Asian Super Grid

The Asian Super Grid is a project to

establish an electrical power transmission
network, or super grid, connecting China,
South Korea, Taiwan, Mongolia, Russia,
and Japan.[1][4]
 Asian Super Grid

Goal "To interconnect

electric power
systems of Asian
countries, enabling
mutual benefits by
exchanging abundant
natural renewable
energy resources,
such as wind, solar
and hydropower"[1]

Conceptualised September 2011[1][2]

Key people Masayoshi Son[1][2][3]

It will transmit electrical power from

renewable sources from areas of the world
that are best able to produce it to
consumers in other parts of the world. The
idea is dependent on development of an
ultra-high voltage grid operating at more
than 1,000 kilovolts AC and 800 kilovolts
DC over thousands of kilometers.[5] It
envisions interconnecting grids across
regions, nations, and even continents with
a capacity of over 10 gigawatts.[6]

The concept is the result of an idea by

Masayoshi Son, founder and head of the
telecom and Internet giant SoftBank
Group. After the devastation at the
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant following
the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, Son was so
shocked by events that he established the
Renewable Energy Institute soon
afterwards to help develop and promote
renewable energy.[6]

A diverse and widely sourced mix of both

renewable and nonrenewable energy
sources connected by super grid could
reduce the region’s risk of power outages;
as experienced after the 2011 Fukushima
Daiichi Nuclear Disaster, and 2011 South
Korea blackouts.[7][8]
A conceptual plan of Asian Super Grid from 'Renewable Energy Institute' (https://www.renewable-ei.org/en/asg/about/)

See also
List of HVDC projects
Super grid

References
1. "About "Asia Super Grid (ASG)" - Renewable
 Energy Institute website" (https://www.rene
wable-ei.org/en/asg/about/) . renewable-
ei.org. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
2. Movellan, Junko (18 October 2016). "The
Asia Super Grid – Four Countries Join
Together to Maximize Renewable Energy"
(https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/a
rticles/2016/10/the-asia-super-grid-countri
es-join-together-to-maximize-renewable-ene
rgy.html) . renewableenergyworld.com.
Retrieved 8 November 2018.
3. Harris, Bryan (3 November 2017). "The
great Asian super grid" (https://www.ft.co
m/content/e67a54e8-c09e-11e7-b8a3-38a
6e068f464) . ft.com. Retrieved 8 November
2018.
4. Sugimoto, Takashi (13 October 2017). "Asia
Super Grid: SoftBank's latest dream
stretches over 6 countries - Multinational
power transmission project begins in
Mongolia" (https://asia.nikkei.com/Econom
y/Asia-Super-Grid-SoftBank-s-latest-dream-
stretches-over-6-countries) .
asia.nikkei.com. Retrieved 8 November
2018.
5. Fairley, Peter (21 February 2019). "China's
Ambitious Plan to Build the World's Biggest
Supergrid" (https://spectrum.ieee.org/energ
y/the-smarter-grid/chinas-ambitious-plan-to
-build-the-worlds-biggest-supergrid) . IEEE
Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and
Science News. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
6. "China, Japan, Russia, & South Korea Plan
Renewable Energy Super Grid" (https://clea
ntechnica.com/2016/09/21/china-japan-ru
ssia-south-korea-plan-renewable-energy-su
per-grid/) . CleanTechnica. 21 September
2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
7. Sivaram, Varun (5 September 2018). "An
Asia Super Grid Would Be a Boon for Clean
Energy—If It Gets Built" (https://www.cfr.or
g/blog/asia-super-grid-would-be-boon-clea
n-energy-if-it-gets-built) . cfr.org. Retrieved
8 November 2018.
8. Yoshida, Fumikazu; Mori, Akihisa (2015-05-
08). Green Growth and Low Carbon
Development in East Asia (https://books.go
ogle.com/books?id=GOUjCQAAQBAJ) .
Routledge. p. 24. ISBN 9781317444213.
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