Compatibility Assessment of Transnational Grid Interconnections

Abstract

This paper proposes a novel method to assess the compatibility of transnational grid interconnections, including political, social, economic and environmental aspects. Compatibility refers to the degree to which two countries are suitable for grid interconnections. The paper analyzes each influential factor and proposes a set of compatibility indices to quantitively evaluate the compatibility of grid interconnections of multiple countries. A scoring-based method is proposed in this paper for comprehensive compatibility assessment, in which the weighting factors and scoring criteria are developed. The proposed compatibility assessment can effectively identify opportunities, evaluate the feasibility of transnational interconnections between countries and promote accomplishing the vision of Global Energy Interconnections.