICIESPETROLEUMPOWER SYSTEMSTRANSMISSION FACILITIESPOWER GENERATIONHYDRO-POWERSUSTAINABLE ENERGYCOAL PITELECTRIC SUPPLYPOWER SECTORENERGY SUPPLYENERGY SHORTAGESELECTRIFICATIONRURAL ENERGYOPTIONSWATERENERGY RESOURCESHYDRO PLANTPOWER GENERATORSELECTRICITY SUPPLYPOWER COMPANYRENEWABLE ELECTRICITYTHERMAL POWERPOWER DISTRIBUTIONPOWER PRODUCERSELECTRICITY PRODUCERSBORDER TRADEPOWER GENERATION FACILITIESSMALL POWER PLANTSELECTRIC GENERATIONMINERAL RESOURCESPRIMARY ENERGY RESOURCESBALANCEELECTRIC POWERPOWER TRADEELECTRICITY DEMANDPEAK ELECTRICITY DEMANDHYDRO POWERUTILITIESENERGY NEEDSSUPPLY OF ELECTRICITYPOWERELECTRICITYHYDROPOWERELECTRICITY GENERATIONBORDER ELECTRICITY TRADEELECTRICITY CAPACITYCLEANER ENERGYTRANSMISSION SYSTEMHYDROPOWER PLANTGRID RENEWABLE ENERGYPRIMARY ENERGYPURCHASE OF ELECTRICITYENERGY EFFICIENCYENERGY OUTLOOKELECTRICITY PRICESACCESS TO ELECTRICITYELECTRICITY GENERATION CAPACITYNATURAL GASTHERMAL POWER GENERATIONENERGY CONSERVATIONPOWER CONSUMPTIONHYDROELECTRIC PLANTGENERATION OF ELECTRICITYTRANSMISSION LINEINVESTMENTENERGY DEVELOPMENTCOALPOWER CAPACITYTARIFFTRANSMISSION INFRASTRUCTUREFUELDISTRIBUTION NETWORKPOWER SECTOR PLANNINGFACILITIESAVAILABILITYRURAL ELECTRIFICATIONINVESTMENTSPETROLEUM INDUSTRYRENEWABLE ENERGYPETROLEUM PRODUCTSELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTIONDIESELFUEL COSTTRANSMISSION LINESAPPROACHPRICESHYDROELECTRIC POTENTIALPOWER PLANTENERGYELECTRICITY GENERATION EFFICIENCYWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-7328