About Energy Studies Institute

The Energy Studies Institute (ESI) seeks to advance the understanding of energy issues

by conducting independent research and analyses.

HIGHLIGHTS

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ESI Staff Ranked in Top 2% of Scientists in the World

Five ESI Staff, Professor Ang Beng Wah, Professor Chou Siaw Kiang, Professor Lee Poh Seng, Dr Su Bin, and Dr Roger Fouquet, are ranked in the top 2% of scientists in the world in a recent Stanford study. The report, published on 19th September 2025, was prepared by a team of experts led by Professor John Ioannidis, the Eminent Professor at Stanford University. This is the eighth version of the report, which earlier versions were published in October 2024, October 2023, November 2022, October 2022, October 2021, October 2020 and July 2019.
10 Oct 2025
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Gas market trends in Southeast Asia at the Gastech Conference 2025

Dr. Jinseok Sung, Research Fellow, presented on gas market trends in Southeast Asia at the Gastech Conference 2025, held in Milan, Italy.
01 Oct 2025
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ESI as Supporting Organisation at SIEW 2025

ESI is thrilled to be a supporting organisation for Singapore International Energy Week 2025!
19 Aug 2025
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PVMI 2025 UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL GREEN ENERGY EXPO AND CONFERENCE

Dr. Jinseok Sung, a Research Fellow, spoke on Singapore’s electricity and solar market and electricity import projects at PVMI 2025, held as part of the International Green Expo and Conference, co-hosted by the city of Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province in South Korea. 
13 May 2025
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FOUR ESI STAFF MEMBERS ARE RANKED AMONG THE WORLD'S TOP SCIENTISTS IN 2025

Four ESI staff members are ranked among the world's Top Scientists in 2025 by Research.Com (https://research.com/). This 4th edition of the ranking contains the h-index, publications, and citation values collected on 27th November 2024.
25 Apr 2025
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THE 1ST TECHNICAL WORKSHOP UNDER THE EU-ASEAN ENERGY DIALOGUE

Dr. Jinseok Sung, Research Fellow, discussed the development of a regionally integrated electricity market at the 1st Technical Workshop under the EU-ASEAN Energy Dialogue, co-hosted by the European Union and the Ministry of Energy of the Kingdom of Thailand.
08 Apr 2025
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Inaugural Cross-Border Electricity Trade (CBET) Workshop hosted by ESI

The Energy Studies Institute (ESI) is pleased to announce the successful organization of the inaugural Cross-Border Electricity Trade (CBET) Workshop, held in Singapore on January 16-17, 2025. This workshop convened over 200 stakeholders across Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia to further the ASEAN Power Grid (APG) initiative, which is crucial for enhancing energy security, efficiency, and sustainability through cross-border electricity trading.

17 Jan 2025
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ESI Staff Named Highly Cited Researchers 2024

Two ESI Staff, Professor Ang Beng Wah and Dr Su Bin, are named in the 2024 Highly Cited Researchers Report published by Clarivate Analytics. They are among the 46 NUS researchers who are named in the 2024 Report. See the NUS news in the link: https://news.nus.edu.sg/nus-researchers-ranked-among-worlds-most-impactful-scholars
21 Nov 2024
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PUBLICATIONS

ESI Bulletin on Resilient and Sustainable Energy Transition in ASEAN

Yeung Fu Sau, Sita Rahmani, Mohamed Faadhil Liyaff, Tsang Fan Lok, Sung Jinseok, Kendra Ho

31 Aug 2025

Trade Wars and Climate Goals: Implications for ASEAN’s Low-Carbon Future

Wannaphaluk Tonprasong, Kim Jeong Won

22 Aug 2025

What the Trump Presidency Means for CCS: Policy Shifts and Opportunities for Asia

Pardeep Pal, Sita Rahmani, Chew Shee Jia, Kevin Pang

29 Jul 2025

Renewable, Regional and Resilient: The Role of Grid-Forming Technology in ASEAN’s Energy Sector

