Sixth Meeting of the Regional Power Trade Coordination Committee (RPTCC-6): Summary of Discussions

The 6th Meeting of the Regional Power Trade Coordination Committee (RPTCC-6) was held to undertake the following:

• (i) confirm the FG-4 agreements and recommendations on the next steps and timelines of priority RPTCC studies and activities;
• (ii) discuss updates on the ongoing and proposed technical assistance to the RPTCC;
• (iii) review, refine and set the milestones for preparation of the proposed MOU on the power trade road map and Action Plan on Energy; and
• (iv) brief GMS representatives on the experiences in developing other regional energy markets.

The RPTCC-6 meeting was held in Sanya in the People's Republic of China and was co-organized by the China Southern Power Grid Company Limited (CSG) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). It was attended by RPTCC nominees of the six GMS member countries, as well as by representatives of ADB, Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD), GMS Environment Operations Center (EOC), International Rivers Network (IRN), Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), PRC State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), Soluziona, and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).