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How and by Whom are Power Systems Planned? - Recent Global Trends in Power System Planning
2019 Volume 42 Issue 2 Pages 3-8
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2019 Volume 42 Issue 2 Pages 3-8
Who makes decisions about power system planning in terms of generation deployment and grid infrastructures? Since the worldwide deregulation and unbundling of power systems, various scientific and objective modelling tools for grid planning have been developed. However, few planning discussions have taken place in Japan, where the power systems have not been fully unbundled. This article shows the latest international trends on grid planning including targets/projections of energy mix, generation deployment and grid expansion.
