Experience in NEA Power cooperation development and
vision a way forward
Irkutsk, 29-31.08.2017
#2 Oil consumer
#1 Aluminum consumer
#1 Coal consumer
#2 Oil producer
#1 Aluminum producer
#6 Coal producer, #3 coal exporter
EuroSibEnergo has a strong presence in
the Siberian power market
Oil deposits
Natural gas deposits
Coal deposits
Aluminium smelters
EuroSibEnergo HPPs
Russia owns and develops one of
the richest natural resource bases
globally; significant resources /
production facilities are concentrated
in Siberia
Fast-growing Asian markets and, in
particular, China are quickly
becoming major consumers of
natural resources in global terms
Extraction and production of key
natural resources (crude oil, natural
gas, aluminum, timber, etc.) are very
energy-intensive processes
Therefore, reliable supply of
Russia’s commodities to the global
market depends on availability of
sustainable and competitive power,
such as that provided by
EuroSibEnergo
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EuroSibEnergo is a source of sustainable power for Russia’s
commodities feeding global and Asian growth
Positioned to benefit from long term trends in China and Asia
Over ¾ of ESE generation portfolio comes from HPPs located on the Siberian rivers. ESE is one of the
largest hydropower generation companies in the world and one of the major producers of green
energy in Russia aiming at sustainable development
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Green energy generation
▪ ESE operates 19 power plants
with total installed capacity of 19.6
GW of which over 15 GW is hydro
▪ Low average annual temperature
of minus 2 °C near HPP
impoundments located in Siberia
provides ecological advantage in
terms of greenhouse gas
emissions in comparison with
HPPs located in warm climate
▪ High load factor of the Angara
river enables to generate more
carbon neutral energy without use
of fossil fuels
▪ In December 2015 we diversified
our clean energy mix by launching
a pilot solar PV power project–
Abakan SPP – with elements of
basic equipment produced in-
house. The launch of Abakan SPP
reinforced ESE leading position in
green energy generation
in Russia.
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Этап 1.
Исследование вариантов экспорта электроэнергии в
Китай, в рамках Рабочей Группы ФСК 2012г.
Stages of investigations in NEA power cooperation. Stage 1.
Grid infrastructure research on Russia territory (East Siberia) for electricity
export to China (2012)
▪ Large-scale deliveries in the amount of 6.9 GW collected through the network of 500 kV from newly constructed export-oriented power plants
of the Russian Federation, and transferred with the bridge DC +-600/800 kV from collection points in the Republic of Buryatia and
Zabaykalsky Krai to the Northern China district Beijing;
▪ Local small-scale supply of electricity to border areas in amount of 350 МW through the existed power network 110-220 kV.
The power export to China took into account::
Opportunities for delivering electricity from the East Siberian regions of the Russian Federation to China were explored. Grid infrastructure layout on the territory of the Russian Federation ensuring the specified volume of export (~7 GW) was designed and estimated its approximated cost
- Newly constructed
power lines 500 kV
DC bridge to China
Collection point 1
Collection point 2
1. Isolated operation of power systems of Russia and China (used as reference model to compare with other options);
2. Joint operation of power systems of Russia and China in the one-way export of electricity from Russia to China via the interstate electric bridges DC +-600/800 kV:
1) Far East–Northeast China - 4 GW
2) Eastern Siberia –North China - 6 GW;
3. Joint operation of power systems of Russia and China in the bilateral transfer of energy regime through the the interstate electric bridges: transmission volumes to be optimized depending on daily, seasonal irregularities of demand and supply, irregularities of renewable energy sources, implementation of systemic effects of the interstate power systems association (effects of scale);
4. Local supply of electricity to border areas.
Stages of investigations in NEA power cooperation. Stage 2.
Investigation of electricity supply options from Siberia and Far East of
Russia to China (2013-2014гг.)
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Efficiency of the two sides interconnection increases in the case of bidirectional flows of
electricity and realization of integration effects of combining annual and daily load curve,
improving the modes of power plants, compensating irregularities production of renewable
energy and other systemic effects (option # 3). This is true without possible ecological payments
which can change the picture.
Research model: Supply options that were analyzed within the research:
The main conclusions
RUSSIA
CHINA
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KH
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AN Siberia
Ural
North China
North-East
China
The Far East
Central and
South China
North-West
China
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Stages of investigations in NEA power cooperation. Stage 3.
