LitPol Link

LitPol Link
Location
CountryLithuania; Poland
Coordinates54°47′56″N 24°15′19″E / 54.79889°N 24.25528°E / 54.79889; 24.25528 (Kruonis substation)
54°26′34″N 23°58′32″E / 54.44278°N 23.97556°E / 54.44278; 23.97556 (Alytus substation)
54°26′19″N 23°58′02″E / 54.43861°N 23.96722°E / 54.43861; 23.96722 (Alytus HVDC back-to-back station)
53°46′25″N 22°19′20″E / 53.77361°N 22.32222°E / 53.77361; 22.32222 (Ełk substation)
53°01′38″N 23°02′43″E / 53.02722°N 23.04528°E / 53.02722; 23.04528 (Narew substation)
53°49′39″N 20°20′51″E / 53.82750°N 20.34750°E / 53.82750; 20.34750 (Mątki substation)
General directionsouth–north
FromKruonis
Passes throughAlytus
Ełk
ToNarew
Matki
Ownership information
OwnerLitPol Link
PartnersPSE-Operator
Litgrid
Construction information
Construction started5 May 2014
Construction cost€ 340 mill.[1]
Commissioned9 December 2015
Technical information
Typeoverhead transmission line
Type of currentHVDC (back-to-back)
Total length341 km (212 mi)
Power rating500 MW (current)
1,000 MW (planned)
AC voltage330 kV in Lithuania
400 kV in Poland
DC voltage±70 kV
No. of circuits2

LitPol Link is an electricity link between Poland and Lithuania which connects the Baltic transmission system to the synchronous grid of Continental Europe. It has a capacity of 500 MW and since 2021 it can operate in a synchronous regime.[2]

  1. ^ Lithuania's Litgrid secures EUR 50 million from NIB to fund LitPol Link
  2. ^ "Lietuva jau turi sinchronizacijai paruoštą jungtį su Lenkija: "Litgrid" įgyvendino "LitPol Link" išplėtimo projektą". Litgrid (in Lithuanian). 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.