2013
October 29, 2021
South Asian countries are at various levels of electricity regulation, institutional and power sector reforms therefore laws, acts and correct policies are crucial for bringing in transparency, accountability. These are essential to build confidence for private sector participation and enhance energy availability in the region.
October 29, 2021
Setting up program steering committee with membership from all countries to provide strategic vision and guidance to program and working towards consensus & trust building.
October 29, 2021
legal and regulatory framework to identify the most beneficial investment opportunities for the overall system, define the ground rules on the allocation of costs and risks and create a congenial environment for investors in generation and transmission.
October 28, 2021
Electricity trade increases sector revenues and can avoid or defer national generation investment costs. For example, Bhutan’s power exports contributes 25% of its GDP and 60% of State revenues.
October 28, 2021
It is sometimes described as being the center or heart of Asia, connecting South and East Asia with Central and Western Asia. Kabul is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan.
October 28, 2021
The power sector , as per the Afghanistan National Energy Policy draft, which reflects the commitment of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to poverty reduction and private sector economic growth and stable Afghanistan.
October 28, 2021
South Asian countries are at different stages of reforms in power sector. Regulators are the key authorities who have a comprehensive overview of power sector in their respective countries. They are the key functionaries who oversee and balance the interests of all the stakeholders in a transparent manner and facilitate investments, operations and trade.
October 26, 2021
Energy remains one of the key inputs to socio-economic progress in developing societies. South Asian nations, namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, have so far lagged far behind their developed counterparts in terms of access to clean, reliable, and affordable energy, especially electricity. The existing power shortages and growing import of fossil fuels impose a heavy cost of energy insecurity to the region. The energy endowments of South Asia are limited and dispersed across the region, with large unexploited hydro-electric potential in some parts and growing dependence on fossil fuels in other parts. The South Asia region is going through a phase of economic transformation from low growth to high growth. It is well established that energy demand and growth are interlinked with each other; therefore energy demand in this region is going to increase substantially to keep its growth story intact. Cross-border electricity trade could emerge as a strong viable long-term solution to increase the supply of energy in the region. South Asia’s electricity security is one of the steps critical to regional stability.
October 26, 2021
Over the last two decades, South Asia (SA) has been one of the fastest growing regions in the world, with an average annual GDP growth rate of six percent. The region has a variety of energy resources with major potential for hydro power. This potential offers a huge scope for tapping clean energy an meeting the region's energy needs. Yet despite the potential and the macroeconomic growth in this region, the power sector has not been able to keep pace with the demand
October 26, 2021
IRADe, the implementing partner of USAID for the Program of South Asia Regional initiative for Energy integration (SARI/EI) organised the South Asia Regional Inaugural Conference of SARI/EI on Cross Border Electricity Trade(CBET) at New Delhi on 4th and 5th Oct’2013.
October 20, 2021
The report, developed under the PACE-D TA Program, focuses on efforts to overcome the existing barriers to financing of energy efficiency projects in India.
October 20, 2021
The report, developed by USAID’s PACE-D TA Program, compiles, analyses, and refines the different approaches to interoperability and standardization in the field of power distribution networks.
October 20, 2021
The report, developed under the PACE-D TA Program, focuses on efforts to overcome the existing barriers to financing of renewable energy projects in India.
October 20, 2021
Progress report on U.S.-India Partnership to Advance Clean Energy (PACE) and key highlights of the PACE-R and PACE-D programs.
October 20, 2021
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