Bangladesh

China

India

Introduction

Since 1951, the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has collected and disseminated data pertaining to the electricity sectors of the region. Over the years, the data have been published under different names, such as Electric Power Bulletin (1951-1960), Electric Power in Asia and the Far East (1961-1970) and, since 1971, biennially as Electric Power in Asia and the Pacific.

The objective of Electric Power in Asia and the Pacific is to assist planners and decision makers in countries and areas of the region by making available comparative information on economic, social and environmental aspects of the region’s electric power sectors, including information on stakeholders in the countries in support of network- and partnership-building.

The information included in this publication pertains to the years 2001 and 2002. The first part of the publication contains an analysis and overview of electric power development at the regional level considering electricity generation and consumption, electric power generating capacity, access to electricity, electricity prices, and carbon dioxide emissions associated with power generation. Selected statistical tables on fuel consumption, system losses, renewable energy capacity, export/import of electricity, and stand-alone units are also provided for some countries.

The second part of the publication contains country or area profiles with information on energy sector development, major achievements, challenges, and stakeholders in the electricity sector.

Information is collected primarily through a survey questionnaire filled in by utilities, institutes and other government agencies of the region. Statistics produced and made available by other international organizations have been used to complete or augment the collected information.

The ESCAP secretariat would like to extend its deepest gratitude for the cooperation and assistance of the organizations and authorities, which have contributed to the issuance of this publication.