This study proposes a hybrid fractional order (hy_FO) controlled variable frequency transformer (VFT) as a phase shifter to coordinate with a type-2 fuzzy controlled flywheel energy storage (FES) system for improved interconnected power system frequency regulation. The performance of coordinated control is appraised through a two-area, four-machine interconnected power system, with VFT placed in succession with the connecting line near area one and FES in the other area. The coordinated regulation of VFT and FES meets the power demands of both areas while demand energy is provided by FES. To confirm the unrelenting control by FES, both the area frequency deviance and the speed deviance of FES are chosen as the controlling inputs of the fuzzy controller. The Hunger Games Search Optimisation (HGS) algorithm is used to simultaneously optimise the type-2 fuzzy controller of FES and the hybrid fractional order controller of VFT. The effectiveness of HGS based hybrid fractional order controlled VFT is validated by relating its results with those of tilt integral derivative (TID) and proportional integral (PI) controlled VFT. Further, the efficacy of HGS based type-2 fuzzy controlled FES is validated by comparing its results with those of type-1 fuzzy controlled FES.