Abstract
ASEAN Power Grid (APG) is one of the six programme areas initially identified in the first ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy Cooperation (APAEC) series, APAEC 1999-2004. It is an initiative to ensure security and sustainability of energy in the region, particularly the electricity. In each series, the APG objectives, strategies and actions are revised and updated to reflect its current state and progress. It has been twenty years since the first APAEC series and a lot of APG strategies and actions have been implemented to achieve the stated objectives. It is therefore timely to review the current state of its implementation to gain insight on its progress. In this paper, the action plans are presented and their current states of implementation are reviewed with the aim to determine their progress and achievements to date. Most of the information needed for this study was obtained from the official APAEC reports, related documents and news cuttings. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first ever work that comprehensively review the progress and achievement of the APG to date. Existing reports are usually written per timeframe rather than per programme area, making it difficult to delve deeper into a specific programme area. Among others, findings from the review show that most of the implemented actions were focusing on the physical interconnections of the power grid and a lot still need to be done with regards to the trading. However, encouraging progress with regards to trading is also seen lately. Findings from this study would provide useful insight on the current state of the APG implementation, particularly when the relevant committees are currently drafting the second phase of the APAEC 2016-2025 that will cover the period from 2021 to 2025.
Highlights
ASEAN stands for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, marked by the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the founding fathers of ASEAN, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand
ASEAN Power Grid (APG) is one of the six programme areas initially identified in the first ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy Cooperation (APAEC) series, APAEC 1999-2004
To “institute the policy framework and implementation modalities by 2004 for the early realisation of the trans-ASEAN energy networks covering the ASEAN Power Grid (APG) and the Trans-ASEAN Gas Pipeline (TAGP) projects as a more focused continuation of the Medium-Term Programme of Action (1995-1999)”. This Energy component of the Hanoi Plan of Action (HPA) is addressed by the action plans under the ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy Cooperation (APAEC) series that serve as the blueprint for the ASEAN cooperation in the field of energy
Summary
ASEAN stands for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, marked by the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the founding fathers of ASEAN, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. ASEAN Vision 2020 is a pledge “to chart a vision for ASEAN as a concert of Southeast Asian nations, outward looking, living in peace, stability and prosperity, bonded together in partnership in dynamic development and in a community of caring societies” It was signed by the AMS on 15 December 1997 during the Second ASEAN Informal Summit in Kuala Lumpur, some 30 years after the establishment of ASEAN. To “institute the policy framework and implementation modalities by 2004 for the early realisation of the trans-ASEAN energy networks covering the ASEAN Power Grid (APG) and the Trans-ASEAN Gas Pipeline (TAGP) projects as a more focused continuation of the Medium-Term Programme of Action (1995-1999)” This Energy component of the HPA is addressed by the action plans under the ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy Cooperation (APAEC) series that serve as the blueprint for the ASEAN cooperation in the field of energy.
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