DUSHANBE, December 29, 2014, Asia-Plus — Tajikistan ranked highest among the Central Asian countries in the Global Energy Architecture Performance Index (EAPI) 2015 report of the World Economic Forum (WEF), which was prepared in collaboration with Accenture.
The country received an EAPI of 0.64 to rank 49th worldwide.
The highest index rating was given to Switzerland with an EAPI of 0.80.
The report, which was announced on December 10, 2014 in Mexico, ranks 125 countries on their ability to deliver secure, affordable and sustainable energy. Switzerland, Norway and France top the global rankings.
Tajikistan was ranked highest among the Central Asian countries, ahead of Kazakhstan (rank 58), Uzbekistan (78), Kyrgyzstan (87) and Turkmenistan (93).
In particular, Tajikistan received a score of 0.42 in economic growth; 0.87 in environmental sustainability; and 0.64 in terms of energy access and security.
In the report, WEF highlighted the need for effective energy reforms to address sustainability challenges and continue to power economic growth in major emerging economies, particularly against the backdrop of a slowing world economy.
WEF noted that over the last two decades, the rise of emerging markets and developing economies has transformed the global economy, and in the process, reshaped the world’s energy system. With annual growth rates reaching 7.6 percent during the 2000s, emerging economies grew nine times faster than advanced economies between 2007 and 2014.
Today, these economies account for 57 percent of global output. With 90 percent of net energy demand growth until 2035 expected to come from emerging economies, understanding the key trends shaping the energy landscape of these economies offers valuable insights for the future of the global energy system.
The Energy Architecture Performance Index (EAPI) provides a tool for decision-makers to holistically benchmark nations’ energy systems.
The EAPI reportedly aims to support governments and other stakeholders along the energy value chain in identifying the relative performance of elements of their energy systems, in order for best practices to be diffused more widely and poor practices targeted.
The EAPI is a composite index that focuses on tracking specific indicators to measure the energy system performance of 125 countries. At its core are 18 indicators defined across each side of the energy triangle: economic growth and development, environmental sustainability, and energy access and security.
The EAPI provides a transparent and easily comparable set of measures that can help track progress and open new perspectives on the specific challenges faced by individual countries in each region.
The EAPI measures and compares the energy system performance of different countries based on 18 indicators across three sub-indices (or “baskets”), corresponding to the three imperatives of the energy triangle: 1) economic growth and development( this sub-index measures the extent to which a country’s energy architecture adds or detracts from economic growth and development (six indicators); 2) environmental sustainability (this sub-index measures the environmental impact of energy supply and consumption within a country’s energy architecture (six indicators); 3) energy access and security (this sub-index measures the extent to which a country’s energy supply is secure, accessible and diversified (six indicators).
