| Project Detail |
The proposed knowledge and support technical assistance (TA) will support Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan (the region) increase intermittent renewable energy generation (solar and wind power generation) by providing training to transmission grid operators on modernized control techniques to address renewable energy intermittency and by analyzing regional cooperation arrangement options.
The TA will recruit consultants to solve the identified problems through following studies, among others:
(i) To estimate necessary grid reinforcement investment to accept large-scale intermittent renewable energy connection which are planned in the countries. A harmonized regional roadmap of renewable energy integration will be prepared.
(ii) To assess the benefit of using regional cooperation approach to achieve the above grid reinforcement, specifically to develop balancing capacity reserve, compared with the case without the cooperation. The capacity reserve provided by backup generators, such as gas turbines and hydro power plants, would balance with intermittent power from solar and wind power plants. The application of regional balancing coordination mechanism to the region, which is one of the regional cooperation schemes to share the capacity reserve among the countries, will be analyzed. Possible harmonized cooperation framework will be designed.
(iii) To evaluate the impact of high-technology operation supporting tools, such as Energy Management Systems (EMS) with renewable energy output forecasting and demand response so that the most effective tools will be selected to be used in daily dispatching in the region.
(iv) To provide capacity building to the countries grid operators on the system operation of grid with intermittent renewable energy. Its topic will focus on the above mentioned regional balancing mechanism and the tools, e.g. how to utilize tools at their daily power dispatching operation. The transmission companies will be equipped with trained operation staff.
The TA findings will be disseminated to the countries at workshops and meetings mainly at CAREC-ESCC through a working committee, which will be established for this TA. The capacity building will be also provided to the working committee members, who will be composed of grid operators of the target countries. |
