1. Silk Road Super Grid Renewable Energy Summit Astana 8 June 2018
RaeKwon Chung
Professor Emeritus
Incheon National University

2. Super Grid
HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) technology can transmit electricity over 6,000 kms
SG: paradigm shifting game changer for RE: connecting remote corners of the world to centers of economic activity,
Scaling up the magnitude of RE generation
Kazakhstan can export green energy (wind/solar) to Central Asia, China, Korea,

3. Asia Super Grid
Asia Super Grid now under development in Mongolia: Mongolia, Russia, China, Korea, Japan,
Sept.2011; 100GW, 290 billion USD to be completed by 2050
Jan.2014: Report on ASG released,
April 2017: Interim Feasibility Study release; no technical, economic barrier, but political uncertainty,
March 2016: “Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization, GEIDCO,” established with the initiative of the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC),

4. Silk Road Super Grid (SRSG)
SRSG: can integrate One Belt One Road countries with Renewable Energy(RE), Provide sustainability, long term futuristic mission
Kazakhstan:
Strategic geographical location; center of Silkway,
Huge potential for RE
Pioneer of Green Bridge, Future Energy
ICGTI: can be the leader of SSG
AIIB: Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank can
be the investor,
ASG: facing political issues
SRSG: less political issues
SRSG: feasibility Study can be initiated by
RE Framework Fund approved by GCF

5. Silk Road Zero Emission City
As a vision for Central Asia Masdar
As part of Silk Road Super Grid project
Unique Model for Central Asia Climate Conditions
Develop Demonstration Prototype, test bed for cutting edge technologies,
Attract interests of major companies/investors around the world