European Interconnection: State of the Art 2002 (SYSTINT Annual Report)
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October 2002 2002-210-0002 ....................................................................................................... European Interconnection: State of the Art 2002 (SYSTINT Annual Report) ....................................................................................................... WG SYSTINT ....................................................................................................... European Interconnection: State of the Art 2002 (SYSTINT Annual Report) ............................................................................................ WG SYSTINT ............................................................................................ Paper prepared by: Georges de Montravel (Chairman) (FR), Reinhard Hirtler (AT), Michel Deuse (BE), Tatiana Petkova (BG), Plamen Popov (BG), Natalia Rechetnikova (BY), Venizelos Efthymiou (CY), Karel Witner (CZ), Frank Berger (DE), Jürgen Schwarz (UCTE Representative) (DE), Matthias Luther (DE), Carl Hilger (DK), Kamel Yassin Moustafa (EG), Juan Francisco Alonso-Llorente (ES), José Luis Sancha-Gonzalo (ES), Heikki Heikkilä (FI), Anne-Marie Denis (FR), Trajce Cerepnalkovski (FYROM), Marcus Stewart (GB), Albert Maissis (GR), Damjan Medimorec (HR), Andras Turoczi (HU), Paolo Ricci (IT), Pier Francesco Zanuzzi (IT), Anatanas Jankauskas (LT), Vilnis Kreslins (LV), Wil. L. Kling (NL), Adam Kaczanowski (PL), Adrian Orzechowski (PL), Victor Cambureanu (RO), Valentin P. Gerikh (RU), Mirjan Trampuz (SI), Karol Cesnek (SK), Peter Gabris (SK), Sergiy Kornyush (UA), Duško Tubić (YU), Vladimir Janković (YU), Nebojša Ćorović (YU) Copyright © Union of the Electricity Industry – EURELECTRIC 2002 All rights reserved Printed in Brussels (Belgium) Copyright © Union for the Co-ordination of transmission of Electricity - UCTE, 2002 All rights reserved The Union of the Electricity Industry - EURELECTRIC, formed as a result of a merger in December 1999 of the twin Electricity Industry Associations, UNIPEDE1 and EURELECTRIC2, is the sector association representing the common interests of the European Electricity Industry and its worldwide affiliates and associates. Its mission is to contribute to the development and competitiveness of the Electricity Industry and to promote the role of electricity in the advancement of society. 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They are intended for wide circulation both within the electricity supply industry and outside it. ` Please do not hesitate to ask for the latest available printed EURELECTRIC publications catalogue (with summaries of EURELECTRIC reports) from: Union of the Electricity Industry – EURELECTRIC Documentation 66 Boulevard de l'Impératrice BE-1000 Brussels BELGIUM Tel: +32 2 515 10 00 Fax: +32 2 515 10 10 Email: [email protected] ` You can also use the EURELECTRIC Internet Web site, which provides the following information: - EURELECTRIC general information - EURELECTRIC positions and statements - Events & Conferences - Publications Catalogue http://www.eurelectric.org 1 International Union of Producers and Distributors of Electrical Energy 2 European Grouping of Electricity Undertakings What is UCTE? The "Union for the Co-ordination of Transmission of Electricity" (UCTE) is an association of transmission system operators in continental Europe, providing a reliable market base by efficient and secure electrical »power highways«. The interconnected system ensures the technical condition for the reliable operation, and provides benefit for all market participants because they guarantee market access. For more than fifty years UCTE has been co-ordinating by a variety of technical rules and recommendations the international operation of high voltage grids that all work with one »heart beat«: the 50 Hz UCTE frequency. UCTE is committed to the development of the system to meet all new market requirements, but without losses in terms of reliability for the existing system. The UCTE network brings a safe electricity supply for some 400 million people. Therefore UCTE handles one of the biggest electrical synchronous interconnections worldwide. This technical solution provides the possibility of the free market operation. Key figures 35 Transmission System Operators (TSO) 21 European Countries 400 million Customers served by the represented power systems 516 GW Installed capacity 2100 TWh Electricity consumption in 2001 230 TWh Sum of electricity exchange between member TSOs under rules of UCTE 200.000 km Length of high-voltage transmission lines managed by the TSOs Principles – UCTE is convinced that the reliability of the biggest electric European synchronous interconnected area and the development of stable conditions for flourishing electricity markets in this area are inseparable and mutually interdependent issues. – UCTE is responsible for the security of the UCTE system, which is the ability of the system to withstand major or sudden disturbances, such as the loss of production units, grid elements, but also accidents or attacks. – UCTE is responsible for the adequacy of the UCTE system, which is the structural ability of the system to balance actual power and energy demand. – Each member TSO in UCTE is responsible for the quality of its own transmission system services, and together, all UCTE members will keep up the technical basis for a sound market development. – UCTE ensures the quality of international transmission services, and also an early alert in case of declining generation and/or transmission capacities that might lead to sudden restrictions or adverse impacts on competitive electricity markets. Please do not hesitate to visit our website or to contact us for information or publications: Union for the Co-ordination of Transmission of Electricity - UCTE 15 Boulevard Saint-Michel BE - 1040 Brussels BELGIUM Tel: +32 2 741 69 40 Fax: +32 2 741 69 49 E-mail: [email protected] http://www.ucte.org Table of Contents Introduction...................................................................................................................... 7 1. The interconnected electric systems: Present Status .................................................... 9 1.1 A long process................................................................................................ 9 1.2 The main driving forces ............................................................................... 11 1.3 The main blocks ........................................................................................... 11 1.3.1 UCTE 1 .......................................................................................... 12 1.3.2 UCTE 2 .......................................................................................... 13 1.3.3 NORDEL ....................................................................................... 13 1.3.4 United Kingdom............................................................................. 16 1.3.5 Turkey............................................................................................ 17 1.3.6 North Africa................................................................................... 17 1.3.7 Unified Power Systems.................................................................. 17 1.3.8 Baltic states .................................................................................... 18 2. The developments........................................................................................................ 20 2.1 The driving forces ........................................................................................ 20 2.2 The projects.................................................................................................. 20 2.2.1 EU energy infrastructures .............................................................. 20 2.2.2 The scheduled projects for the reinforcement of the present system ............................................................................................ 22 2.2.3 Bulgaria-Romania.......................................................................... 25 2.2.4 The Burshtyn Island....................................................................... 26 2.2.5 Reconnection of the second UCTE area ........................................ 27 2.2.6 South East European Cooperative Initiative ................................. 27 2.2.7 North Africa 1 and 2 ...................................................................... 28 2.2.8 Turkey............................................................................................ 31 2.2.9