Abstract This study reviews the benefits of energy market integration (EMI) in ASEAN that have been recorded in the literature. Due to the scarcity of ASEAN-focused studies, the authors examined the studies that either indirectly addressed ASEAN or ASEAN members. […]
Towards a blueprint and a roadmap 13-15 May, 2014 Grand Mercure Fortune, Bangkok (held under the Chatham House Rule) Objectives The AEMI Forum was convened to: (a) determine the broad components of the AEMI blueprint and roadmap; (b) identify the analytical issues […]
Abstract Primary energy demand in ASEAN is projected to almost double over the next 20 years. This implies further widening of the supply-demand gap, which may well lead to increasing reliance on energy imports and the doubling of ASEAN’s contribution […]
Abstract Market integration, ranging from the economy to energy and the environment, has shown it has provided huge benefits for integrated markets. This chapter, which suggests that the ASEAN Energy Market Integration (AEMI) will reap a similar benefit in the […]
Abstract Based on available statistics, between 127 and 130 million people in South-East Asia lack access to electricity. At least 228 million still rely on traditional biomass for cooking, and lack access to clean and modern cooking facilities, with dire […]
Abstract The analysis in this chapter focuses on national constraints, which have been divided into two main parts, i.e., institutional challenges, especially energy pricing policy, and infrastructure constraints in the case of the ASEAN Power Grid (APG) and Trans-ASEAN Gas […]
Abstract Effective governance is a key requirement for multi-lateral energy cooperation and for AEMI. This is because the objectives of AEMI are not only to deliver direct economic efficiency gains but also a range of external benefits that have the […]
Abstract To date, concerted collective action related to energy has generally been limited to activities where the costs to the individual Governments are either negligible or do not outweigh the short-term benefits. In the meantime, the preference of ASEAN members […]
AEMI rationale and vision 10 May, 2013 Sasa Internation House, Chulalongkorn University (held under the Chatham House Rule) Objectives A one-day “brainstorming” session was jointly convened on 10 May 2013 by the ASEAN Studies Center and the Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University. […]
