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 Tense over energy [1]

South Asia is looking at an energy abyss. Millions of its people have no access to electricity or any other energy. This has put the brakes on the high growth rates in what should have been a dynamic region. High dependence on petroleum import coupled with mismanagement of their energy sector has made the SAARC countries extremely vulnerable. Cooperation could be a way out. Latha Jishnu travels across Pakistan to find out if India and its largest neighbour can set aside their mutual distrust and find solutions for the energy security of the region. From Bangladesh, Sayantan Bera brings a more hopeful report as he visits the site of the region’s latest inter-country power exchange between India and Bangladesh. Ankur Paliwal analyses the mood in Nepal and Sri Lanka along with the prospects of a South Asian grid.

Read More: http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/tense-over-energy [2]

Publication Date: 
31/12/2013
Latha Jishnu [3], Sayantan Bera [4], Ankur Paliwal [5]
Down to Earth [6]
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Tags:
Energy [7], Energy Policy [8], South Asia [9], CSE [10], International Cooperation [11], India [12], Pakistan [13], Bangladesh [14], Nepal [15], Sri Lanka [16], Bhutan [17], Natural Gas [18], Hydroelectricity [19], Iran [20], Fuel Pricing [21], World Bank [22], Biomass Trade [23]

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