Modelling of ASEAN Power Grid Using Publicly Available Data

Power industries around the world are becoming liberalized to meet the increasing electricity demand efficiently and sustainably. Advanced and robust system planning are required to interconnect the power system over the large geographical area. The accurate model of power system covering the large geographical area like ASEAN Power grid (APG) is not available in the public domain. This paper presents a methodology for developing a test system model for ASEAN power grid using publicly available data. The modelling approaches are explained, and information sources are given here. The resulting APG model is simulated in MATLAB/MATPOWER simulation environment, and results are validated against the published generation and demand profiles. From the validation results, it is found that the developed model closely resembles the ASEAN power grid. The model developed here will help different stakeholders to analyze the future development scenarios of the ASEAN network.