South Asian gas demand and imports are set to rise

Subject South Asia's gas use outlook. Significance Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is to assume much greater importance in the South Asian energy mix, aiding the control of greenhouse gas emissions growth, but creating new import dependencies. Impacts The development of LNG import infrastructure will reduce the focus on regional pipelines. Improved gas supply will boost industry, power generation and gas use in transportation. South Asia’s gas imports will rise.

Significance The Paris Agreement will enter into force on November 4, ahead of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) annual Conference of Parties (COP22) meeting in Marrakech, Morocco, which begins the following week. The two thresholds for entry into force -- more than 55 countries ratifying, accounting for 55% of global greenhouse gas emissions -- were met in early October. Impacts Activist states will continue to advance Paris-complementary measures in non-UNFCCC settings. The Paris Agreement's entry into force means that a signatory government can only withdraw in four years' time. However, a national leader willing to bear the diplomatic fallout could nevertheless undermine the pact through inaction and backsliding. The natural gas sector is a likely beneficiary of incremental international emissions reduction efforts.


2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 3237-3245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie S. Abrahams ◽  
Constantine Samaras ◽  
W. Michael Griffin ◽  
H. Scott Matthews

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy J. Skone ◽  
James Littlefield ◽  
Dan Augustine ◽  
Ambica Pegallapati ◽  
Selina Roman-White ◽  
...  

Subject Debt in South Asia's power sectors. Significance A lack of cost recovery from power generation in India and other South Asian countries is creating unmanageable debts for transmission and distribution companies. While further investment could facilitate the improvements needed to reduce system losses, electrification programmes are increasing the deficit. Impacts Government attempts to raise power sector capital will likely fall disproportionately on industry via higher industrial electricity tariffs. Electrification at the expense of system improvements will detract from reliability. India, Pakistan and Bangladesh will all import more liquefied natural gas (LNG).


2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy J. Skone ◽  
James Littlefield ◽  
Dan Augustine ◽  
Ambica Pegallapati ◽  
Selina Roman-White ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Srijana Rai ◽  
James Littlefield ◽  
Selina Roman-White ◽  
George Zaimes ◽  
Gregory Cooney ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy Skone ◽  
Srijana Rai ◽  
James Littlefield ◽  
Selina Roman-White ◽  
George Zaimes ◽  
...  

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