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The Rzeszów–Khmelnytskyi powerline is an electrical power transmission line between
The Rzeszów–Khmelnytskyi powerline is an electrical power transmission line between Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
and Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
. It is the only 750 kV-powerline in Poland and one of the few of it in the European Union of this type.
History
The decision to build this powerline was made in 1977 and it went in operation in 1985. The line went out of service after Poland joined thesynchronous grid of Continental Europe
The synchronous grid of Continental Europe (also known as Continental Synchronous Area; formerly known as the UCTE grid) is the largest synchronous electrical grid (by connected power) in the world. It is interconnected as a single phase-locked ...
(UCTE).
However, there was a plan to re-activate this line after 2010 by constructing a back-to-back conversion station on the Polish end of the line, but this was not implemented.
In 2016 Energoatom
State Enterprise National Nuclear Energy Generating Company "Energoatom" (SE NNEGC "Energoatom") is a state enterprise operating all four nuclear power plants in Ukraine ( Zaporizhzhia NPP, Rivne NPP, South Ukraine NPP, and Khmelnytskyi NPP). ...
announced it was considering disconnecting unit 2 of the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant
The Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant in Netishyn, Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine. The plant is operated by Energoatom. Two VVER-1000 reactors are operational, each generating 1000 MW (net) of electricity. Construction of the first ...
from the Ukrainian power grid and using the powerline to connect to the Burshtyn TES
Burshtyn TES is a coal-fired power plant of Zakhidenergo located in Ivano-Frankivsk Raion south-east from Burshtyn, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is part of Rinat Akhmetov's holdings. It was struck by four Russian missiles on 10th of Octob ...
energy island which operates on the European power grid, to facilitate exports to Poland and Hungary. In 2019 the Ministry of Energy created a consortium, Ukraine Power Bridge Company Limited, to progress the project, but as of 2020 the project was not agreed. In 2022 Ukraine's grid had synchronised with the European grid and restoration work on the line began. As of 2023, it is operational at 400 kV.
Technical description
It has a length of , of which in Ukraine and in Poland. It runs from Widełka substation nearRzeszów
Rzeszów ( , ; la, Resovia; yi, ריישא ''Raisha'')) is the largest city in southeastern Poland. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River in the heartland of the Sandomierz Basin. Rzeszów has been the capital of the Subcarpathian ...
in Poland to Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant
The Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant in Netishyn, Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine. The plant is operated by Energoatom. Two VVER-1000 reactors are operational, each generating 1000 MW (net) of electricity. Construction of the first ...
in Ukraine. It is an AC line and has a single circuit. It can transfer a maximum power of 1300 MVA.
As guyed portal pylons are used, strainers are from special design. They consist of three free-standing lattice towers each carrying one conductor. Each strainer tower has a crossbar at which the conductor is led around the structure on a huge insulator.
The line crosses at the 750 kV powerline from Zakhidnoukrainska Substation to Rivne Nuclear Power Plant
The Rivne Nuclear Power Plant ( uk, Рівненська АЕС), also called Rovno is a nuclear power plant in Varash, Rivne Oblast, Ukraine.
The Rivne Nuclear Power Station were the first VVER-400 reactors to be constructed in Ukraine. As the ...
, which may be the only crossing of two 750 kV powerlines in Europe.
See also
*Albertirsa–Zakhidnoukrainska–Vinnytsia powerline
The Albertirsa–Zakhidnoukrainska–Vinnytsia powerline is a power transmission line between Ukraine and Hungary. It is a part of the former "Mir" transmission system between the Soviet Union and Comecon countries. As of today, it is the only 750 ...
* Vetrino–Isaccea–Yuzhnoukrainsk powerline
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rzeszow-Khmelnytskyi Powerline Energy infrastructure completed in 1985 High-voltage transmission lines Electric power infrastructure in Poland Electric power transmission systems in Ukraine 1985 establishments in Poland 1985 establishments in Ukraine