Kazakhstan, the key to Euro-Asian trade in electricity

Author

Woodford, Dennis

Author_Institution

HVDC Res. Centre Inc., Winnipeg, Man., Canada

Volume

1

fYear

2001

fDate

28 Jan-1 Feb 2001

Firstpage

14

Abstract

The Silk Road transmission corridor of Arakawa may indeed become a reality. Even though the distances are large, some of the transmission infrastructure is already in place in Kzakhstan and Siberia to facilitate Euro-Asian trade in electricity. 1150 kV AC and up to 800 kV DC transmission will be required to span the thousands of kilometers between North East Asia and Europe. Large energy price differentials guaranteed by the time zone difference will help establish feasibility. The technical and economic feasibility of Euro-Asian trade in electricity is a worthwhile study to undertake

Keywords

electricity supply industry; international trade; power system interconnection; power transmission economics; tariffs; 1150 kV; 800 kV; AC transmission; DC transmission; Euro-Asian electricity trade; Kazakhstan; Silk Road transmission corridor; energy price differentials; techno-economic feasibility; transmission infrastructure; Europe; HVDC transmission; North America; Power & Energy Society; Power generation; Power grids; Power system interconnection; Power transmission lines; Rivers; Spine;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Engineering Society Winter Meeting, 2001. IEEE

Conference_Location

Columbus, OH

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6672-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PESW.2001.916853

Filename

916853