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Following the directive of the 41st ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM) to expand multilateral power trading efforts, the ASEAN region aims for greater power grid interconnectivity within the region. As part of the Lao PDR Chairmanship Priority Economic Deliverable (PED) on Energy #8: “Enhance Monitoring for ASEAN Power Grid Interconnectors Project and Attract More Support from DPs/IOs”, this APG Interconnection Project Profile is developed to a reference document to share relevant information on the APG interconnection projects to Development Partners and International Organisations, to enable support facilitation for APG infrastructure development in the future.
This APG Interconnection Project Profiles is developed by the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) in close collaboration with the Heads of ASEAN Power Utilities/ Authorities (HAPUA) Working Group 2 (Transmission/ ASEAN Power Grid). The Project Profile is a high-level summary of the ASEAN Power Grid interconnection projects, which is identified through the ASEAN Interconnection Masterplan Study (AIMS) III Phase 1 and 2 (2020 – updated in 2022) and from the updated information collected through the 7th HAPUA Working Group 2 Meeting on 16 August 2024.
The ASEAN Interconnection Masterplan Study (AIMS) III released in 2020, identified eighteen (18) priority interconnection projects under APG which each will be explained in further detail under this document which includes information on each interconnector, namely the map of the interconnection, project overview, high-level technical specifications, and the potential renewable energy sites that could be utilised for cross-border power exchange via the interconnections. The lists of the 18 ASEAN Power Grid interconnection projects are shown in Table 1. This Project Profile only contain the existing or plan grid-to-grid interconnection in the ASEAN region.
It is expected that by publicly releasing this document, ASEAN stakeholders can monitor the status of each interconnector, promoting transparency in the development process of the ASEAN Power Grid. Moreover, it is expected that this document could provide an overview of APG development priorities for financial institutions, development partners, and international organisations interested in supporting the development of APG in various ways. Researchers and academia are also expected to benefit from conducting future research related to the APG.
ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) is an intergovernmental organisation within ASEAN structure that represents the 10 ASEAN Member States’ (AMS) interests in the energy sector.
