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Investments cleared for 700-MW interconnector between Poland, Lithuania
June 2 (Renewables Now) – Polish transmission system operator (TSO) PSE SA and Lithuania’s Litgrid have approved investments in a 700-MW interconnector project between Poland and Lithuania.
The Harmony Link will be a 330-km (205.1-mile) undersea cabling system that will connect Zarnowiec, Poland, and Lithuania’s Darbenai and allow the synchronisation of the Baltic states’ power systems with the synchronous area of continental Europe. It will also enable the integration of further renewable energy capacity in the Baltic countries when it comes online in 2025.
PSE and Litgrid have taken final investment decisions on the implementation phase of the EUR-700-million (USD 854.7m) project, PSE said on Monday. The next step will be to initiate tender procedures for finding contractors for the high voltage direct current (HVDC) cable and converter stations. Territorial planning and environmental impact assessme
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Baltic states take major step towards full energy independence
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The largest ever grant from Brussels should allow the three Baltic states to gain full control of their electricity networks by 2025 and complete their transition away from Russian infrastructure. Emerging Europe, partners of LRT English, report.
The European Union has agreed to provide Poland and the Baltic states with a grant worth 719.7 million euros to carry out phase two of a project to link the electricity networks of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania with the Continental European Network (CEN).
The project aims to better integrate the electricity grids of the three Baltic states with those of the rest of Europe and ensure their energy independence from third countries. While in recent years Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have ended their electricity isolation by building new interconnections with Finland, Poland and Sweden, for historical reasons, their electric
The grant agreement releasing €719.7 million of EU funding from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) to carry out Phase II of the synchronisation of the Baltic States electricity network with the Continental European Network (CEN) was officially signed.
Dirk Beckers, Director of the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) said:
“This is the largest CEF Energy grant ever awarded, and will be decisive for completing the synchronisation of the Baltic States electricity grid with the Continental European Network. We are looking forward to working closely with the electricity transmission system operators of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland for the successful and timely implementation of this strategic project”.