International power system interconnections in Eurasia and their integration with Russian Unified Energy System (UES)
The paper considers the development of international electric connections and power system interconnections in Eurasia, including Europe, the post-Soviet space and South-East and North-East Asia. International integration energy projects with the participation of Russia are presented. Among these projects are Baltic, the Black Sea, and Caspian energy rings, the South-Central Asian international power system interconnection, the energy bridge from Russia to Japan and others. The role of the Russian UES in the development of Eurasian power system interconnection is analyzed. Presented performance study results of power system interconnection in Northeast Asia demonstrates high efficiency of this power system interconnection.