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Sopheak Meas is the Press Officer at the Mekong River Commission Secretariat. He manages all the organization’s public relations and press related work. He has published academic articles to his name in the Journal of AIDS and HIV Research; Explorations; Lakes & Reservoirs: Science, Policy and Management for Sustainable Use; and Sustainability. Mr. Meas has also written/ghost written a dozen opinion editorials and hundreds of news stories about the Mekong. Sopheak received his Bachelor of Education from RUPP and holds a dual graduate degree in Education, and Journalism and Communication from the University of Hong Kong and University of New South Wales in Australia, respectively.
Many players have supported infrastructure development in the Mekong Subregion, bridging the missing links in Southeast Asia. While the influx of energy-related infrastructure development investments to the region has improved the livelihoods of millions of people on the one hand, it has brought about a myriad of challenges to the wider region in guiding investments for quality infrastructure and for promoting a low-carbon economy, and energy access and affordability, on the other hand. Besides reviewing key regional initiatives for infrastructure investment and development, this paper examines energy demand and supply, and forecasts energy consumption in the subregion during 2017–2050 using energy modeling scenario analysis. The study found that to satisfy growing energy demand in the subregion, huge power generation infrastructure investment, estimated at around USD 190 billion–220 billion, is necessary between 2017 and 2050 and that such an investment will need to be guided by appropriate policy. We argue that without redesigning energy policy towards high-quality energy infrastructure, it is very likely that the increasing use of coal upon which the region greatly depends will lead to the widespread construction of coal-fired power plants, which could result in increased greenhouse gas and carbon dioxide emissions.
Han Phoumin; Sopheak Meas; Hatda An. Sustainable Energy-Related Infrastructure Development in the Mekong Subregion: Key Drivers and Policy Implications. Sustainability 2021, 13, 5720 .
AMA StyleHan Phoumin, Sopheak Meas, Hatda An. Sustainable Energy-Related Infrastructure Development in the Mekong Subregion: Key Drivers and Policy Implications. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (10):5720.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHan Phoumin; Sopheak Meas; Hatda An. 2021. "Sustainable Energy-Related Infrastructure Development in the Mekong Subregion: Key Drivers and Policy Implications." Sustainability 13, no. 10: 5720.
Serey Sok; Sopheak Meas; Sophearin Chea; Nyda Chhinh. Regional cooperation and benefit sharing for sustainable water resources management in the Lower Mekong Basin. Lakes & Reservoirs: Research & Management 2019, 24, 215 -227.
AMA StyleSerey Sok, Sopheak Meas, Sophearin Chea, Nyda Chhinh. Regional cooperation and benefit sharing for sustainable water resources management in the Lower Mekong Basin. Lakes & Reservoirs: Research & Management. 2019; 24 (3):215-227.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSerey Sok; Sopheak Meas; Sophearin Chea; Nyda Chhinh. 2019. "Regional cooperation and benefit sharing for sustainable water resources management in the Lower Mekong Basin." Lakes & Reservoirs: Research & Management 24, no. 3: 215-227.