List of high-voltage transmission links in Lithuania

List of high-voltage transmission links in Lithuania at voltages higher than 330 kV and/or the 400 kV-grid in Lithuania.

The list does not include links at smaller voltages like 110 kV or less. Lithuania has 13 international 110 kV voltage links: 7 with Belarus, 3 with Russia and 3 with Latvia.

International links edit

Name Substation 1 Substation 2 Total Length (km) Volt (kV) Power (MW) Year Remarks
Alytus–Grodno Alytus   Grodno 330 kV
Jurbarkas–Sovetsk Jurbarkas   Sovetsk 330 kV
Klaipėda–Grobiņa Klaipėda   Grobiņa 330 kV 1977
Klaipėda–Sovetsk Klaipėda   Sovetsk 330 kV
Kruonis–Sovetsk Kruonis PSP   Sovetsk 330 kV
Panevėžys–Aizkraukle Panevėžys   Aizkraukle 330 kV 1970 Connected to Plavinas HPS
Šiauliai–Jelgava Šiauliai   Jelgava 330 kV 1962 Include additional link Mūša–Telšiai
Vilnius–Maladzyechna Vilnius   Maladzyechna 330 kV Planned to be dismissed by 2018[1]
Visaginas–Līksna Visaginas   Līksna 330 kV
Visaginas–Minsk Visaginas   Minsk 750 kV Connection between Ignalina NPP and Minsk CHP-5, Planned to be stopped until 2020[2]
Visaginas–Polock Visaginas   Polock 330 kV
Visaginas–Smorgon Visaginas   Smarhon’ 330 kV
LitPol Link Alytus   Ełk 341 km 330 kV, 400 kV 500 MW 2015 Line-Commutated Converter HVDC Back-to-back system
Harmony Link Darbėnai   Żarnowiec 330 kV, 400 kV 500 MW 2028 (planned) Planned second link between countries.[3][4]
NordBalt Klaipėda   Nybro 450 km 330 kV, 400 kV 700 MW 2015 ±300 kV Voltage-Source Converter HVDC system

Local links edit

Name Substation 1 Substation 2 Total Length (km) Volt (kV) Power (MW) Year Remarks
Klaipėda–Telšiai Klaipėda Telšiai 89 km 330 kV 900 MW 2014 [5]
Kruonis–Jurbarkas Kruonis Jurbarkas 330 kV Connected to Kruonis Pumped Storage Plant.
Kruonis–Šiauliai Kruonis Šiauliai 330 kV Connected to Kruonis Pumped Storage Plant.
Lietuvos elektrinė – Alytus Elektrėnai Alytus 330 kV Connected to Elektrėnai Power Plant.
Lietuvos elektrinė – Panevėžys Elektrėnai Panevėžys 330 kV Connected to Elektrėnai Power Plant.
Lietuvos elektrinė – Kruonis Elektrėnai Kruonis 330 kV Connection between Elektrėnai Power Plant and Kruonis Pumped Storage Plant.
Lietuvos elektrinė – Visaginas Elektrėnai Visaginas 330 kV Connection between Elektrėnai Power Plant and Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant.
Lietuvos elektrinė – Vilnius Elektrėnai Vilnius 330 kV Connected to Elektrėnai Power Plant.
Visaginas–Panevėžys Visaginas Panevėžys 330 kV Connected to Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant.

Proposed local links edit

Name Substation 1 Substation 2 Total Length (km) Volt (kV) Power (MW) Year Remarks
Kruonis–Alytus Kruonis Alytus 330 kV Connected to Kruonis Pumped Storage Plant.
Kruonis–Visaginas Kruonis Visaginas 330 kV
Panevėžys–Mūša Panevėžys Mūša 330 kV
Vilnius–Neris Vilnius Neris Station 330 kV

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Ekspertai aiškinsis, ar įmanoma riboti elektrą iš Astravo AE
  2. ^ Galanda žirkles vienai elektros linijai su Baltarusija
  3. ^ Šiaurės rytų Lenkija įvertino „LitPol Link“ naudą
  4. ^ "About project – Harmony Link". Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  5. ^ Klaipėda-Telšiai