LitPol Link
 |
|
| 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 |
| Owner | LitPol Link |
| Partners |
PSE-Operator Litgrid |
| Construction started | 5 May 2014 |
| Construction cost | € 340 mill. |
| Type | overhead transmission line |
| Type of current | HVDC ( back-to-back) |
| Total length | 341 km (212 mi) |
| Power rating | 500 MW (current) 1,000 MW (planned) |
| AC Voltage | 330& kV in Lithuania 400 kV in Poland |
| DC Voltage | ±70 kV |
| No. of circuits | 2 |
The Lithuania–Poland interconnection LitPol Link represents electricity link between the Baltic transmission system (part of the IPS/UPS system) and the synchronous grid of Continental Europe. As of 2016[update] the first stage of the project which has a capacity of 500 MW has been completed.
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. The connection is expected to increase Poland's electricity interconnection level from 2% to 4%. Parts of LitPol are on the EU "Projects of Common Interest" list in November 2015.
On 29 September 2006 Polish President Lech Kaczyński and Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus signed joint declaration on the joint power grid project during their meeting in Warsaw. 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. Project Company Shareholding Agreement signed on 12 February 2008 in Warsaw. The joint project company LitPol Link was founded on 19 May 2008.
Aiming to build a 400 kV overhead line between Ełk and Łomża PSE-Operator signed a contract with the Polish construction company PBE ELBUD Group on 12 September 2011. During start of 2013 Lithuanian transmission system operator Litgrid awarded ABB Group a $110 million contract to supply and install the first HVDC converter station in proximity of Alytus, Lithuania.
...
Wikipedia