xxiv ABBREVIATIONS
LNG
Liquefied Natural Gas
LO
Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions
METI
Ministry of Economics, Trade, and Industry (Japan)
MOIT
Ministry of Industry and Trade (Vietnam)
MOPE
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (Norway)
MOX
Mixed Uranium-plutonium Oxide Fuel
NDRC
National Development and Reform Commission (China)
NEDO
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization
(Japan)
NEDS
National Energy Development Strategy (Vietnam)
NEMS
National Electricity Market of Singapore
NGOs
Non-governmental organizations
NHO
Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise
NIMBY
Not in My Back Yard
NMEP
National Master Energy Plan (Vietnam)
NRA
Nuclear Regulatory Agency (Japan)
OCCTO
Organization for Cross-Regional Coordination of Transmission
Operators (Japan)
OECD
Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development
OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
PDPr
National Master Power Development Plan (Vietnam)
PHEV
Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle
PPA
Power Purchase Agreement
PPC
Provincial People’s Committee (Vietnam)
PWR
Pressurized Water Reactor
RES
Renewable Energy Strategy (Vietnam)
RPS
Renewable Portfolio Standard
SDPC
State Development and Planning Commission (China)
TEPCO
Tokyo Electric Power Company
TOE
Tons of Oil Equivalent
UHV
Ultra-high voltage
UNEP
United Nations Environment Program
UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Paris
Conference, COP21),
WE-NET
World Energy Network
WTP
Willingness To Pay