LitPol Link

LitPol Link
Location
Country	Lithuania; Poland
Coordinates	54°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 direction	south–north
From	Kruonis
Passes through	Alytus Ełk
To	Narew Matki
Ownership information
Owner	LitPol Link
Partners	PSE-Operator Litgrid
Construction information
Construction started	5 May 2014
Construction cost	€ 340 mill.[1]
Commissioned	9 December 2015
Technical information
Type	overhead transmission line
Type of current	HVDC (back-to-back)
Total length	341 km (212 mi)
Power rating	500 MW (current) 1,000 MW (planned)
AC voltage	330 kV in Lithuania 400 kV in Poland
DC voltage	±70 kV
No. of circuits	2

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]