Special Meeting of HAPUA Working Committee
Action Plan of ASEAN Power Grid (APG)
July 24, 2007

The Imperial Mae Ping Hotel, Chiang Mai, Thailand

HAPUA ACTION PLAN FOR ASEAN POWER GRID (2008-2015)

Activities	Tentative Timeline
1. Ratification or acceptance of MOU on ASEAN Power Grid by Member Countries	By December 2008
2. Review the 2003 ASEAN Interconnection Master Plan Study (AIMS) 2.1 Interim report to be presented at the 24th HAPUA Council Meeting	By December 2008 By May 2008
3. Adoption of the revised AIMS by the 25th HAPUA Council as an updated reference document for Member Countries in implementing bilateral and/or multilateral power interconnection projects in ASEAN 2008-2015	By May 2009
4. In accordance with the MOU on the APG, the HAPUA Council shall initiate the establishment of the ASEAN Power Grid Consultative Committee (APGCC) 4.1 Establishment of the APGCC by the 24th HAPUA Council Meeting 4.2 Approval of the TOR by special Meeting of HAPUA Council 4.3 Reporting of TOR to SOME/AMEM	By May 2008 By December 2008 By July 2009
5. APGCC to establish task-groups for the following studies as specified in the MOU on the APG (subject to confirmation by APGCC): 5.1 Harmonization of legal and regulatory framework for bilateral and cross-border power interconnection and trade 5.2 Harmonization of common technical standards, codes or guidelines for the design, construction, system operation and maintenance of the ASEAN power interconnection projects 5.3 Formulation of institutional and contractual arrangements for cross-border electricity trade to include Taxation, Tariff and Third Party Access 5.4 Identify and recommend Financing Modalities for realizing the APG	By May 2009
6. Implementation of various bilateral and/or multilateral interconnection projects and reporting of project progress to HAPUA Council and SOME/AMEM	2008-2015
7. HAPUA Council to adopt the key findings and recommendation of the studies carried out by APGCC for submission to SOME/AMEM, with the view to implementing power interconnection and electricity trading in ASEAN	By 2014
8. Firm up the institutional and implementing arrangements to realize the ASEAN Power Grid (APG)	Starting 2015

STRATEGIC SCHEDULE FOR ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
(HAPUA Proposal on the ASEAN Power Grid Project)

	Priority Actions
	2008-2009	2010-2011	2012-2013	2014-2015
ASEAN Power Grid	Ratify/Accept MOU on ASEAN Power Grid (by December 2008)
	Review the 2003 AIMS (by December 2008)
	Adopt the revised AIMS as an updated reference document (by May 2009)
	Establish APGCC (by May 2008)
	Approve the TOR (by December 2008)
	Report the TOR to SOME/AMEM (by July 2009)
	Establish task-groups for relevant studies (by May 2009)
	Implement interconnection projects and report progress to HAPUA Council and SOME/AMEM (2008-2015)
				Adopt key findings & recommendation of the study and submit to SOME/AMEM (by 2014)
				Firm up the institutional and implementing arrangements to realize the APG (starting 2015)

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