Renewable energy and policy options in an integrated ASEAN electricity market: Quantitative assessments and policy implications

Youngho Chang () and Yanfei Li

Energy Policy, 2015, vol. 85, issue C, 39-49

Abstract: Energy market integration (EMI) in the ASEAN region is a promising solution to relieve the current immobilization of its renewable energy resources and would serve the fast increasing demand for electricity in the region. EMI could be further extended with coordinated policies in carbon pricing, renewable energy portfolio standards (RPS), and feed-in-tariffs (FIT) in the ASEAN countries. Using a linear dynamic programming model, this study quantitatively assesses the impacts of EMI and the above-mentioned policies on the development of renewable energy in the power generation sector of the region, and the carbon emissions reduction achievable with these policies. According to our results, EMI is expected to significantly promote the adoption of renewable energy. Along with EMI, FIT appears to be more cost-effective than RPS and is recommended for the ASEAN region, albeit political barriers for policy coordination among the countries might be a practical concern. In addition, an RPS of 30% electricity from renewable sources by 2030, which is considered politically a “low-hanging fruit”, would achieve moderate improvements in carbon emissions reductions and renewable energy development, while incurring negligible increases in the total cost of electricity.

Keywords: Energy market integration (EMI); Renewable energy portfolio standards (RPS); Feed-in-tariff (FIT); Carbon pricing; Renewable energy resources (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2015.05.011

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