LitPol Link
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| LitPol Link | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Lithuania; Poland |
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| General direction | east–west–east |
| From | Kruonis |
| Passes through | Alytus Ełk |
| To | Narew Matki |
| Ownership information | |
| Owner | LitPol Link |
| Partners | PSE-Operator Litgrid |
| Construction information | |
| Construction started | 5 May 2014 |
| Construction cost | € 340 mill.[1] |
| Technical information | |
| Type | overhead transmission line |
| Type of current | HVDC ( back-to-back) |
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| Power rating | 1,000 MW |
| AC Voltage | 330& kV in Lithuania 400 kV in Poland |
| DC Voltage | ±70 kV |
| Number of circuits | 2 |
The Lithuania–Poland interconnection LitPol Link is a 1000 MW electricity link between the Baltic transmission system (part of the IPS/UPS system) and the synchronous grid of Continental Europe.
Contents
History
In 2000, European Commission and the EBRD agreed to finance a feasibility study on the Poland–Lithuania transmission interconnection. The study was completed in September 2002.[2] The connection is expected to increase Poland's electricity interconnection level from 2% to 4%.[3] Parts of LitPol are on the EU "Projects of Common Interest" list in November 2015.[4]
On 29 September 2006 Polish President Lech Kaczyński and Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus signed a joint declaration on the joint power grid project during their meeting in Warsaw.[5] The memorandum of understanding to establish a joint interconnection operator was signed between Lietuvos Energija and Polish PSE-Operator in Vilnius on 8 December 2006. Agreement to establish a joint project company was signed on 12 February 2008 in Warsaw.[6] The joint project company, LitPol Link, was established on 19 May 2008.[7]
On 12 September 2011, PSE-Operator signed a contract with the Polish construction company PBE ELBUD Group to build a 400 kV overhead line between Ełk and Łomża.[8] In early 2013 Lithuanian transmission system operator Litgrid awarded ABB Group a $110 million contract to supply and install the first HVDC converter station near Alytus, Lithuania.[9]
On 5 May 2014, construction of the link was initiated in the Alytus district.[10] On 9 December 2015, the LitPol electricity link began the test operation, with 200 MW of electricity being sold to Lithuania from Poland on the first day.[11]
Technical features
The interconnection consists of 53-kilometre (33 mi) double circuit 330 kV line Kruonis–Alytus, 1000 MW back-to-back converter in Alytus, and 48-kilometre (30 mi) double circuit 400 kV line from Alytus to the Lithuania–Poland border in the Lithuanian side and 106-kilometre (66 mi) double circuit 400 kV line border–Ełk in the Polish side.[12]
According to the pre-feasibility study the cost of interconnection was estimated at €237 million. In addition, Poland invested €650 million and Lithuania €262 million to upgrade existing energy infrastructure, including Poland–Germany and Poland–Czech Republic upgrades.[7] Lithuania–Poland interconnection has been listed as a EU Trans-European Networks project. The interconnection has an initial capacity of 500 MW with transmission capacity upgrade to 1000 MW possible after construction of second HVDC back-to-back station.[13][14]
HVDC Back-to-back station
The Alytus HVDC back-to-back station is situated 600 metres (2,000 ft) southwest of the existing 330 kV-substation, which was also extended. It consists of two converters, each rated for 500 MW transmission power. The facility is 200 metres (660 ft) long and 170 metres (560 ft) wide.[15]
Project company
LitPol Link is formed by PSE-Operator and Litgrid with equal stakes. The company is based in Warsaw.[13] The company CEO is Artūras Vilimas.[16]
See also
- Energy in Lithuania
- Estlink (between Estonia and Finland)
- NordBalt (planned between Lithuania and Sweden)
- SwePol (between Poland and Sweden)
- Lithuania-Poland pipeline (proposed natural gas interconnection between Lithuania and Poland)
References
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- ↑ Lithuania's Litgrid secures EUR 50 million from NIB to fund LitPol Link
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- ↑ "Achieving the 10% electricity interconnection target" page 5+8. European Commission, 25 February 2015.
- ↑ "Union list of projects of common interest" page 10. European Commission, 18 November 2015.
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