Integrated resource planning with energy tax of the power sector in Vietnam : economic and environmental implications | |
| Author | Le Anh Tuan |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. ET-97-4 |
| Subject(s) | Electric power systems--Vietnam--Management Demand-side management (Electric utilities)--Vietnam |
| Note | A thesis submitted 111 partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | This study is focused on Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) of electricity sector in Vietnam in which supply- and demand-side resources are integrated to meet the electricity demand for the period 2000-2014. The demand-side management programs included in this study are for the residential lighting and industrial motors. The objective of the plan is to minimize the total electricity supply cost and DSM costs. The interfuel/technological substitutions and electricity demand effects of energy tax on the mitigation of the C02 emissions and other pollutants emissions from the power sector, have been analyzed. Different energy tax rates of $0.5/MBtu, $4/MBtu, $10/MBtu are considered in this study. The optimal expansion schedules, supply costs, resource mixes, and pollutants emissions during the planning horizon have been found out for traditional resource planning (TRP), IRP, and IRP with selected tax rates. The key findings of this study are the reduction of total electricity generation by 2.9%, 4.4%, 7.9% and 15.3% in the IRP without tax, with $0.5, $4, $10 per million BTU tax rates respectively as compared to the TRP case. 900 MW generating capacity addition is avoided during the planning horizon due to IRP implementation. Long-run average cost of electricity is found higher in the IRP (without tax, 1.21 UScent/kWh) than in the TRP (1.2 UScent/kWh) and is increased with energy tax rate. Marginal costs of electricity supply are also calculated in this study. With the inclusion of energy tax, the C02 emissions are found to be reduced by 3.7%, 4.5%, 14.4% in the case oflRP with tax rates of $0.5/MBtu, $4/MBtu, $10/MBtu respectively as compared to IRP without tax due to the "interfuel/technological substitution" and "price" effects and similarly for other pollutants emissions. Low tax rate may not be effective to reduce the emission through the interfuel and technological substitution in the power generation. |
| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Energy Technology (ET) |
| Chairperson(s) | Shrestha, Ram M.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Bhattacharya, S. C. ;Pacudan, R. B.; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Government of Switzerland; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1997 |