This book conceptualises the ongoing hydropower expansion in Southwest China as a socio-political and transnational project transcending the construction of dams. Chapters in this volume are organised around three sections spanning hydropower and resettlement governance, rural livelihoods, and...

The political economy of electricity interconnections -- The Southern African Power Pool -- European electricity markets -- Nord Pool -- Power interconnection in the ASEAN region -- Lao PDR-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore interconnection -- Conclusions and way forward

As both China and India are moving away from coal in the power sector, Southeast Asia has emerged as arguably the most important region for future growth in coal-fired power generation. Here we use data from the January 2017 edition of the Global Coal Plant Tracker to understand coal's fortunes...