TY - JOUR
T1 - Transboundary hydropower in contested contexts
T2 - Energy security, capabilities, and justice in comparative perspective
AU - Llamosas, Cecilia
AU - Sovacool, Benjamin K.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021
PY - 2021/9
Y1 - 2021/9
N2 - More than 70% of the dams under construction or planned in major river basins are transboundary. In this paper, based on original data and field research in three continents, we explore the impacts of transboundary dams in the major hydropower states of Laos, Paraguay, and Bhutan. We do so by looking at dimensions pertaining to energy security and technological capabilities and reflecting on the challenges faced by these countries under the lens of energy justice. The paper integrates elements from the energy security and justice frameworks with the concept of technological capabilities to study the distribution of energy benefits between partner countries and to shed light on until now unaccounted dimensions specific to transboundary energy generation and sharing in asymmetrical contexts, offering a comparative view with potential lessons for other countries. We offer conclusive insights about hydropower resource potential, scale, revenues, innovation, and policy.
AB - More than 70% of the dams under construction or planned in major river basins are transboundary. In this paper, based on original data and field research in three continents, we explore the impacts of transboundary dams in the major hydropower states of Laos, Paraguay, and Bhutan. We do so by looking at dimensions pertaining to energy security and technological capabilities and reflecting on the challenges faced by these countries under the lens of energy justice. The paper integrates elements from the energy security and justice frameworks with the concept of technological capabilities to study the distribution of energy benefits between partner countries and to shed light on until now unaccounted dimensions specific to transboundary energy generation and sharing in asymmetrical contexts, offering a comparative view with potential lessons for other countries. We offer conclusive insights about hydropower resource potential, scale, revenues, innovation, and policy.
KW - Cross-border hydropower
KW - Hydropower cooperation
KW - Hydropower impacts
KW - Shared hydropower
KW - Transboundary hydropower
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U2 - 10.1016/j.esr.2021.100698
DO - 10.1016/j.esr.2021.100698
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85111959148
SN - 2211-467X
VL - 37
JO - Energy Strategy Reviews
JF - Energy Strategy Reviews
M1 - 100698
ER -