Hawai’I Asia pacific Regional Energy System Assessment (APRESA) ASEAN Interconnection Masterplan Study (AIMS) III Support

Project Dates: January 2017 - December 2022
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Hawai’I Asia pacific Regional Energy System Assessment (APRESA)  ASEAN Interconnection Masterplan Study (AIMS) III Support
PROJECT OBJECTIVE

AIMS III seeks to address: rapid changes in the economic landscape and electricity supply; renewable energy integration (including the ASEAN RE target of 23% of the energy mix by 2025); benefits and challenges of higher variable renewable energy (VRE) integration; adoption of new emerging technologies; and the sustainability and advancement of multilateral power trade.

HNEI GridSTART provided training to the ASEAN Center for Energy (ACE), an intergovernmental organization within the ASEAN structure representing the AMS interests in the energy sector, on production cost analysis and use of the PLEXOS software tool to empower ACE personnel to more effectively carry out project management duties for the AIMS III study.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Under HNEI’s Asia Pacific Regional Energy System Assessment (APRESA) award from the Office of Naval Research, HNEI’s GridSTART team is providing technical assistance as a core member of the Technical Review Group (TRG) for the ASEAN Interconnection Masterplan Study (AIMS) III effort. The TRG is comprised of international experts tasked with performing reviews and providing guidance on the scope, data needs, assumptions, analyses and results of AIMS III


SECTORS OR AREAS OF WORK
  1. Renewables
  2. Training/capacity building

Region/Location

BUDGET

USD 1,000,000

DONORS (OR FUNDING /CONTRIBUTING ORGANIZATIONS)
  1. ADB - Asian Development Bank
IMPLEMENTING AGENCY OR AGENCIES

GOVERNMENT PARTNER
  1. None
BUDGET

USD 1,000,000

DONORS (OR FUNDING /CONTRIBUTING ORGANIZATIONS)
  1. ADB - Asian Development Bank
IMPLEMENTING AGENCY OR AGENCIES

GOVERNMENT PARTNER
  1. None