| Author | Viengnakhone Lavongvilay |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.ET-96-2 |
| Subject(s) | Demand-side management (Electric utilities)--Laos--Vientiane
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering. |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. ET-96-2 |
| Abstract | Electricity in the Lao context is a primary source of export earnings as traded commodity with agreed border prices. Any incremental consumption within Lao PDR at the time of Thailand peak (the same as Lao PDR's peak) is lost revenue at the highest export price. Vientiane accounts for about 80% of total domestic electricity consumption of which 54% consumed by residential sector (ESMAP, 1992). A single NamNgum power plant of 150 MW capacity (locate in Vientiane) has played a leading role over a decade in gaining foreign exchange earnings for the national economy. However, recent economic reforms (starting from 1986) have made unprecedented rise in the domestic demand for electricity in Vientiane and particularly, the widespread use of energyintensive electric hot plate in all income groups for cooking in the urban household and has critically eroded the national export revenue. This study has made an attempt in focusing the demand-side management (DSM) alternatives for utility in managing the residential electric cooking in the urban Vientiane. Because of low prices of residential electricity tariff (subsidized tariff) and having known that pricing is the most powerful tool and key to a successful DSM program, so in the study, the electricity prices are raised to reflect its real values. It is found that with the fuel-substitution program, is more attractive and feasible than that of efficiency program for utility's and national perspective if the subsidized electricity tariff is raised to, at least, to reflect the opportunity cost of export electricity and the most attractive DSM program (when it can also satisfy customer's perspective in terms of pay-back time ) is, when the tariff raised to an economic costs of supplying electricity to household in the urban Vientiane. A pilot DSM program could be established once electricity tariff is raised to reflect the economic cost 59.5 kips/kWh. |
| Year | 1996 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. ET-96-2 |
| 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) | Surapong Chirarattananon |
| Examination Committee(s) | Yu, Cun Yi;Malik, Arif Saeed |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Sida-AIT |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1996 |