Expert calls for Japan's grid interconnection with other countries

A Japanese expert urged the connection of Japan's grid lines to Korea, Russia, China, Mongolia, ASEAN countries and India.

“There is interesting idea by Masayoshi Son, CEO of Softbank in Japan. He has the idea of connecting Japanese grid lines to Korea, Russia, China, Mongolia, ASEAN countries and India to use renewable resources as much as possible,” Nobuo Tanaka said during the AIESEC Alumni Asia Pacific Conference, held at the Mayfield Hotel inSeoul.

Nobuo Tanaka, an associate at the Institute for Energy Economics based in Japan and an AIESEC alumnus, took the example of Europe for a role model for Asia’s energy strategy. The European Union decided to establish collective energy security by connecting electric grid lines and gas pipelines. He said Europe even reaches its arm further to North Africa to be connected with the region not only for energy security but also for peace between Muslims and Christians on the two continents.

The former head of the International Energy Agency, a group of oil importing countries, said that Japan in particular will benefit from the project. “Japan is not connected to anybody. This is a huge problem for security and connecting lines with Korea and Russia would be a good resolution.”

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