LitPol Link
| LitPol Link | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Lithuania; Poland |
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| General direction | south–north |
| From | Kruonis |
| Passes through | Alytus / Ełk |
| To | Narew / Matki |
| Ownership information | |
| Owner | LitPol Link |
| Partners | PSE Litgrid |
| Construction information | |
| Construction started | 5 May 2014 |
| Construction cost | €340 million[1] |
| Commissioned | 9 December 2015 |
| Technical information | |
| Type | overhead transmission line |
| Type of current | AC |
| Total length | 341 km (212 mi) |
| Power rating | 500 MW |
| AC voltage | 330 kV in Lithuania 400 kV in Poland |
| No. of circuits | 2 |
LitPol Link is an electricity link between Poland and Lithuania which connects the Baltic power systems to the Continental Europe Synchronous Area. It has a capacity of 500 MW and since 2025 operates in a synchronous regime.[2]
History
[edit | edit source]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.[3] The connection is expected to increase Poland's electricity interconnection level from 2% to 4%.[4] Parts of LitPol are on the EU "Projects of Common Interest" list in November 2015.[5]
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.[6] The memorandum of understanding to establish a joint interconnection operator was signed between Lietuvos Energija and Polish PSE in Vilnius on 8 December 2006. Project Company Shareholding Agreement signed on 12 February 2008 in Warsaw.[7] The joint project company LitPol Link was founded on 19 May 2008.[8]
Aiming to build a 400 kV overhead line between Ełk and Łomża, PSE signed a contract with the Polish construction company PBE ELBUD Group on 12 September 2011.[9] In early 2013, the 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.[10]
Construction of the link commenced in the Alytus district on 5 May 2014.[11] LitPol electricity link started operations on 9 December 2015 the same day transmitting up to 200 MW power from Poland to Lithuania.[12]
Technical features
[edit | edit source]The interconnection comprises a 53-kilometre (33 mi) double-circuit 330 kV line from Kruonis to Alytus, a 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 on the Lithuanian side, and a 106-kilometre (66 mi) double-circuit 400 kV line from the border to Ełk on Polish side.[13]
According to the pre-feasibility study, the cost of the interconnection was estimated to be €237 million. With a view to enhancing existing energy infrastructure, including Poland–Germany and Poland–Czech Republic upgrades, the Polish TSO invested an additional €650 million and the Lithuanian TSO €262 million.[8] The Lithuania–Poland interconnection has been designated an EU Trans-European Networks project. The interconnection initial capacity is 500 MW, with a transmission capacity upgrade of up to 1000 MW possible after completion of a second HVDC back-to-back station.[14][15]
The tower 61 near Ełk, tower 160, tower 166 (both near Suwalki), and tower 293 near Sankury, have a height of 107 metres.[citation needed]
HVDC back-to-back station
[edit | edit source]Between 2015 and 2025, the line was connected to the HVDC back-to-back converter station, located in the Alytus, 600 metres (2,000 ft) southwest of the existing 330 kV-substation. It had two converters each rated for 500 MW transmission power. The facility is 200 metres (660 ft) long and 170 metres (560 ft) wide.[16] Following the synchronization with CESA, the line is connected to the transformers and operates in synchronous mode.
Project company
[edit | edit source]LitPol Link was founded by PSE and Litgrid with equal stakes. The company is based in Warsaw.[14] Acting Managing Director of LitPol Link Artūras Vilimas.[17]
See also
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- Energy in Lithuania
- List of high-voltage transmission links in Lithuania
- Estlink (between Estonia and Finland)
- NordBalt (between Lithuania and Sweden)
- SwePol (between Poland and Sweden)
- Lithuania–Poland pipeline (natural gas interconnection between Lithuania and Poland)
- Harmony Link, subsea cable between Lithuania and Poland
- Baltic states synchronization with CESA
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lithuania's Litgrid secures EUR 50 million from NIB to fund LitPol Link
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- ^ "Achieving the 10% electricity interconnection target Archived 2015-12-25 at the Wayback Machine" 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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