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Regional Energy Trade in South Asia

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  • Kamal Raj Dhungel

    (Kamal Raj Dhungel is Associate Professor, Central Department of Economics, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal. Email: kamal.raj.dhungel@gmail.com)

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The South Asian region represents 22 per cent of the world's total population comprising over one billion, of which 30–40 per cent lives below poverty line. Of them, only 40–50 per cent have access to electricity. Despite the development, the countries of South Asian region are energy starved. To meet the growing energy requirements, energy trade between these countries is essential. But South Asia's current cross-border energy trade is limited to Bhutan, India and Nepal. Recently, energy trade between Bangladesh, India and Pakistan has been proposed, in line with the construction of liquefied natural gas pipeline from Myanmar to India through Bangladesh, and Iran to India through Pakistan. These proposed energy trade projects, if implemented successfully, will contribute to integrate regional economies.

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  • Kamal Raj Dhungel, 2008. "Regional Energy Trade in South Asia," South Asia Economic Journal, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, vol. 9(1), pages 173-193, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:soueco:v:9:y:2008:i:1:p:173-193
    DOI: 10.1177/139156140700900108
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    1. World Bank, 2001. "Nepal : Proposed Power Sector Development Strategy," World Bank Publications - Reports 15704, The World Bank Group.
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    2. Haque, H.M. Enamul & Dhakal, Shobhakar & Mostafa, S.M.G., 2020. "An assessment of opportunities and challenges for cross-border electricity trade for Bangladesh using SWOT-AHP approach," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 137(C).
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      Keywords

      Jel: F3; Jel: F15; Jel: F33; Jel: M31; Coal; Cross Border; Electricity; Energy Trade; Liquefied Natural Gas; Marketing; Regional Cooperation;
      All these keywords.

      JEL classification:

      • F3 - International Economics - - International Finance
      • F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration
      • F33 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - International Monetary Arrangements and Institutions
      • M31 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Marketing and Advertising - - - Marketing

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