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Spotlight Building a Sustainable Future Final Regional Workshop on the GMS Energy Strategy

Developing the Greater Mekong Subregion Energy Strategy

The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) is one of the world's fastest growing subregions, growing at an average annual rate of over 6%, in spite of a number of adverse internal and external shocks. Since 1992, the economies of Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), Myanmar, People's Republic of China (PRC), Thailand, and Viet Nam have agreed to pursue a program of regional cooperation to foster their sustained economic and social development. PRC’s participation in the program is through the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Yunnan province. The GMS Program has focused on the energy sector as one of its priority areas.

The Asian Development Bank, in partnership with the GMS economies, is undertaking a comprehensive study to define a regional strategy for the energy sector. The energy strategy aims to expand cooperation among GMS economies to ensure efficient and affordable access to modern energy services for all.