Power Sector Development with Carbon and Energy Taxes An Assessment in Six Asian Countries Power Sector Development with Carbon and Energy Taxes An Assessment in Six Asian Countries Ram M. Shrestha With contributing authors: Anula Abeygunawardhana, Chitral Angammana, Kejun Jiang, Bundit Limmeechokchai, Charles O.P. Marpaung, Liu Qiang, Janak Shrestha, Kanchana Siriwardena, S.C. Srivastava, Pham K. Toan and Priyantha D.C. Wijayatunga www.serd.ait.ac.th/reric Published by Regional Energy Resourced Information Center (RERIC) Asian Institute of Technology P.O. Box 4, Klong Luang Pathumthani 12120 Thailand Email:
[email protected] ISBN 978-974-8257-89-1 Copyright ©2016, Asian Institute of Technology No part of this book may be reproduced by any means, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by otherwise, without the written permission of the publisher. Printed in Thailand A part of the research underlying this book was funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) under the Asian Regional Research Programme in Energy, Environment and Climate (ARRPEEC). Disclaimer: The authors, Sida and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) do not make any warranty, expressed or implied, or assume any legal liability for the accuracy or completeness of any information provided herein. The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors alone and do not imply the opinions on the part of Sida, AIT and the institutions the authors are associated with. Preface v Preface The power sector is a major emitter of the greenhouse gases (GHGs) and local/regional pollutants in Asia. As electricity demand is growing rapidly in most countries in Asia, it is increasingly important to develop the power sector in a climate-friendly and environmentally sustainable manner.