Effects of cross-border power trade between Laos and Thailand: Energy security and environmental implications

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1782-1792

  Watcharejyothin, Mayurachat ^a   Shrestha, Ram M ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cross border energy trade; Hydropower resource development; Integrated energy system model of Laos and Thailand

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ECONOMICS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; MODEL STRUCTURES; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; WATER RESOURCES;

CROSS-BORDER ENERGY TRADE; ENERGY DEMANDS; ENERGY EXPORTS; ENERGY SECURITIES; ENERGY SOURCES; ENERGY SYSTEM MODELS; ENERGY SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITIES; EXPORT REVENUES; GENERATION CAPACITIES; HYDRO-POWER DEVELOPMENT; HYDROPOWER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; INTEGRATED ENERGY SYSTEM MODEL OF LAOS AND THAILAND; LOWER ENERGIES; NET ENERGIES; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; TOTAL ENERGIES;

COMMERCE;

ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; EXPORT; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; POWER GENERATION; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; TRADE RELATIONS; WATER RESOURCE;

ASIA; EURASIA; LAOS; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 63149102538     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.12.021     Document Type: Article

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