Reliable transmission lines and power sharing between countries will become imperative as Southeast Asia looks to generate more electricity from renewables, observers say.
A smarter grid is needed to revolutionise the region's current uni-directional transmission system to create an intelligent platform that is able to handle both large- and small-scale variable renewable sources.
"I see a scenario where Southeast Asia can build one grid system, and it is not a big problem," Håkan Johansson, an ABB contracts manager for smart-grid systems, tells Recharge.
The
