Lithuania launches construction of electricity link with Poland
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite officially launched the construction of Lithuania-Poland electricity link LitPol in Lithuanian city of Alytus. The link will not only connect Lithuanian and Polish electricity markets, but will also connect the Baltic states to the EU energy market and energy system, making them more energy independent.
The investment is estimated to cost PLN 1.8 billion of which PLN 725 million will be financed from the EU subsidies. The 163 kilometers long line (of which 112 km will be on Polish territory) will connect Polish Ełk, with Lithuanian Alytus. The system will include a direct current converter, necessary for matching different power transmission systems in both countries. The initial capacity of the link will be 500 MW, but its expected to be doubled starting from 2020.
The link is expected to be operational by the end of 2015.
