Electric Power in Asia and the Pacific 2001

“n” slash “a”          (n/a)           indicates that data are not available
One hyphen           ( - )             indicate that data are not applicable
Zero                       ( 0 )            indicates that the amount is nil or negligible
Blank                                        indicates that no information has been provided
A dot                      ( . )             indicates a decimal point

In overview tables, spaces are used to separate thousands and millions, e.g. 1 234 567

Abbreviations and units
The following abbreviations and units have been used in this publication:

ASEAN	Association of Southeast Asian Nations
BPDB	Bangladesh Power Development Board
CEM	Macao Electricity Company
CO	Carbon monoxide
CO2	Carbon dioxide
DFID	Department for International Development (United Kingdom)
EGAT	Electricity Generation Authority of Thailand
EMRA	Energy Market Regulatory Authority (Turkey)
EnnovaTe	Innovation in Environmental Technology (Singapore)
EPCos	Japan’s ten major electric power companies
EPPO	Energy Policy and Planning Office
ESCAP	Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
GAP	Government Action Plan (Mongolia)
GDP	Gross domestic product
GENCO	Generation Power Company Limited (Pakistan)
GJ	Gigajoule
GRES	State Regional Power Plant (Azerbaijan)
GWh	Gigawatt hour
HPP	Hydropower plant
IEA	International Energy Agency
IPP	Independent power producer
JSC	Joint Stock Company (Azerbaijan)
KEPCO	Korean Electric Power Corporation
KfW	Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau
kV	Kilovolt
kVA	Kilovolt-amperes
kVARh	Reactive kilovolt ampere-hour
kW	Kilowatt
kWh	Kilowatt hour
LLC	Limited liability company (Azerbaijan)
LNG	Liquefied natural gas
m2	Meter squared
m3	Cubic meters
MENR	Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (Turkey)
METI	Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan)
MIPS	Mongolia Integrated Power System
MMBFOE	Million metric barrels of fuel oil equivalent
MVA	Megavolt-amperes
MW	Megawatt
MWh	Megawatt hour
NDC	National Dispatch Centre (Mongolia)
NDRC	National Development and Reform Commission (China)
NOx	Oxides of nitrogen
PGCB	Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Limited
PV	Photovoltaic
REB	Rural Electrification Board (Bangladesh)
SBU	Strategic business unit
SHS	Solar home system
SDPC	State Development Planning Commission (China)
SERC	State Electricity Regulatory Commission (China)
SO2	Sulphur dioxide
TEDAS	Turkish Electricity Distribution Corporation
TJ	Terajoule
UES	Unified Energy System of Russia
US$	United States dollars
VAT	Value added tax
WAPDA	Water and Power Development Authority (Pakistan)

Reporting period
Years referred to in this publication are calendar years, except for the following countries and areas, which use statistical years for the compilation of statistics: