energy intensity in the industrialized countries tends to decrease while in the developing countries it is still the same or increasing. If the trend of elasticity were extrapolated to 2010 then at a 6% growth rate in GDP, giving nearly 12% growth in electricity demand, the gross electricity generation in ASEAN would be about 1400 TWH. This represents an increase of 14 times the generation in 1987. This simple extrapolation is only to set the scene and emphasize the remarkable potential for growth which exists within ASEAN. Energy wise, in the year 2010 the share of ASEAN in the world would be bigger that it is today. In the period to the end of this year, a project “ASEAN 2010” implemented by the ASEAN-EC Energy Management Training Research Center (AEEMTRC) should supply better energy forecasts in order to enhance the existing basis for long term energy cooperation in the region and to foster commitment to ASEAN cooperative programmes and projects.
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