Renewable Energy Developments and Potential in the Greater Mekong Subregion

Asian Development Bank (adb), Asian Development Bank (adb) (), Asian Development Bank (adb) and Asian Development Bank (adb)
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No RPT146841-2, ADB Reports from Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Abstract: This report was produced under the technical assistance project Promoting Renewable Energy, Clean Fuels, and Energy Efficiency in the Greater Mekong Subregion (TA 7679). It focused on renewable energy developments and potential in five countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS): Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam. It assessed the potential of solar, wind, biomass, and biogas as sources of renewable energy. Technical considerations include the degree and intensity of solar irradiation, average wind speeds, backup capacity of grid systems, availability and quality of agricultural land for biofuel crops, and animal manure concentrations for biogas digester systems. Most GMS governments have established plans for reaching these targets and have implemented policy, regulatory, and program measures to boost solar, wind, biomass, and biogas forms of renewable energy. Incentives for private sector investment in renewable energy are increasingly emphasized.

Keywords: renewable energy developments in the gms; renewable energy; environment sustainability; greater mekong subregion (gms); asian development bank; cambodia; lao pdr; myanmar; thailand; viet nam; solar energy potential; wind energy potential; biogas energy potential; clean fuel; biofuel; biogas; food-energy-water nexus; renewable energy regulatory; biomass energy resources; cambodia ministry of mines and energy; lao pdr ministry of energy and mines; myanmar ministry of energy; thailand department of alternative energy development and efficiency; electricity regulatory authority of viet nam; lahmeyer internationa gmbh; climate change; photovoltaic; bio-digester; energy sector institutional framework; renewable energy targets (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 168 pages
Date: 2015-07
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