Table of Contents

List of Tables

List of Figures

Glossary and List of Acronyms

Introduction

Energy policy objectives and policy framework

The PDP 2010: discussion and critique

Electricity demand projection

Power Development Plan: procuring supply to meet demand

Resource options

Energy efficiency and demand‐side management

Renewable energy I

Cogeneration I

Gas Pipeline expansion and cogeneration

Plant life extension and Repowering

Brownfield Siting

Centralized natural gas, coal, nuclear, and large hydropower plants

Methodology for developing PDP 2012

Assumptions on Resource options

Energy Efficiency (EE) / Demand Side Management (DSM)

Renewable Energy II

Cogeneration II

Plant life extension

Results: the PDP 2012 and the PDP 2010 compared

Resource mix: PDP 2012 vs. PDP 2010

Cost savings: PDP 2012 vs. PDP 2010

Meeting government objectives: PDP 2010 vs. PDP2012

Adequacy of energy resource

Energy self‐reliance: reduced dependency on imports

Promotion of renewable energy

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Minimizing health and environmental impacts

Cost to consumers

Policy recommendations

References