Asian Development Bank

Integrating Strategic Environmental Assessment into Power Planning Asian Development Bank

The power sector is expected to expand significantly throughout the Greater Mekong Subregion, with demand projections in the Lower Mekong countries alone showing an increase from 317 terawatt-hours in 2012, to 815 terawatt-hours in 2025. This will bring added environmental and social pressures. As a result, attention needs be paid to incorporating greater sustainability into the power planning process. This book highlights the role of strategic environmental assessments to improve power planning and policies.