Greater Mekong Sub-region Options for the Structure of the GMS Power Trade Market : A First Overview of Issues and Possible Options

Greater Mekong Sub-region Options for the Structure of the GMS Power Trade Market : A First Overview of Issues and Possible Options

The World Bank, working together with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), actively supports the development of a regional power market in the GMS: Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and the Yunnan Province of the People's Republic of...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	ESMAP Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS ACTUAL COSTS ADB APPROACH ARBITRAL AWARDS AUDITING BORDER TRANSMISSION BUILD OWN CAPACITY CHOICES CENTRAL AMERICA COMMERCIAL RISKS COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVE MARKETS CONTRACTING OBLIGATION CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES ECONOMIC GROWTH ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRIC SERVICE ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY ELECTRICITY MARKET ELECTRIFICATION ENERGY PLANNERS ENERGY PRICE ENERGY PRICING FIXED COSTS FOREIGN INVESTMENT GENERATING CAPACITY GENERATING UNITS GENERATION GENERATORS INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTS INVENTORY MARKET POWER MARKET REGULATION MARKET RISK MARKET RULES MARKET STRUCTURE MARKET STUDY MIGRATION NATURAL RESOURCES OPEN ACCESS OPERATING COSTS PEAK DEMAND PILOT PROJECTS POWER POWER PLANT POWER PRODUCERS POWER PURCHASE POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS POWER SECTOR POWER TRADE PRIVATIZATION REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RENEWABLE ENERGY RETURN ON INVESTMENT SALE SALES SAVINGS SECONDARY MARKET SECONDARY MARKETS SPOT MARKET SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSMISSION CAPACITY TRANSMISSION INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSMISSION LINE TRANSMISSION PRICING TRANSMISSION SYSTEM TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS UTILITIES VOLTAGE WHOLESALE MARKETS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/12/7670730/greater-mekong-sub-region-options-structure-gms-power-trade-market-first-overview-issues-possible-options http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17947

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Summary:	The World Bank, working together with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), actively supports the development of a regional power market in the GMS: Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and the Yunnan Province of the People's Republic of China. This report is part of a dynamic process aimed at developing power trade in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS), the objective of which will be to provide reliable and economic electric service to consumers, consistent with sustainable use of natural resources. The report includes the following headings: introduction; issues related to the current situation; possible options and requirements for the intermediate term; recommendations for intermediate-term decisions; options for long-term trading in the GMS region; next steps; and conclusion.