Extended Data Fig. 3: Transboundary electricity transmission in 2030.
From: Strategizing renewable energy transitions to preserve sediment transport integrity
Results presented here are based on scenarios with 1.5 °C compatible climate mitigation target. Four transmission scenarios, namely EXISTING, PLANNED, LIMITED, and OPTIMIZED transmission, are depicted from left to right. The top row features the scenarios where all the ongoing and planned hydropower plants are stopped from 2022 onwards, while the bottom row shows the scenarios where only the low-impact hydropower dams are developed. Thailand and Vietnam emerge as the primary electricity importers, driven by future electricity demand projections. Additionally, four other countries serve as major electricity exporters, with the Laos being the largest exporter. As the cross-country cooperation in electricity trade intensifies, the volume of electricity trade also escalates, particularly for China-Vietnam and Laos-Vietnam transmission lines.
