Detailed technical transmission interconnection study (SASEC-REC)
IRADe is working on a detailed technical transmission interconnection study and assessing economic benefits of interconnections between SASEC countries and South-East Asia.
This study involves the review of existing and planned studies and initiatives to promote power trade between South Asia and Southeast Asia. To assess economic benefits, technology selection models for each of the selected SEA countries and linked to the models of SASEC countries will be assessed. Various Scenarios of these models will provide hourly and seasonal trade levels for each country for a number of years. Based on the scenario results, potential interconnection lines, keeping the maximum and minimum trade possibilities, a robust range of transfers will be identified together. The connections will be assessed for their economic viability. The various possibilities will be discussed with expert stakeholder consultations, to choose among optimal Transmission system models for each pair of countries. This model would consider the highest voltage power system in each country, existing interconnections, and proposed alternative interconnections, for optimization under the given hourly trade levels