Can cross-border power trade support resilience?

Cross-border power trade can support goals such as improved grid resilience, increased energy access, reaching renewable energy targets, and increas-ing economic development. This fact sheet explains how cross-border trade can be a potential technical solution to support resilience.

Why do we need a regulatory framework for cross-border electricity trade?

A regulatory framework is necessary to ensure all types of cross-border electricity trade between two or more countries are clearly defned, framed, and protected. Europe has experienced an increase in cross-border electricity transmission capacity and fows over the past few decades, partly due to the European internal energy market.

What is cross-border power trade?

Depending on the form, cross-border power trade can involve diferent degrees of coordination between system opera-tors and utilities. A fully integrated whole-sale market, for example, might cover a number of interconnected countries served by a single system operator.

Should fexibility measures be included in cross-border power trade agreements?

When developing cross-border power trade agreements, particularly with high levels of renewables, fexibility measures can be included to improve overall reliability and resilience of the system.

How can we support cross-border power trade in South Asia?

Box 2 presents a collaborative approach to supporting cross-border power trade in South Asia. The power systems of countries can be interconnected in diferent ways, primarily synchronously or asynchronously (with the link use of power electronics).

Does Cross-Border Interconnection capacity increase res production?

The results of scenario 3 show that adding cross-border interconnection capacity allows additional penetration of variable RES into the system and the total RES production reaches about 91.6% of the total. Further, the annual CEEP is reduced by 47% compared to scenario 2.