Havza Yönetiminde Bölgesel Elektrik Ticareti Modeli: Aral ve Kura-Aras Havzaları Üzerine Bir Değerlendirme

Abstract

Transboundary river basin management problems have been on top of the agenda of Central Asian politics, especially after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. This issue area has was given priority in the global political-environmental debates since the emergence of the Aral Sea problem during the Soviet era. In contrast, the environmental issues regarding the Kura-Araks river basin were relatively less discussed in the literature and thus have been paid less attention in the global political-environmental debates. This paper compares the environmental and economic issue areas of the water management and hydroelectricity generation in the Kura-Araks river basin and the Aral Sea basin and recommends solutions based on dyad-level regional electricity trade schemes based on regional cooperation models.

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“…Under current circumstances, as the existing integrated grid in Central Asia is not operated as intended, the countries with high hydropower generation potentials seek alternatives backed by China or the US to the existing system, the CAPS. On the other hand, as some researchers argue,86,85 the rehabilitation of the existing power grid may enhance regional cooperation and decrease the stress on the scarce water resources of Central Asia. The regional water agreements and the institutions establish the legal and institutional infrastructure of this cooperation.…”