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Overview of the Black Sea Regional Transmission Planning Project

Overview of the Black Sea Regional Transmission Planning Project. A Project of the United States Agency for International Development Black Sea Transmission System Operators United States Energy Association. William L. Polen United States Energy Association

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Overview of the Black Sea Regional Transmission Planning Project

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  1. Overview of the Black Sea Regional Transmission Planning Project A Project of the United States Agency for International Development Black Sea Transmission System Operators United States Energy Association William L. Polen United States Energy Association Ad-Hoc Working Group of Experts on Electrical Networks Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation December 19-20, 2005

  2. Goals • Promote Regional Transmission Cooperation among Black Sea TSOs • Identify Priority Investments in Transmission Systems & Interconnections to Improve System Reliability • From Planning Results, Propose Possibilities of Enhanced Regional Trade • Harmonize Transmission Planning Principles, Methods and Perhaps, Methodologies

  3. Objectives • Create Expert Transmission Planning Working Group • Develop Common Platform for Transmission System Analysis • Database, Software, Approaches • Provide Training in the USE of PSS/E Planning Software

  4. Objectives (Cont’d) • Analyze Regional System to Identify Existing Potential for Enhanced Trade • Identify Potential Transmission Projects to Expand Trade within Reliability Requirements • Promote the Results of the Analysis to Audience of Policy & Regulatory Authorities

  5. Tasks • Assess Planning Capability & Needs of TSOs • Purchase & Distribute PSS/E Software • Train TSO Personnel on PSS/E Software • Develop National Transmission Models • Integrate National Models into Regional Model Assuming Synchronous Operation • Analyze System • Prepare & Disseminate Report

  6. Participants Black Sea Regional Energy Center Georgian State Electrosystem Moldelectrica National Electric Company of Bulgaria Natrional Electric Company Ukrenergo System Operator-Central Dispatching Office of the Unified Energy System of Russia Transelectrica Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation United States Agency for International Development United States Energy Association

  7. Governance & Operation • USAID & USEA – Technical, Financial & Administrative Support • Steering Committee • USAID, TSO Senior Mgrs, IBRD, EBRD, Black Sea Regional Energy Center, USEA • Project Coordinator - Dr. Bogdan Popescu-Vifor, Transelectrica • Regional Working Group - 2 Participants/Country • Model Integrator – Electricity Coordination Center in Belgrade • Annual Workplan • Cost Sharing

  8. Activities • Sofia Project Inception Mtg - 2/04 • Predeal - Working Group Mtg – 7/04 • Predeal - PSS/E Training – 7/04 • Software Distribution – 9/04 • Nat’l & Regional Models Developed 9/04 – 6/05 • Istanbul – Working Group Meeting – 7/05 • Bucharest – Working Group Meeting – 10/05 • Bucharest – Steering Committee Mtg. – 10/05

  9. Accomplishments • Project MOU Signed by All Participants • Regional Transmission Planning Working Group of Experts Established • 14 Regional Transmission Planning Experts Trained in the Use of PSS/E Software • PSS/E Software Procured & Delivered to All Participating TSOs • Seven National Transmission Planning Models Developed • Regional Transmission Planning Model Created • Foster Improved Knowledge of National Systems Technical Characteristics & Development Plans • Armenia and Azerbaijan Invited & Accepted to Join Project

  10. Next Steps • Procure Software for Armenia & Azerbaijan • GSE Host Training on PSS/E for Armenia & Azerbaijan • Expand Regional Model to Include Armenia & Azerbaijan • Analysis of Identified Scenarios

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