Yeung Fu Sau, Zhong Sheng

09 Jul 2025

ESI Bulletin on Power Sector Decarbonisation Progress in Key Economies

Son Minhee, Lin Jiaxin, Ng Zu Xiang, Wannaphaluk Tonprasong

30 Jun 2025

India’s Solar Energy Boom: Hits and Misses

Janani Venkatesh

14 May 2025

Internal Carbon Pricing as a Strategic Tool for Corporate Decarbonisation

Gao Xi, Kim Jeong Won

31 Mar 2025

ESI Bulletin on Sectoral Emissions and Decarbonisation Strategies

Hoy Zheng Xuan, Shirleen Lo Lee Yuen, He Junyi, Christian Allen Español Jimenez, Mohamed Faadhil Liyaff, Leanne Chew Shee Jia, Lalitha Ravi, Andre Yew

28 Feb 2025

From Installation to Operation: The Critical Role of Maintenance in Solar Energy Expansion

Mohamed Faadhil Liyaff, Sita Rahmani

06 Jan 2025

Future Development of ASEAN Power Grid: Innovation, Integration and Interconnections

Yeung Fu Sau, He Junyi

23 Dec 2024
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SOCIAL BENEFITS OF CLEAN ENERGY: EVIDENCE FROM BANGLADESH

SEMINAR
17 May 2023 10:30 – 12:00 hrs (Singapore Time, GMT+8)

 

Social Benefits of Clean Energy: Evidence from Bangladesh

 

Gazi Salah Uddin


Wednesday, 17 May 2023
10:30am – 12:00pm (Singapore Time, GMT+8)

National University of Singapore
Energy Studies Institute
29 Heng Mui Keng Terrace
Block A, #10-01, Singapore 119620

 

Abstract

Solar adoption exploded until 2015 in Bangladesh, setting a precedent for electrifying previously unconnected areas worldwide. This study tries to measure the welfare effects of solar adoption using the three rounds of the Bangladesh Integrated Household Surveys. We applied ordinary least squares and propensity score matching techniques to estimate the welfare effects of solar adoption. We found that solar adoption is associated with higher income, expenditure, asset value growth, and a massive reduction in kerosene expenditure than non-adopters. Other findings include solar households that leave sharecropping and pursue trading and poultry farming and children who benefit from solar adoption regarding education and nutrition.  

 

About the Speaker

 

Gazi Salah Uddin, Ph.D. is a Professor (Biträdande) of Financial Economics and Ph.D. program director of the Economics division at the Department of Management and Engineering, Linköping University, Sweden, and also a visiting Professor at Trinity Business School, Ireland, and associate member, Cambridge Centre for Economic and Public Policy (CCEPP), University of Cambridge. His research interests emphasize multidisciplinary aspects, where econometric techniques and methodologies from economics, physics, engineering, and psychology are implemented in studying the complexity of economic and financial systems on a macro level, focused on areas such as international economics and financial markets, energy, and green finance. He received the "Jan Wallanders and the Tom Hedelius Scholarship" for best doctoral thesis in economics in 2016; "TRISS Visiting Scholar," Trinity College, 2019-2020; Jyväsklyä University rector visiting fellow" 2021 and accepted as an "ADB visiting fellow" in 2023 at the Asian Development Bank. He has a wide variety of teaching experience, having taught at different universities at all levels ranging from undergraduate to doctoral supervision, and achieved excellent teaching evaluation scores. He supervised and examined several doctoral students in economics and finance. 

 

Economist, Asian Development Bank, and newspapers have cited his research papers. He has attended various international seminars and conferences and has more than 126 publications in well-renowned journals. Before joining Linköping University for his doctoral studies, he worked with the Financial Consumer Agency, the Government of Canada, Carleton University, IFC (World Bank) projects, and UNESCAP. He holds a successful track record, having completed projects funded by IFC (World Bank), UNESCAP, PWC, UPAR-United Arab Emirates University, UAE; NASDAQ-OMX foundation, Swedish Energy Agency 2019-2020, Asian Development Bank, Linköping University, and has an ongoing project ERIA; Abu Dhabi University, UAE and Asian Development Bank. His research is recognized based on high-level citation indexes (H-index: 49 and i10-index: 95; Citation Google Scholar 6800+; Stanford ranking: 2%).