Power Sector in Developing Asia: Current Status and Policy Issues
Hong, Jong Ho; Kim, Changhun; Shin, Heeyoung | September 2014
Abstract
We examine the current status and future prospects of the electricity sectors and key policy issues in
the People’s Republic of China (PRC), India, Japan, and the Republic of Korea. Fuel mix and energy
efficiency are key to providing stable, affordable power, while curtailing future emissions in the PRC. In
India, power plants cannot operate efficiently because of problems in the coal industry; transmission
losses also need to be immediately addressed. In Japan, nuclear accounted for 27% of output in 2009
which fell to 18% following the Fukushima Daiichi accident. Currently, only two reactors are in
operation. Japan aims to diversify its generation portfolio by expanding renewables. In the Republic of
Korea, the average electricity price does not recover production costs which may have led to
overconsumption. The budget for renewables should increase two-fold in the next 2 to 3 years but has
instead decreased by 15% compared to 2012. The PRC, India, and the Republic of Korea plan to build
more nuclear power plants. The cost of the entire life cycles of those plants needs to be analyzed, and
the impacts of nuclear power on current and future generations must be considered in full.
Citation
Hong, Jong Ho; Kim, Changhun; Shin, Heeyoung. 2014. Power Sector in Developing Asia: Current Status and Policy Issues. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/1618.ISSN
2313-6537
2313-6545
Keywords
Renewable Energy
Evaluation
Alternative energy
Energy Technology
Project Evaluation & Review Technique
Operations Evaluation
Program Evaluation
Evaluation Techniques
Evaluation Criteria
Energy
Energy planning
Alternative energy technology
Project impact
Program management
Project appraisal
Cost benefit analysis
Renewable energy source
Energy development
Renewable energy resource
Energy conservation
Energy policy
Participatory monitoring and evaluation
Participative management
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