THAILAND: Thailand's Energy Policy and Development Plan under the Administration of Prime Minister General Surayud Chulanont

The Plan distinguishes between short term and long term implementation objectives. The short term objectives include: Energy Industry Management; Procurement of Energy; Energy Conservation and Energy Efficiency; Alternative Energy; Energy Price Structure; Clean Energy; Private Sector and General Public Participation in Policy-Making. The long term objectives address: Energy Supply; Sustainable Energy Development; Energy Efficiency and Competition in the Energy Business.

THAILAND: Policy of the Government of H.E. Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra Delivered to the National Assembly on Monday, 26 February 2001

The Policy covers the following aspects: Urgent Policies, Economic Policy Income Creation Policy, Commercial and International Economic Policies, Communications Policy, Labour Development Policy, Science and Technology Policy, Natural Resources and Environmental Policy, Energy Policy, Social Policy, Education, Religion and Cultural Policy, National Security, Foreign Policy, Public Safety, Public Administration Policy, Policy for Development of Regions of the Country and Bangkok Metropolis.

THAILAND: Thai Energy Development Plan during the Eight National Economic and Social Development Plan (1997-2001)

This document is prepared in pursuance of the Eighth National Economic and Social Development Plan (1997-2001), approving the Manual on the Implementation of the Eighth National Plan. The National Energy Policy Office (NEPO), being a national policy making mechanism for energy, is responsible for the follow-up on the implementation of the Manual. In particular, this document addresses the "Strategies for the Energy Development during the Eighth National Economic and Social Development Plan (1997-2001)" and it includes provisions regarding: 1. Targets of Energy Development; and 2. Strategies for Energy Sector Development.

THAILAND: Alternative Energy, Cogeneration and Distributed Generation: Crucial Strategy for Sustainability of Thailand's Energy Sector

The Report addresses the following topics: Background on energy consumption patterns in Thailand; Year 2007: The SPP and VSPP Program before 2007; The New Era for Thailand’s Green Energy; Responses from Policy Changes; Biofuels and Natural Gas in Vehicles.

THAILAND: Policy Statement of the Council of Ministers Delivered by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to the National Assembly Tuesday 23 August B.E. 2554 (2011)

This Policy Statements addresses different policies. In particular, the following aspects are covered: 1. Urgent Policies to be Implemented in the First Year 2. Policy on National Security 3. Policy on Economy 4. Policy on Social and Quality of Life 5. Policy on Land, Natural Resources and the Environment 6. Policy on Science, Technology, Research and Innovation 7. Policy on Foreign Affairs and International Economy 8. Policy on Good Governance. As regards energy, provisions include industry, infrastructure, environment and pricing policies.

THAILAND: Thailand Power Development Plan 2015-2036 (PDP2015)

After an introduction, the Plan addresses the following topics: Thailand Energy Policies; Energy Efficiency Development Plan (EEDP); Alternative Energy Development Plan (AEDP); Principles and Directions for Firmed Cogeneration SPPs with PPAs 3-7 expiration date during year 2017-2025; Power Demand Forecast 4-1; Thailand Power Development Plan (PDP2015); Transmission System Development Plan. In particular, the Plan focuses on (1) Energy Security: coping with the increasing power demand to correspond to National Economic and Social Development Plan and taking into account fuel diversification (2) Economy: maintaining an appropriate cost of power generation for long-term economic competitiveness (3) Ecology: lessening carbon dioxide intensity of power generation.

BANGLADESH: Seventh Five Year Plan FY2016 – FY2020 "Accelerating Growth, Empowering Citizens"

The 7th FYP reflects a continuation of the major goals articulated in the 6th FYP. The core targets set in accordance with the vision and goals of the Perspective Plan under the 7th FYP include: A. Income and poverty; B. Sector Development; C. Macroeconomic Development; D. Urban Development; E. Human Resource Development (Education, Health and Population); F. Water and Sanitation; G. Energy and Infrastructure including:  Installed Generation Capacity of electricity to be increased to 23,000 MW by 2020  Ensure energy mix for energy security  Electricity coverage to be increased to 96 percent with uninterrupted supply to industries  Reduce system loss from 13% to 9%, improve energy efficiency & conservation  Construction of 6.15 km. long Padma Multipurpose Bridge at Mawa-Janjira  Construction of about 26 km. long Dhaka Elevated Expressway  Construction of Dhaka-Chittagong expressway and upgradation of Dhaka-Chittagong highway to 4-6 lane.  Improve the multimodal transport network with a significant increase in the share of rail and waterways traffic  Reduce urban traffic congestion with focus on Dhaka and Chittagong cities  Reduce the incidence of road accidents  Completion of the following high Priority Mega Projects: Padma Bridge, Deep Sea Port Project; MRT-6 project; LNG terminal project; Payra Port Project; Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Project; Rampal Coal Power Project; Matarbari Coal Power Project H. Gender equality, income inequality and social protection I. Environmental Sustainability and J. ICT Development. The Plan is structured as follows: Part 1: Macroeconomic Perspective: Strategic Directions and Policy Framework; Part 2: Sector Development Strategies including Power and Energy as Sector 5.

AFGHANISTAN, AZERBAIJAN, CHINA, KAZAKHSTAN, KYRGYZSTAN, MONGOLIA, PAKISTAN, TAJIKISTAN, TURKEY, UZBEKISTAN: Strategy for Regional Cooperation in the Energy Sector of CAREC Countries

This Strategy aims to to enable the development of best solutions to meet future energy demand and promote development of new energy resources for the region and for exports by exploiting the potential for mutually beneficial gains among the CAREC countries. The long term vision of the region’s energy sector is to ensure: (a) energy security and (b) economic growth through energy trade. The Regional energy cooperation will be based on the development of market relations, transit arrangements, investments, relationships under agreements on the joint use and protection of trans-border rivers and sea-bed resources as well as knowledge sharing. In particular, the document addresses the following contents: Long Term Vision of the Energy Sector; Strategic Approach; Strategy Elements; Strategy Implementation.

AFGHANISTAN, AZERBAIJAN, CHINA, KAZAKHSTAN, KYRGYZSTAN, MONGOLIA, PAKISTAN, TAJIKISTAN, TURKEY, UZBEKISTAN: Implementing CAREC 2020 Strategic Framework Wuhan Action Plan

The Wuhan Action Plan has three key elements: Sector Operational Priorities (Transport Sector; Trade Facilitation Sector; Energy Sector; Trade Policy Sector); CAREC Institute Work Plan 2013-2017; Transport Facilitation Action Plan.

AFGHANISTAN, AZERBAIJAN, CHINA, KAZAKHSTAN, KYRGYZSTAN, MONGOLIA, PAKISTAN, TAJIKISTAN, TURKEY, UZBEKISTAN: CAREC 2020: A Strategic Framework for the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program 2011–2020

CAREC 2020 reviews the progress that the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program has made moving toward its goal of development through cooperation during 2001–2010, but in particular this document provides the strategic framework for the Program’s next 10 years. CAREC 2020 will contribute to the Program’s vision and goal by focusing on two distinct but complementary strategic objectives: (i) expanding trade and (ii) improving competitiveness. The topics covered by CAREC 2020 are as follows: 1. Stock-Take of CAREC Achievements in 2001–2010; . Global and Regional Context of CAREC 2020; Crafting Strategy 2020: Focus, Action, Results; Implementing CAREC 2020; and conclusions.