Lithuania-Poland interconnection

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Lithuania-Poland interconnection is a planned 1000 MW electricity link between the Baltic transmission system (part of the IPS/UPS system) and the UCTE (Continental Europe) transmission system.

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[edit] History

In 2000, European Commission and the EBRD made a decision to finance a feasibility study on the Poland – Lithuania transmission interconnection. The study was completed in September 2002.[1]

On 29 September 2006 Poland's President Lech Kaczynski and Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus signed a joint declaration on the project of power grids connection during their meeting in Warsaw.[2] The memorandum of understanding to establish a joint interconnection operator was signed between Lietuvos Energija AB and Polish PSE-Operator S.A. in Vilnius on 8 December 2006. Agreement to establish a joint project company was signed on 12 February 2008 in Warsaw.[3] The joint project company, LitPol Link, was established on 19 May 2008.[4]

[edit] Technical features

The interconnection will consist:

  • In Lithuania:
    • 53 kilometres (33 mi) double circuit 330 kV line Kruonis-Alytus
    • 1000 MW back-to-back converter in Alytus
    • 48 kilometres (30 mi) double circuit 400 kV line from Alytus to the Lithuania-Poland border
  • In Poland:
    • 106 kilometres (66 mi) double circuit 400 kV line border-Ełk
    • 134 kilometres (83 mi) and 169 kilometres (105 mi) double circuit 400 kV lines Ełk-Narew and Ełk-Matki[5]

According to the pre-feasibility study the cost of interconnection will be €237 million. In addition, Poland will invest €650 million and Lithuania €262 million to upgrade existing energy infrastructure, including Poland-Germany and Poland-Czech Republic upgrades.[4] Lithuania-Poland interconnection has listed as the EU TEN-E project. The interconnection is expected to be operational by 2012-2015.[3][6]

[edit] Project company

LitPol Link is formed by PSE Operator and Lietuvos Energija by equal stakes. The company is based in Warsaw.[6] The CEO of the company is Vidmantas Jankauskas, former chairman of the Lithuanian National Commission for Prices and Energy.[7]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Zygmunt Mozer (2007-10-23). "Current status of the LitPol project" (PPT). . PSE SA Retrieved on 2008-05-24.
  2. ^ "Poland, Lithuania agree to hook up power grids", dpa - Deutsche Presse-Agentur, 2006-09-29. Retrieved on 2008-02-16. 
  3. ^ a b "Poland, Lithuania clinch power link deal", Power Engineering International, 2008-02-13. Retrieved on 2008-02-16. 
  4. ^ a b "Polish, Lithuanians in energy venture", The Associated Press, 2008-05-19. Retrieved on 2008-05-24. 
  5. ^ Vladas Paškevičius. "Lithuanian power system and integration into European Union electricity market" (PPT), Lietuvos Energija, 2006-01-26. Retrieved on 2008-02-16. 
  6. ^ a b "Lithuania, Poland sign power deal, spurring nuclear plan", Forbes, 2008-02-12. Retrieved on 2008-02-16. 
  7. ^ ""Power bridge" deal finalised", The Baltic Times, 2008-05-24. Retrieved on 2008-05-24. 

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