Energy Cooperation in South Asia

Energy Cooperation in South Asia
Author: Mirza Sadaqat Huda
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2021-12-13
Genre:
ISBN: 9781032236926

This book analyses the key political challenges to regional energy cooperation in South Asia. It will be of great interest to students and scholars of energy security and geopolitics, natural resource governance and South Asian politics.

Energy Cooperation in South Asia

Energy Cooperation in South Asia
Author: Mirza Sadaqat Huda
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2020-04-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1000057151

This book analyses the key political challenges to regional energy cooperation in South Asia. It argues that investment in the planning of regional energy projects can increase their viability and also drive integration and peacebuilding. Regional cooperation has been substantiated by academics and multilateral development banks as one of the most viable solutions to South Asia’s crippling energy crisis. However, three decades of national and regional efforts have failed to develop a single multilateral energy project or foster high levels of bilateral cooperation. Using data collected through extensive interviews with policymakers in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal, this book identifies the specific roadblocks to energy cooperation – including domestic politics and the failure of leadership on multiple levels - and evaluates how these political challenges determine regional interactions on energy securitisation, environmental cooperation and human rights. Huda then undertakes case studies on four transnational energy projects to highlight specific policy recommendations to overcome these challenges, suggesting planning mechanisms through which the significant issue of energy cooperation in South Asia can be addressed. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of energy security and geopolitics, natural resource governance and South Asian politics.

SAPANA: Energy cooperation in South Asia

SAPANA: Energy cooperation in South Asia
Author: Imtiaz Alam
Publisher:
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2006
Genre: Energy development
ISBN: 9789699060038

Based on presentations at a conference organized by SAFMA in Islamabad during 29-30 April 2006.

The Geopolitics of Energy in South Asia

The Geopolitics of Energy in South Asia
Author: Marie Lall
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Total Pages: 275
Release: 2009
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 981230827X

Energy security has become a central concern for all the countries in the Asian region and the search for sufficient sources of energy to fuel economic growth has drastically influenced relations among the South Asian countries as well as their respective relations with their neighbours China, Myanmar, Iran, and Afghanistan. The recent nuclear deal between India and the US is also indicative of how energy and power politics are linked and how these new inter-linkages underlie relations between states. This book aims to give a South Asian perspective on the geopolitics of energy, with a central focus on India. The chapters address how India's global and regional foreign policy making has changed in light of India's search for energy and how this is affecting the relationship on a global level between India and the US, as well as on a regional level between India and the other Asian countries. The book also offers views from Pakistan and Bangladesh, as well as how this shifting reality is affecting relations between India and Southeast Asia.

Achieving Energy Security In Asia: Diversification, Integration And Policy Implications

Achieving Energy Security In Asia: Diversification, Integration And Policy Implications
Author: Taghizadeh-hesary Farhad
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2019-09-24
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9811204225

This book presents a critical review of the status of energy security in Asia and suggests how a country or a region collectively can achieve energy security in two broad aspects. First, it analyzes how regional cooperation and energy trade can enhance energy security in the region. Second, it reviews how energy security can be ensured in national and regional general contexts. From the reviews and analyses, this book asserts that diversification and integration are key to ensuring energy security. It presents policy implications for enhancing energy security, especially in resource-rich as well as resource-poor developing countries in Asia.

Energy Trade in South Asia

Energy Trade in South Asia
Author: Sultan Hafeez Rahman
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2011-12-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9290926317

The South Asia Regional Energy Study was completed as an important component of the technical assistance project Preparing the Energy Sector Dialogue and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Energy Center Capacity Development. It involved examining regional energy trade opportunities among all the member states of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. The study provides interventions to improve regional energy cooperation in different timescales, including specific infrastructure projects which can be implemented during these periods.

Sustainable Energy Transition In South Asia: Challenges And Opportunities

Sustainable Energy Transition In South Asia: Challenges And Opportunities
Author: S Narayan
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2019-07-18
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9811204330

With South Asia's growing energy demand, governments in the region are facing the short-term pressures of facilitating energy access, while attempting to formulate long-term sustainable strategies. This book explores how the key economies of South Asia are addressing issues such as the diversification of energy consumption profiles and import sources, investments in renewables, enabling universal energy access, challenges to regional energy cooperation, greenhouse gas emissions and climate change, and the policy changes that can foster bilateral and multilateral action.As governments seek to ensure access to affordable, reliable, secure, sustainable and modern energy, trends and drivers are emerging and shaping the South Asian energy landscape. The first section of the book examines energy trends at the regional level, while the second section focuses on the internal and external challenges faced by India — the largest energy consumer in the region and the third-largest energy consumer in the world.The diverse perspectives in this volume provide a holistic snapshot of South Asia's ongoing low-carbon energy transition, and highlight the importance of the region working collectively to navigate the many obstacles.

The Geopolitics of Energy in South Asia

The Geopolitics of Energy in South Asia
Author: Chowdhury Ishrak Ahmed Siddiky
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2021-07-29
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1000417654

This book examines the relation between energy and politics in South Asia and explores the geopolitics surrounding energy security in the region. Analyzing energy security and the scramble for resources in South Asia, the book highlights the important role of energy in light of the rapid economic growth of South Asian countries. The book analyzes the current energy security status of the countries in South Asia, their strengths and weaknesses, and the policies that need to be implemented in order to ensure their energy security. Focusing on Bangladesh as a case study, the author argues that the country is geographically important both in respect to its energy resources and as an energy hub. The author applies a novel analytical framework to measure the energy security of the region and examines the role of the US and China in this geopolitical scenario. A new assessment of energy security issues and the geopolitical aspect of energy security, this book will be of interest to researchers in the fields of energy studies and security, International Relations, South Asian Studies and Asian Politics.