LitPol Link

"Lithuania–Poland interconnection" redirects here. For a proposed gas pipeline between Lithuania and Poland, see Gas Interconnection Poland–Lithuania.
LitPol Link
Location
Country Lithuania; Poland
Coordinates 54°47′56″N 24°15′19″E / 54.79889°N 24.25528°E
54°26′34″N 23°58′32″E / 54.44278°N 23.97556°E
54°26′19″N 23°58′02″E / 54.43861°N 23.96722°E
53°46′25″N 22°19′20″E / 53.77361°N 22.32222°E
53°01′38″N 23°02′43″E / 53.02722°N 23.04528°E
53°49′39″N 20°20′51″E / 53.82750°N 20.34750°E
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
Expected December 2015
Construction cost € 340 mill.[1]
Technical information
Type overhead transmission line
Type of current HVDC ( back-to-back)
Total length 341 km (212 mi)
Power rating 1,000 MW
AC Voltage 330& kV in Lithuania
400 kV in Poland
DC Voltage 400 kV
Number of circuits 2

The Lithuania–Poland interconnection LitPol Link is a planned 1000 MW electricity link between the Baltic transmission system (part of the IPS/UPS system) and the synchronous grid of Continental Europe.

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]

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.[3] 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.[4] The joint project company, LitPol Link, was established on 19 May 2008.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7]

On 5 May 2014, construction of the link was initiated in the Alytus district.[8]

Technical features

The interconnection will consist of:

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.[5] Lithuania–Poland interconnection has listed as the EU Trans-European Networks project. The interconnection is expected to be operational by 2015 (500 MW), upgrade of transmission capacity to 1000 MW will be possible after construction of second HVDC back-to-back station.[10][11]

HVDC Back-to-back station

The Alytus HVDC back-to-back station will be situated 600 metres (2,000 ft) southwest of the existing 330 kV-substation, which will be also extended. It will consist of 2 converters, each rated for 500 MW transmission power. The facility will be 200 metres (660 ft) long and 170 metres (560 ft) wide.[12]

Project company

LitPol Link is formed by PSE-Operator and Litgrid with equal stakes. The company is based in Warsaw.[10] The company CEO is Artūras Vilimas.[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lithuania's Litgrid secures EUR 50 million from NIB to fund LitPol Link
  2. ↑ Mozer, Zygmunt (23 October 2007). "Current status of the LitPol project" (PPT). PSE SA. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
  3. ↑ "Poland, Lithuania agree to hook up power grids". Deutsche Presse-Agentur. 29 September 2006. Retrieved 16 February 2008.
  4. ↑ "Poland, Lithuania clinch power link deal". Power Engineering International (PennWell Corporation). 13 February 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2008.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Polish, Lithuanians in energy venture". The Associated Press. 19 May 2008. Archived from the original on 14 February 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
  6. ↑ "Poland picks contractor to build power link with Lithuania". Polish News Bulletin. 14 September 2011. (subscription required). Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  7. ↑ "ABB to install 500 MW high-voltage converter station in Lithuania". The Lithuania Tribune. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  8. ↑ Pradedama „LitPol Link“ statyba
  9. ↑ Paškevičius, Vladas (26 January 2006). "Lithuanian power system and integration into European Union electricity market" (PPT). Lietuvos Energija. Retrieved 16 February 2008.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Lithuania, Poland sign power deal, spurring nuclear plan". Forbes. 12 February 2008. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2008.
  11. ↑ "Phase I: present status of the electricity sector in the EU Member States surrounding the Baltic Sea, including Norway, Belarus, Kaliningrad region and Ukraine; main gaps and bottlenecks, qualitative assessment of new interconnection projects" (PDF). Centro Elettrotecnico Sperimentale Italiano Giacinto Motta SpA (European Commission). June 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  12. ↑ "Back-to-back station". Litpol Link. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  13. ↑ ""Power bridge" deal finalised". The Baltic Times. 24 May 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2008.

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