Assessing potential of power
generation investment in ASEAN countries
The assessment can provide an overview of strengths and
weaknesses of power generation investment and serve as guidelines for
investment decisions and policy making to investors and government in each
ASEAN country.
Introduction The ASEAN, which
comprises of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia,
Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, has been identified
as one of the fastest developing regions in the world, and by an establishment
of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), a regional economic integration has been
strengthen and brought interests from foreign investors. To support the
region’s economy growth, the needs for sustainable energy security have become
significant and shall be considered when government makes policy. One of the
important contributors that enhance the region’s energy security is a private
investment, from both domestic and abroad investors. To attract these
investors, the region should develop solid guidelines that promote its energy
business. Therefore, this study deploys available data to assess attractiveness
for power generation investment in ASEAN countries through a quantitative
method. The purpose of this work is to preliminarily screen for attractive
markets abroad of power generation.
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