Energy

Connecting Europe Facility
ENERGY
Member States involved:
Lithuania
LitPol Link construction
4.5.1-0005-LT-W-M-15
Part of Project of Common Interest 4.5.1
Implementation schedule
Start date: April 2015
End date: February 2016
Budget:
Estimated total cost of the action:
€54,753,000
Maximum EU contribution:
€27,376,500
Percentage of EU support: 50%
Beneficiary:
Litgrid AB
www.litgrid.eu
Additional information:
European Commission
http://ec.europa.eu/energy/infrastructu
re/index_en.htm
Innovation and Networks Executive
Agency (INEA)
http://inea.ec.europa.eu
Agency for the Cooperation of Energy
Regulators (ACER)
www.acer.europa.eu
European Network of Transmission
System Operators for Electricity
(ENTSO-E)
www.entsoe.eu
The current Action implements the first part of Project of Common Interest
(PCI) 4.5.1 which is the interconnection between the Lithuanian and
the Polish electricity system at the Lithuanian/Polish border called “LitPol
Link”.
The Action's goal is the construction and commissioning of approximately
51 km double circuit 400 kV AC overhead line between Alytus (Lithuania) to
the Polish border. This consists of the construction of OHL foundations,
in the Lithuanian territory and the construction and co mmissioning of a
500 MW High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) back-to-back converter
station with a 400 kV switchyard in Alytus (Lithuania). There will be
8 single-phase converter station transformers, of which 2 will be
spare ones. Once completed, it will pave the way for the commencement
of the second phase of the LitPol Link.
The Action is ongoing.
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