Empowering SAARC's energy future: A PESTEL-SWOT roadmap for super smart grids and P2P energy trading

IF 5.5 3区计算机科学 Q1 COMPUTER SCIENCE, HARDWARE & ARCHITECTURE

Computers & Electrical Engineering Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-09 DOI:10.1016/j.compeleceng.2025.110932

Marriam Liaqat , Ali Raza , Muhammad Sajid Iqbal , Muhammad Adnan , Usman Abbasi , Maqsood Khan

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The super smart grid (SSG) is a revolutionary grid which offers significant fossil fuel elimination, emissions reduction, renewable energy integration, and demand fulfillment. However, such mega grids are in the strategic analysis stage due to the involvement of multiple countries and complexities. Although the existing literature has performed different types of analysis for the different SSGs around the world, there is a lack of studies on the strategic analysis of the SSG planned by the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). For the first time, this review paper presents the hybrid PESTEL-SWOT analysis for the futuristic SAARC SSG. This paper offers important insights and strategies for the implementation of the futuristic SAARC SSG. For instance, a practical strategy towards the emergence of the SAARC SSG is the encouragement of the P2P trading at a very basic level through the hierarchical integration of thousands of prosumers, prosumer communities, and national grids.

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助力南盟的能源未来：超级智能电网和P2P能源交易的PESTEL-SWOT路线图

超级智能电网（SSG）是一种革命性的电网，它提供了显著的化石燃料消除、减排、可再生能源整合和需求满足。然而，由于多个国家的参与和复杂性，这类巨型电网还处于战略分析阶段。虽然已有文献对世界各地不同的可持续发展战略进行了不同类型的分析，但对南亚区域合作联盟（SAARC）规划的可持续发展战略进行战略分析的研究较少。本文首次采用PESTEL-SWOT混合分析方法对未来南亚区域合作联盟（SAARC） SSG进行分析。本文为未来南盟战略合作集团的实施提供了重要的见解和策略。例如，南盟SSG出现的一个实用策略是通过成千上万的产消者、产消者社区和国家电网的分层整合，在非常基本的层面上鼓励P2P交易。

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Computers & Electrical Engineering 工程技术-工程：电子与电气

CiteScore

9.20

自引率

7.00%

发文量

661

审稿时长

47 days

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