Establishing Multilateral Power Trade in ASEAN

Acronyms and abbreviations

AC

Alternating current

ACE

ASEAN Centre for Energy

ACER

Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators

AEBD

Autoriti Elektrik Brunei Darussalam

AERN

ASEAN Energy Regulators Network

AIMS

ASEAN Interconnection Masterplan Study

AMEM

ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting

AMS

ASEAN member states

APAEC

ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy Cooperation

APGCC

ASEAN Power Grid Consultative Committee

ATC

Available transmission capacity

ATSO

ASEAN Power Grid Transmission System Operator

BIMP-EAGA

Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area

BPMC

Berakas Power Management Company

BRP

Balancing responsible party

CAC

Central Advisory Committee

CACM

Capacity allocation and congestion management

CCGT

Combined-cycle gas turbine

CCP

Central clearing party

CDO

Communications and Digital Office

CERC

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission

DAM

Day-ahead markets

DES

Department of Electrical Services

DIPP

Domestic independent power producers

EA

Electricity Authority

EC

Energy Commission

EdC

Electricity of Cambodia

EdL

Electricity of Lao PDR

EGAT

Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand

EIPP

Expanding independent power producers

EOR

Ente Operador Regional

EPR

Empresa Propietaria de la Red

ERC

Energy Regulatory Commission

ESB

Enhanced single buyer

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ESE

Energy Supply Enterprise

EU

European Union

EVN

Viet Nam Electricity

FERC

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

GCC

Gulf Cooperation Council

GDP

Gross domestic product

GMS

Greater Mekong Subregion

HAPUA

Heads of ASEAN Power Utilities and Authorities

HVAC

High-voltage alternating current

HVDC

High-voltage direct current

IDM

Intraday markets

IEX

Indian Energy Exchange

IPP

Independent power producers

IT

Information technology

JPPPET

Committee on Planning and Implementation of Electricity Supply and Tariff

LTMS–PIP

Lao PDR–Thailand–Malaysia–Singapore Power Integration Project

MEA

Metropolitan Electricity Authority

MEPE

Myanmar Electric Power Enterprise

MER

Mercado Eléctrico Regional

MoU

Memorandum of understanding

NEPOOL

New England Power Pool

NERC

North American Electric Reliability Corporation

NPCC

Northeast Power Coordinating Council

NVE

Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate [Norges Vassdrags – og

Energidirektorat]

OCCTO

Organization for Cross-Regional Coordination of Transmission Operators

PDP

Power development plan

PEA

Provincial Electricity Authority

PLN

National Power Utility

PPA

Power purchase agreements

PV

Photovoltaics

REE

Rural Energy Enterprises

REMIT

Regulation on wholesale Energy Market Integrity and Transparency

RPCC

Regional Power Coordinating Centre

RPTCC

Regional Power Trade Coordination Committee

RUPTL

Electricity Supply Business Plan [Rencana Usaha Penyediaan Tenaga Listrik]

SAC

South Asian countries

SAPP

Southern African Power Pool

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SESB

Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd

SESCO

Sarawak Electricity Supply Company

SIEPAC

Central American Electrical Interconnection System [Sistema de Interconexión

Eléctrica de los Países de América Central]

SOME

Senior Officials Meeting on Energy

ST

Suruhanjaya Tenaga

TNB

Tenaga Nasional Berhad

TPA

Third-party access

TPES

Total primary energy supply

TSO

Transmission system operators

US

United States

VRE

Variable renewable energy

WESM

Whole Electricity Spot Market

WG

Working Group

YESC

Yangon Electricity Supply Corporation