Transelectrica to double cross-border power transmission capacity
Romania, Bucharest: Investments are underway to contribute to the European Union’s goal to establish an internal market and provide clean energy for everyone.
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Romania, Bucharest: Investments are underway to contribute to the European Union’s goal to establish an internal market and provide clean energy for everyone.
On 1 January 2021, Transelectrica will have a cross-border export capacity of 2.8 GW and the ability to import power at a volume of 3 GW, compared to 2.2 GW in both directions one year before and the targeted level of 5 GW.
The planned investments will boost the volume to more than 5 GW by January 2026, said Transelectrica’s Directorate Chairman Cătălin Nițu said.
The ten-year investment plan is worth $1.43 B (€1.16 B), of which $367 M (€300 M) should be grants from the European Union. Transelectrica said it is contributing to the establishment of the EU’s internal market and the trade bloc’s objective to get access to clean energy for everyone.
The state-owned company intends to integrate renewable and other sources of electricity in the regions of Dobruja and Moldova including an offshore wind power plant in the Black Sea of 300 MW and an overhead power line from Dobruja to Bucharest. The Reşiţa-Timișoara-Săcălaz-Arad link will be upgraded to 400 kV, resulting in a boost for the cross-border capacity with Hungary and Serbia.
The interconnection with Hungary is planned to be improved with a 400 kV interconnection from Oradea to Józsa. The 400 kV overhead power line from Oradea Sud to Nădab has just been put into operation, enabling the connection with Békéscsaba in Hungary. The bilateral cross-border capacity reached an overall 1 GW, Transelectrica said.
Official data shows Romania’s electricity imports jumped 58 % in the first ten months of the year on an annual basis, to 6.3 TWh.
In other news, the household electricity market will be liberalized in January 2021. Consumers can make a contract with a supplier or remain in a universal service regime.
Source: Balkan Green Energy News