Energy security of three selected Asian countries

Energy security has become of importance to many countries that are facing the developmental challenge. In this regard, this paper analyses the effect of CO2 mitigation measures in the power sector on the energy security of three developing Asian countries, namely Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam. This paper contends that energy security consists of three important themes, namely oil security, gas security, and sustainability. The energy systems of the three countries were modeled using an integer programming-based optimization model called Model for Energy Supply Strategy Alternatives and their General Environmental Impacts (MESSAGE), and the time frame of analyses was 2007-2030. Results show that there is significant increase in the sustainability of the energy systems due to CO2 mitigation measures in all three countries whilst oil security and to a lesser extent gas security were not significantly enhanced.