Energy Sector Integration for Low Carbon Development in Greater Mekong Sub-region: Towards a Model of South-South Cooperation

摘要

The Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) in Southeast Asia has embarked on a roadmap of power interconnection and expanded energy sector cooperation. An Asian Development Bank committed study using Model of Energy Supply Systems Alternatives and their General Environmental Impacts (MESSAGE) assessed the impacts of various scenarios; the results indicate that GMS integration will help these countries to achieve low carbon and sustainable development. The article suggests that the experience of GMS cooperation can be made a model for South-South cooperation in the global effort to address the challenges of climate change.