Many countries have set targets for the integration of renewable sources of electricity into their power grids. Asia is no exception. Falling production costs for solar, wind and geothermal provide an opportunity to scale up renewable deployment in developing countries in Asia. What is the cost of generating renewable electricity relative to fossil fuels in Asia? Is Asia ready?
When integrating renewable energy sources, we must consider the challenge of intermittency and their interplay with the overall grid. Integration of renewables should also take into account the role of natural gas and energy storage in the grid in terms of the technical aspects and regulation. This roundtable will address the following:
- How can countries integrate high levels of variable renewable energy such as solar and wind into their power grids without compromising the adequacy, reliability or affordability of electricity?
- What are the market designs for developing and integrating renewables into electricity supply systems?
- How can we integrate energy storage into renewable energy networks? How do we deal with the increased regulation issues?
- Renewable energy has been the catalyst for the development of the regional electricity market and trade in the ASEAN region. What are the challenges in upscaling the trade of green power and broadening the scope of renewable energy sources in the regional power trade?
Programme Details:
| Time
| Programme
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| 9.00 – 9.05
| Introduction
Dr. Weerawat Chantanakome,Former Chairman,Energy Research Institute Network (ERIN), Thailand
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| 9.05 – 10.20
| Roundtable Discussion 1
Integrating Renewables into the Grid: Is it the Right Time to ACT Now in Asia?
Moderator:
Dr. Ken Koyama, Managing Director, Principal Researcher, The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ), Japan
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| 10.20 – 10.40
| Coffee Break
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| 10.40 – 11.55
| Roundtable Discussions
Integrating Renewables into the Grid: National Policies, Regional Cooperation and Market Integration
Moderator:
Dr. Rupert Quentin Grafton, Professor of Economics, The Australian National University (ANU)
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| 11.55 – 12.00
| Concluding Remarks
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Moderator: