Economic Considerations for International Electricity Interconnection in North East Asia
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The interconnection can supply response energy and reserve energy to stabilise the North Korean grid in the presence of large generation units. International data suggests that provision of primary response costs about $15 per MW per hour. 700 MW would be required by North Korea and could be provided by either South Korea or Russia at little cost even when the transmission line is used at full capacity.
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