Regional Power Sector Integration : Lessons from Global Case Studies and a Literature Review

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Regional Power Sector Integration : Lessons from Global Case Studies and a Literature Review

2010

World Bank

Developing countries are increasingly pursuing and benefitting from regional power system integration (RPSI) as an important strategy to help provide reliable, affordable electricity to their economies and citizens. Increased electricity cooperation and trade between countries can enhance energy security, bring economies-of-scale in investments, facilitate financing, enable greater renewable energy penetration, and allow synergistic sharing of complementary resources. This briefing note draws from the experiences of RPSI schemes around the world to present a set of findings to help address these challenges. It is based on case studies of 12 RPSI projects and how they are dealing with key aspects of RPSI, such as: (i) finding the right level of integration; (ii) optimizing investment on a regional basis; (iii) appropriate regional institutions (iv) technical and regulatory harmonization; (v) power sector reform and integration (vi) the role of donor agencies (vii) reducing emissions through RPSI; and (viii) RPSI and renewable energy.

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Washington, DC

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Diesel; Domestic energy resources; Limited liability; Soft budget constraints; Carbon emissions; Clean power; Power system; Private sector participation; Present value; Hydroelectric power plant; Portfolio; Government budget; Investing; Trading; Ownership of transmission assets; Transmission organization; Financial instrument; Market reforms; Regional integration; Cost structures; Sustainable energy; Output; Limited liability company; Market trading; Regional trade; Energy markets; Holding; Power sector reform; Carbon emission; National investments; Investment decisions; Escalation formula; Financial shock; Technical assistance; Methane emissions; Market structures; Middle-income countries; Generation costs; Transmission assets; Barrier; Supply costs; Expansion of generation capacity; Hydropower plant; Legal agreement; Private sector involvement; Reserve; Market rules; Transmission lines; Regulators; Tariff adjustment; Interconnection capacity; Power purchase; Power station; Treaty; Power systems; Green power; Market development; Regional carbon; Reserves; Public-private partnership; Border electricity trade; Institutional capacity; Retail competition; Exporter; Service prices; Currency; Competitive markets; Regulatory agencies; Loan; Domestic energy; Country markets; Home country; Legal systems; Credit agencies; Financial management; Regulator; Regulatory environments; Electricity supply; National investment; Client countries; Economic factors; Political risk; Credibility; Greenhouse; Transmission system; Power markets; Approach; Power sector; Export credit; Electricity tariffs; Development bank; Financial management capacity; Arrears; Transparency; International financial institutions; Power purchase agreements; Congestion management; Diesel generators; Economic crisis; Electricity generation; Regional power; Common market; Renewable power; Single market; State enterprise; Transmission capacity; Developing country; Generation capacity; Generating capacity; Financial institution; Domestic market; Host country; Renewable energy technologies; Investment strategy; Generation; Private investor; Warrants; Investment strategies; Emission reductions; Financial sustainability; Electricity market; Power trade; Emissions reduction; Energy supply; Fossil fuel; Utilities; Domestic supply; Low tariffs; Institutional infrastructure; Border trade; Electricity sector; Regulatory authority; Host governments; Transmission line; Market share; Regulatory bodies; Wholesale electricity; Harmonization; Fossil fuel power; Particular country; Power flows; Greenhouse gas; Outputs; Load shedding; Moral hazard; Power company; Ghg; Contract prices; Investment projects; International financial institution; Renewable energy generation; Electrical system; Deficits; Regulatory framework; Private investors; Cost reductions; Emissions; Ownership structure; Public company; Renewable energies; Electricity systems; Access to electricity; Competitive investment; Emission savings

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English

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CC BY 3.0 IGO, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/

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DOI http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/06/17688634/regional-power-sector-integration-lessons-global-case-studies-literature-review-vol-1-14-solving-energy-challenges-through-regional-cooperation https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17507

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2010

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