19th Meeting of the GMS Regional Power Trade Coordination Committee (RPTCC-19)

The GMS countries convened the 19th meeting of the Regional Power Trade Coordination Committee (RPTCC-19) on 16–17 November in Bangkok, Thailand. The meeting (i) provided updates on the latest development in the six GMS countries with regard to cross- border power trading and development in regulatory reforms; (ii) presented the GMS Regional Investment Framework; (iii) held a technical session to discuss the (a) generation and transmission planning in the interconnected system–methodology and application using integrated computer model and (b) development prospects of the ASEAN power sector; (iv) shared experience of People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) regulatory reform of the power sector; and (v) discussed revision of criteria for hosting the Regional Power Coordination Center (RPCC).