Effective Investment of Power Infrastructure in East Asia through Power Grid Interconnection
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26 December 2012Category:
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In EAS countries, power demand is steadily expanding with population and economic growth. Moreover, improving the electrification rate is a key policy task in many countries. However, as income levels are relatively low, it is necessary to supply electricity at minimal cost, and this makes implementing large-scale power development in an economically efficient way an urgent task. It may be possible to optimize or improve the efficiency of power infrastructure investments in terms of supply stability, economic efficiency and reduction of the environmental burden if we consider ways of developing power infrastructures (power sources and grids) on a pan-regional basis.
This study will quantify the possibility and benefits of the pan-regional optimization of power infrastructure investments in the EAS region. By doing so, the study will provide clues for policy decisions toward the development of optimal power infrastructures and investment decisions. In short, the study is intended to promote power infrastructure investments.
Project Leader
Mr. Ichiro Kutani, The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan
Project Coordinator
Mr. Mitsuo Matsumoto, ERIA
Mr. Brett Jacobs, ERIA
Dr. Xunpeng Shi, ERIA
Project Member
Mr. Piseth Souem, Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy, Cambodia
Mr. Awadesh Kumar Yadav, Central Electricity Authority (CEA), India
Mr. Pramudya, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Indonesia
Mr. Kazutaka Fukazawa, The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan
Mr. Yohei Odani, The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan
Ms. Santisouk Phimphachanh, Ministry of Energy and Mines, Lao PDR
Mr. Suhanee Sutree Chit, Tenaga Nasional Berhad, Malaysia
Mr. Thurein Tran, Department of Electric Power, Myanmar
Mr. Kornphat Srisuping, Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, Thailand
Mr. Tang The Hung, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Vietnam
