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March 4, 2022
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TASK FORCE III Terms of Reference for Task Force III on South Asia Regional Energy Market

A regional energy market creation in the South Asia region is a key development challenge towards advancing energy integration.
March 4, 2022
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Terms of Reference of SARI/EI Task Force 2 on “Advancement of Transmission System Interconnections”

The objective of the TF-2 on Advancement of Transmission Systems Interconnection activity shall be to create the enabling conditions for a sustainable market for investment and implementation of regional bilateral transmission interconnections in South Asia (SA) Region.
March 4, 2022
Terms of Reference

Terms of Reference of SARI/EI Task Force 1 on “Harmonization of Policy, Legal and Regulatory Issues

The key objective of TF-1 is harmonization of policy, legal and Regulatory Issues for fair allocation of costs and risks in order to create the enabling systemic conditions for a sustainable market for investment and implementation of Cross Border Energy Trade (CBET) projects.
February 19, 2022
SARI/EI Delegation

Brief Report on SARI/EI Delegation to the Second Meeting of SAARC Council of Experts of Energy Regulators

Brief Report on SARI/EI Delegation to the Second Meeting of SAARC Council of Experts of Energy Regulators-24-25 Oct 2017,Islamabad, Pakistan
February 19, 2022
Harmonisation

Harmonisation of Grid codes, Operating Procedures and Standards to facilitate/promote Cross-Border Electricity Trade in the South Asia Region- Framework Grid Code Guidelines-Volume-III-Report

Harmonisation of Grid codes, Operating Procedures and Standards to facilitate/promote Cross-Border Electricity Trade in the South Asia Region- Framework Grid Code Guidelines-Volume-III-Report
February 19, 2022
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Brief Report on SARI-EI Delegation to the “SAARC Training Workshop on “System Operation and Settlement Mechanism, CBET-Regional Power Market in SA”

Brief Report on SARI-EI Delegation to the “SAARC Training Workshop on “System Operation and Settlement Mechanism, CBET-Regional Power Market in SA”
February 19, 2022
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Summary Note on the Report “Harmonisation of Grid codes, Operating Procedures and Standards to facilitate/promote Cross-Border Electricity Trade in the South Asia Region- Framework Grid Code Guidelines-Volume-III”

Summary Note on the Report “Harmonisation of Grid codes, Operating Procedures and Standards to facilitate/promote Cross-Border Electricity Trade in the South Asia Region- Framework Grid Code Guidelines-Volume-III"
February 19, 2022
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Summary Note on the Report “Harmonisation of Grid codes, Operating Procedures and Standards to facilitate/promote Cross-Border Electricity Trade in the South Asia Region- Framework Grid Code Guidelines-Volume-III”

Summary Note on the Report “Harmonisation of Grid codes, Operating Procedures and Standards to facilitate/promote Cross-Border Electricity Trade in the South Asia Region- Framework Grid Code Guidelines-Volume-III"
February 19, 2022
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Press Release-Harmonization of Grid codes, Operating Procedures and Standards to facilitate/promote CBET in the South Asia Region

In an effort to boost cross-border electricity trade in the South Asia region, the U.S. Agency for International Development’s South Asia Regional Initiative for Energy Integration (SARI/EI) program unveiled today a new study on better grid planning and system operation using grid code framework guidelines.
February 19, 2022
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News Release-IRADe joins Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization

Integrated Research and Action for Development (IRADe) a well-known multi-disciplinary policy think tank and an independent advanced research institute working in the South Asian Region (SAR) has joined as a member of the Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization (GEIDCO).
February 19, 2022
HAPUN

Brief report on SARI-EI-IRADe Participation in the HAPUA-ASEAN- UNESCAP Workshop on ASEAN Electricity Exchange (AEE)- An International Perspective

Brief report on SARI-EI-IRADe Participation in the HAPUA-ASEAN- UNESCAP Workshop on ASEAN Electricity Exchange (AEE)- An International Perspective
February 19, 2022
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Background Note and Key Points for Discussion for the Round-Table Workshop On Regional Investment Framework and Policy Guidelines for promoting investment in South Asian Power Sector and in Cross-Border Electricity Trade (CBET) in South Asia

South Asia has countries endowed with diverse energy sources with an estimated combined hydro potential of 350 GW (primarily Bhutan, India, Nepal and Pakistan). Harnessing this clean energy potential can accelerate development in the each of the South Asian Countries (SAC) and the region.
February 19, 2022
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Report on Analytical Study on Economic Benefits from Nepal-India Electricity Trade

As South Asia remains one of the least integrated regions in the world, therefore it has a huge scope to enhance energy security by engaging in significant levels of power trading of themselves.
February 19, 2022
Executive Summary-Report On “Economic Benefits of Nepal-India Electricity Trade

Executive Summary-Report On “Economic Benefits of Nepal-India Electricity Trade”

On the Nepal side, we thank our partners IIDS, Nepal, and Dr. Bishnu Dev Pant, Executive Director IIDS and Mr. Pramod Rijal, Economist, IIDS, in particular for the administrative and logistical support in organising the two stakeholder Workshops.
February 19, 2022
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Press Release-Release of SARI-EI-IRADe Study Report on “Economic Benefits from Nepal-India Electricity Trade”

Michael Gonzales, Chargé d‟Affaires, U.S.Embassy in Nepal, Dr. Swarnim Wagle, Member, National Planning Commission, Government of Nepal, and Smt. Mala Narendra, Second Secretary, Indian Embassy, Nepal, released today an analytical study titled “Economic Benefits from Nepal-India Electricity Trade” in Kathmandu.