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The Asian electricity market is experiencing unprecedented change. Rapid growth in power demand is occurring throughout the region at the same time as environmental awareness is on the increase. New investors are appearing as others leave the stage, while the structure and competitiveness of many national electricity markets is evolving at a greater or lesser pace. Fuel price volatility has increased, compounding concerns about the future availability of some energy supplies and over-dependence on particular fuels in many countries.
The most rapid growth in energy demand from 2004 to 2030 is projected for nations outside the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (non-OECD nations). Total non-OECD energy demand increases by 95 percent as compared with an increase of 24 percent in OECD energy use. The robust growth in demand among the non-OECD nations is largely the result of strong projected economic growth. In all the non-OECD regions combined, economic activity—as measured by GDP in purchasing power parity terms—increases by 5.3 percent per year on average, as compared with an average of 2.5 percent per year for the OECD economies [1].
AESIEAP Member Countries at a glance [2]
| Country |
Population |
GDP (US$) |
Installed
Capacity |
Population
Electrified |
[1] Source: Energy Information Administration’s International Energy Outlook 2007 (EIA is the Official Energy Statistics from the US Government) Release Date: May 2007
[2] AESIEAP Goldbook 2007 |
