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Domestic issue as large obstacle to transboundary power trade rather than diplomacy

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K18578
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Sociology and related fields
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

Nakayama Mikiyasu  東京大学, 大学院新領域創成科学研究科, 教授 (10217945)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 佐々木 大輔  東北大学, 災害科学国際研究所, 助教 (30784889)
Project Period (FY) 2017-06-30 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥6,240,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,440,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Keywords電力 / 貿易 / 内政 / 外交 / 電力貿易 / 再生可能エネルギー
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Many trade plans for electricity between countries have no prospects for realization, and diplomatic issues between the countries concerned are generally interpreted as barriers. However, this study revealed that the trade of electricity tends to face an impasse not because of the "Diplomacy" among the countries concerned but because of the "domestic issues" within the countries concerned. In Nepal, for example, the high construction costs of hydroelectric power plants due to topographical conditions and a shortage of human resources proved obstacles. In Tajikistan, the "donor coordination" that the country should take the lead in, does not work because the civil servants and engineers in the country are powerless. In the State of Hawaii in the United States, the opposition campaign by environmental groups is a bottleneck. In the Middle East, economic benefits from electricity trade are not targeted as a country.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

昨今の国際社会に於いては、エネルギー源を化石燃料から再生可能エネルギー源に転換することが要請されている。再生可能エネルギー源が豊富な国から乏しい国へ電力を輸出することは、その為の有力な方法と見なされているが、実際には電力の貿易が実現しない地域は多々あり、その原因の究明は火急な課題である。本研究は、国家間の「外交」ではなく当該国内の「内政」が電力貿易の成否を左右する大きな要因になり得ることを、多くの地域での事例研究から明らかにした点で、高い学術的意義を有している。また、本研究からの知見は、電力貿易を推進することを志向している国あるいは地域に対して、有用な政策的示唆を与えるものである。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (12 results)

All 2020 2019 2018 2017 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (7 results) Journal Article (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results) Funded Workshop (1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] アジア開発銀行(フィリピン)

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] カリファ大学(アラブ首長国連邦)

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] ハワイ大学(米国)

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] アジア開発銀行(フィリピン)

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] カリファ大学(アラブ首長国連邦)

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Khalifa University(アラブ首長国連邦)

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research]

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Bottlenecks of hydropower development in Central Asia: Failure of aid coordination by development banks2020

    • Author(s)
      Deguchi Hiroyuki、Sasaki Daisuke、Nakayama Mikiyasu
    • Journal Title

      Hydrological Research Letters

      Volume: 14 Issue: 1 Pages: 29-33

    • DOI

      10.3178/hrl.14.29

    • NAID

      130007792240

    • ISSN
      1882-3416
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Domestic Socioeconomic Barriers to Hydropower Trading: Evidence from Bhutan and Nepal2019

    • Author(s)
      Ogino Kaoru、Nakayama Mikiyasu、Sasaki Daisuke
    • Journal Title

      Sustainability

      Volume: 11 Issue: 7 Pages: 2062-2062

    • DOI

      10.3390/su11072062

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Risk Factors for Interregional Renewable Electricity Transmission2018

    • Author(s)
      Daisuke Sasaki
    • Organizer
      Joint Seminar: Institute of International and Civil Security, Khalifa University and Department of International Studies, The University of Tokyo
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Obstacles to Transboundary and In-Country Electricity Trade in the Pacific Which may Prevent Pacific Countries From Trading of Electricity From Renewable Energy Sources Both Between Countries and Within a Nation: In the Realms of Environment and Politics2017

    • Author(s)
      Daisuke Sasaki, Mikiyasu Nakayama
    • Organizer
      ISA International Conference 2017
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Funded Workshop] Joint Seminar: Institute of International and Civil Security, Khalifa University and Department of International Studies, The University of Tokyo2018

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report

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Published: 2017-07-21   Modified: 2021-02-19  

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