Development of optimal routes of electricity delivery from Russia to China,
the Republic of Korea, Japan and DPRK (2014-2015)
▪ savings of operation expenditures
of joint power system (including the
costs in electric grid infrastructure) -
more than $ 17 billion./year;
▪ substitution of new generating
capacity by flows from other
countries (displaced mostly coal and
nuclear generation) - more than 38
GW;
▪ savings investments - more than $
50 billion;
▪ savings compensating heating and
pumped storage power plants
capacity for compensating
irregularities of renewable energy –
up to 16 GW.
• A joint study was conducted in the framework of cooperation between Salkovo Institute of science and technology (Skoltech),
EN+ Group (Eurosibenergo) and Korean KEPCO Corporation
• A structure of power grids in North-East Asia with the aim of establishing optimal exchanges of electricity between Russia,
China, DPRK, ROK, Japan was developed
• The study confirmed high efficiency in the formation of interstate energy associations due to appearing synergetic effects of
optimizing the integrated power systems
Perspective power grids structure in North-East Asia Some systemic effects resulting in the
formation of Interstate interconnected power
systems in the North-East Asia
RUSSIA
JAPAN
CHINA
MONGOLIA
NORTH
KOREA
SOUTH
KOREA
The main present drivers of power cooperation in NEA
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• Trends in national economics in different countries of NEA form the roles of these
countries in power cooperation:
- Russia – power supplier
- China – power consumer/supplier
- Korea – power consumer
- Japan – power consumer
- Mongolia – power consumer/supplier
• The Paris climate agreement and carbon emissions reduction – form a
sustainable growing demand for ecologically clean energy and active reducing
polluting power production technologies (coal and oil fired power)
Opportunities for power supply from Siberia to NEA
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Far East
power
system
2-5 GW existed
power capacity
can be as
surplus
Siberia
power
system
To MongoliaTo North
China
Vitim river
hydro power
complex - up to
5,5 GW new
green power
capacity
To Mongolia
(Shivee Ovoo)
To China
(Beijing)
Option 1. Opportunities for existed power capacity Option 2. Opportunities for new constructed Hydro power plants
• Demands making demand-supply balance
investigations in Siberia power system
• Allows to implement joint operation of power systems
of Russia and China and Mongolia in bilateral transfer
of energy
• Does not demand new power construction
• Demands making a feasibility studies of new hydro power
plants in Siberia
• Is suitable for compensating irregularities of wind power
• Demands new power construction
• Allows to supply fully clean green energy
Integration of power supply from Russia in NEA
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WeihaiIncheon
Goseong Matsue
Mogocha
Chita
Shivee-Ovoo
Hanhai
China HVAC-HVDC grid
Korea HVAC grid
In March 2016 4-sides agreement between Softbank (Japan), SGCC (China), KEPCO (Korea) and Rosseti (Russia) was
concluded in power cooperation development in North-East Asia. The project of power delivery to Japan up to 2GW by 2020
was the first initiative within the agreement pushed by Softbank.
The options of power supply from Siberian regions of Russia to Mongolia and China together with ways of power delivery from
Far East of Russia to China can be considered as the fastest opportunity of power supply to Japan by 2020 which doesn’t
require any new power generation construction (especially coal fired). It could be realized as a joint project within the 4-sides
cooperation agreement
Blagoveschensk
Using wind power within present GEI concept
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b) Power transmission from Kara
sea to Northeast Asia in the medium
and long term
a) Power transmission plan from
Kara sea to Europe in the short and
medium term
GEI concept mainly considers wind potential of extremely north (polar) regions of Russia due to favor wind
conditions of these places
The Northeast (polar) regions of Russia are very little populated, difficult for access, doesn’t have almost any
infrastructure
Location GW wind farms in north regions of Russia demands construction of high voltage power lines with long
distance of transferring produced power to Asia and Europe
Real development the GW wind farms in the Northeast (polar) regions of Russia seems to be possible only for
very long time perspectives (more 30-50 years)
Potential alternative places for developing GW wind power projects
in the frame of GEI initiative
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• Alternative places in Krasnoyarsky, Zabaikalsky, Primorsky regions and Kola Peninsula are located closer to Asian and
European power markets, demand significantly less transmittion capacity for collecting and transferring produced power
• These places can be considered for cooperation in short and medium terms
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