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Trend of final energy intensity changes in Lao PDR |
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| Title | Trend of final energy intensity changes in Lao PDR |
| Creator | 1. Khamphone Nanthavong 2. Sengratry Kythavone 3. Kinnaleth Vongchanh |
| Publisher | Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment |
| Publication Year | 2557 |
| Keyword | Energy Intensity, final energy demand |
| Abstract | While being developed, Lao society and economy have gradually shifted from agricultural-based to service-industrial oriented one. As a result, final energy consumptions are also rapidly changing. The paper studied a trend of changes in final energy intensity by looking at sector-wide energy demand and contribution shares in Gross Domestic Products. It was found that intensity of total final energy consumption in Lao PDR gradually decreased during about the last decade, which was considered as a good trend. This was resulted of fast stable economic growth and comparatively slow growth in energy demand. Furthermore, Lao economy still relays mainly on less-energy intensive economic sectors, such as services and traditional agriculture. Although Energy intensity of the Industry, transportation and services sectors has decreasing trend, but slowed down in recent years. Moreover, energy intensity of agricultural sector has increasing trend. All these facts give a ground for thinking that in the future, when socio-economic development of the country will reach higher level, there will be more energy consuming activities, then energy demand will increase while economic growth will slow down, and therefore, energy intensity is to increase. Knowledge on trend of energy consumption changes would be useful for predicting energy demand and securing energy supply in the future. |
| ISBN | 978-616-92228-1-1 |
