2023年12月に沖縄で開催された国際会議、The 7th Asian Conference of Management Science and Applications(ACMSA2023)において、当財団上席客員研究員の伊藤和哉氏（東京理科大学助教）と、専務理事の高嶋隆太氏（東京理科大学教授）が、当財団の2022年度委託研究「中央アジア・他地域電力網の経済分析」に基づき、”An Economic Evaluation of Grid Interconnection between Central Asia and Neighboring Regions”について発表されました。

Proceedings of ACMSA 2023, 185-190 (December, 2023).

An economic evaluation of grid interconnection between Central Asia and neighboring regions

Kazuya Ito, Ryuta Takashima

Abstract. To promote decarbonization in the power sector, attention has been focused on the renewable energy resources found in Central Asia. Specifically, discussions are ongoing regarding ensuring a stable power supply within Central Asia through the interconnection of power grids and electricity export from Central Asia to neighboring regions using its abundant renewable energy sources. Our study evaluates the potential for the future deployment of renewable energy generation between Central Asian countries and assesses the feasibility of electricity sharing with the European Union or South Asia. We formulate a complementarity problem by considering the various market participants and elements in the electric power sector and evaluate the economic impact of inter-connecting power grids in Central Asia, importing/exporting electricity to/from other regions, and implementing renewable energy generation. Our analysis results showed that interconnecting power grids and introducing renewable energy sources in Central Asia could help stabilize power supply and increase social surplus not only in Central Asia but also in the South Asian region and Europe.

Keywords: Renewable · Stable power supply · Social surplus · Complementarity problem.