Regional energy resource development and energy security under CO2 emission constraint in the greater Mekong sub-region countries (GMS)

Mayurachat Watcharejyothin and Ram M. Shrestha

Energy Policy, 2009, vol. 37, issue 11, 4428-4441

Abstract: The paper evaluates effects of energy resource development within the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) on energy supply mix, energy system cost, energy security and environment during 2000-2035. A MARKAL-based integrated energy system model of the five GMS countries was developed to examine benefits of regional energy resource development for meeting the energy demand of these countries. The study found that an unrestricted energy resource development and trade within the region would reduce the total-regional energy systems cost by 18% and would abate the total CO2 emission by 5% as compared to the base case. All the five countries except Myanmar would benefit from the expansion of regional energy resource integration in terms of lower energy systems costs and better environmental qualities. An imposition of CO2 emission reduction constraint by 5% on each of the study countries from that of the corresponding emissions under the unrestricted energy resource development in the GMS is found to improve energy security, reduce energy import and fossil fuels dependences and increase volume of power trade within the region. The total energy system cost under the joint CO2 emission reduction strategy would be less costly than that under the individual emission targets set for each country.

Keywords: Regional; level; energy; resource; development; Integrated; MARKAL-based; regional; energy; system; model; CO2; emission; reduction; target (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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