Possibility of cheap electricity being transported from Russia via undersea cables

Possibility of cheap electricity being transported from Russia via undersea cables
An article was published in the online edition of the Nikkei newspaper.
Russia is reportedly approaching SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son
If all goes well, the price of gas will fall below 10 yen per kWh in 2016.
It seems that it may be possible to transport electricity at a unit price that is cheap, comparable to the cheapest coal.
First of all, they are considering 1 million kW, the equivalent of one nuclear power plant.
It's amazing. When importing gas into Japan, there are no pipelines, so
It needs to be liquefied. The energy loss during this process alone is about 20%.
In addition, it has to be transported by tanker.
The price of gas in Japan is linked to the price of oil, so the shale gas revolution is
There doesn't seem to be much benefit to lower gas prices.
In the meantime, electricity generated locally using cheap Russian gas is transported via power lines.
If I could come, it would be like a dream come true.
Son has a plan called the "Asia Super Grid Plan."
In the future, we plan to connect with China and South Korea via cables to hedge against risks.
I think so. Looking at Mr. Son's actions, I can see that he is taking some very strong risks.
He may seem like a big risk-taker, but that's not the case at all.
Son has said, "If the probability of success is 70%, I will try even if there is a 30% risk."
There were words like this. The balance between risk and speed
It must be around here.
However, at the same time, when Mr. Son takes on the challenge,
"We will ensure six or seven levels of risk hedging."
That is what he said. Any challenge without that would be reckless.
The younger brother of the grandson said on TV that his older brother told him this.
I learned about this recently. When I heard about it, I was reminded of the recent acquisitions of Sprint and Emobile.
It began to seem like something completely different.
SoftBank, which started as a one-man operation, now has a market capitalization equal to that of NTT, the national telephone company.
I think that Son's influence in the future electricity reforms will be immeasurable.
I think that such people have a good understanding of the dangers of nuclear power.
It's the most reassuring thing.