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The guidelines deal only with limited areas where need for such common guidelins has been felt by the SAC and are not meant to be comprehensively dealing with all matters relatd to CBET.

Analysis of international experience in formation of regional regulatory forums for harmonization of electricity regulations from the perspective of CBET.

Government of India initiated the Process of Preparation of Cross Border Electricity Trade Policy and Development of Regulatory Framework for CBET.

Accessing Power Market in India, A Vibrant power market & power exchange exist . Prices are competitive. India APCC= 3.40 INR (0.05 US$/Kwh) Myanmar= 0.08 US$/Kwh ( 9 cents).

As per world bank estimates, SA countries needs to invest in the range of USD 1.7 trillion to USD 2.5 trillion( 2011-2020) to bring its power grids, roads, water supplies up to the stranded needed to serve the population.

An Year is divided into sub-time periods or Time-slices to capture the fluctuations within a day Total number of time-slices for an year is 288 i.e. 2304 time-slices in the model horizon.

As per world bank estimates, SA countries needs to invest in the range of USD 1.7 trillion to USD 2.5 trillion( 2011-2020) to bring its power grids, roads, water supplies up to the stranded needed to serve the population.

“Regional Regulatory Guideline” and “Suggested Changes/Amendments in Electricity Laws, Regulations and Policies of South Asian Countries for Promoting Cross Border Electricity Trade in the South Asian Region”- Launched.

Both reservoir and pumped storage hydropower are flexible sources of electricity that can help in handle the variability of other renewable energy such as wind power and photovoltaic electricity.

Task Force Members are represented by government nominated members from Regulatory Technical , market related institution of each SA countries.

Both reservoir and pumped storage hydropower are flexible sources of electricity that can help in handle the variability of other renewable energy such as wind power and photovoltaic electricity.

In CBET, non-discriminatory access to their respective transmission systems increases opportunities for any party to sell/buy electricity at a cost-reflective fee and to take advantage of the load and time diversity and contribute to better utilization of resources.

Since countries have different licensing rules and procedures, a harmonized licensing framework ensures that licensing does not restrict entry. It provides regulatory tools that helps regulators to keep an oversight of the market.

With Such High Level of Cross Border Interconnection being envisaged, it is obvious that for safe, reliable and stable operation of the interconnected transmission system, the various technical aspects of grid codes, operating procedures and standards needs to be harmonized/coordinated.

Recommendations in line with existing practices followed in most SACs and CBET contracts Recommendation in line with the practice followed in recent CBET contracts (Bangladesh/Nepal); CERC in India also follows this principle.

To identify the electricity trading potential of the South Asian nations (Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan)over a period of next 20 years.

Many analysts have recognized the value of development of power exchange and related market mechanism to enhance Cross border Electricity Trade (CBET) among the South Asian Nations.

A macro-economic SAM based model covers the whole economy balances supply and demand for each sector, also investment and savings, balance of payment for each year, etc.

Exchanges in India offers standardised contracts and competitive platform and allow market based price discovery. Governing regulations and policy development are still at nascent stage in many countries, this will allow other countries to align the relevant rules for development of a harmonized market.