Energy Integration and Regional Development: A Comparative Analysis

Abstract

This study presents a cross-regional analysis with the aim of understanding the dynamics between energy-integration and regional development. It draws on the premise that cooperative relationship in energy has a positive impact on the regionalization process.  For this end, the paper examines renewable energy-based electricity grid interconnectivity in Europe, Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia through a study on their level of energy interconnection, platform sharing, market and policy integration, and institutionalization and formalization. The aim of this study is to illuminate the nexus between energy integration and regional development. Keywords: Energy Interconnectivity; Electricity Grid; Regional Development; Europe; Southeast Asia: Northeast Asia