Power connectivity in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) – The need for a wider discourse

Yang, M; Sharma, D; Shi, X; Mamaril, K; Jiang, H; Candlin, A

Power connectivity in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) – The need for a wider discourse

Yang, M

Sharma, D

Shi, X

Mamaril, K Jiang, H Candlin, A

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Publisher:: ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Energy Policy, 2022, 165
Issue Date:: 2022-06-01

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dc.contributor.author	Yang, M https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4009-2002
dc.contributor.author	Sharma, D https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9421-7774
dc.contributor.author	Shi, X https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9653-7395
dc.contributor.author	Mamaril, K
dc.contributor.author	Jiang, H
dc.contributor.author	Candlin, A
dc.date.accessioned	2022-11-01T22:05:08Z
dc.date.available	2022-11-01T22:05:08Z
dc.date.issued	2022-06-01
dc.identifier.citation	Energy Policy, 2022, 165
dc.identifier.issn	0301-4215
dc.identifier.issn	1873-6777
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/163118
dc.description.abstract	Despite nearly over 30 years of efforts, power connectivity in the GMS remains rather low, limited to a few uncoordinated bilateral exchanges of electricity. Much of the existing thinking attributes this slow progress to factors that are proximate to the electricity industry, namely, insufficient infrastructure, lack of technical competence, and uncoordinated regulation. Through an analysis of the historical evolution of power connectivity in the GMS, this Policy Perspective demonstrates that this thinking (on industry-centric factors) is inadequate for providing a fuller appreciation for the reasons for the slow progress towards power connectivity and hence potential remedies to expedite the pace of connectivity. Such appreciation can instead be gained, this paper contends, by developing a wider discourse on the geopolitical and socio-economic issues, especially those issues that are central to creating a backdrop which is essential for converting GMS's growing physical electricity connectivity into a region-wide coordinated electricity market. Such issues include: reconciliation between geopolitical and regional interests; convergence of national and regional interests across the GMS countries; and national v regional identity.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	ELSEVIER SCI LTD
dc.relation.ispartof	Energy Policy
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.enpol.2022.112994
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess
dc.subject.classification	Energy
dc.title	Power connectivity in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) – The need for a wider discourse
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	165
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (International)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (International)/Australia-China Relations Institute
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/A/DRsch The Data Science Institute
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
utslib.copyright.embargo	2024-06-01T00:00:00+1000Z
dc.date.updated	2022-11-01T22:05:07Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	165

Abstract:

Despite nearly over 30 years of efforts, power connectivity in the GMS remains rather low, limited to a few uncoordinated bilateral exchanges of electricity. Much of the existing thinking attributes this slow progress to factors that are proximate to the electricity industry, namely, insufficient infrastructure, lack of technical competence, and uncoordinated regulation. Through an analysis of the historical evolution of power connectivity in the GMS, this Policy Perspective demonstrates that this thinking (on industry-centric factors) is inadequate for providing a fuller appreciation for the reasons for the slow progress towards power connectivity and hence potential remedies to expedite the pace of connectivity. Such appreciation can instead be gained, this paper contends, by developing a wider discourse on the geopolitical and socio-economic issues, especially those issues that are central to creating a backdrop which is essential for converting GMS's growing physical electricity connectivity into a region-wide coordinated electricity market. Such issues include: reconciliation between geopolitical and regional interests; convergence of national and regional interests across the GMS countries; and national v regional identity.

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