Cross-Border Electricity Cooperation and Trade in South Asia

摘要

1. All countries in South Asia will gain from regional electricity cooperation over the 2015-2040; the benefits-cost ratio at the regional level exceeds 5.2. Although the contribution of cross-border trade to meet India and Pakistan’s total electricity demand would be relatively small (approximately 5%, because of their large size of demand), it would absorb almost all economic potential of hydropower resources in Afghanistan, Bhutan and Nepal.3. Regional trade enhances the exploitation of cleaner source of electricity generation; power sector CO_2 emissions reduces by 8%.