2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

A sample of core performance indicators for liberalization of electric sector and application to major South East Asian countries.

Research Project

Project/Area Number	22530226
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Applied economics
Research Institution	Kyoto University
Principal Investigator	NAGAYAMA Hiroaki 京都大学, 国際交流推進機構国際交流センター (90446617)
Project Period (FY)	2010 – 2012
Keywords	産業論 / 電力 / 自由化
Research Abstract	In this research, we reviewed electricity liberalization policies undertaken by major South East Asian countries (The Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam). We also extracted core performance indicators of electricity sectors. We extracted the lessons which can be applied to the Japanese electric industry, in restructuring via unbundling electricity generation, transmission and distribution. The important implication is that unbundling of electricity generation, transmission, and distribution from the present regionally monopolized system, and the creation of a bigger and more open transmission grid with larger regions, will be necessary to ensure fair competition on an equal footing, and to further promote the introduction of renewable energy. However, there are several issues needed to be considered, such as final supply responsibility and investment for electricity facilities.

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