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State of Play 2006 3Rd SYSTINT Report European, CIS April 2007 Ref: 2007-030-0428 ................................................................................................... European, CIS and Mediterranean Interconnection: State of Play 2006 rd 3 SYSTINT Report ................................................................................................... Joint EURELECTRIC-UCTE WG SYSTINT (with contribution of WG SYSTMED and other experts) European, CIS and Mediterranean Interconnection: State of Play 2006 3rd SYSTINT Report ............................................................................................ Joint EURELECTRIC-UCTE WG SYSTINT (with contribution of WG SYSTMED and other experts) ............................................................................................ Paper prepared by the following members of the SYSTINT group: Georges De Montravel (FR) (Chairman, WG SYSTINT) Karel Witner (CZ), Juan Francisco Alonso-Llorente (ES), Rodica Balaurescu (RO), Frank Berger (DE), Giannis Kabouris (GR), Trajce Cerepnalkovski; Elizabeta Sijanovska-Atanasov (MK), Anne-Marie Denis (FR), Yildiz Durukan (TR), Valentin P. Gerikh (RU), Roald Haugen (NO), Heikki Heikkilä (FI), Philippe Huber (CH), Dejana Popovic Milovanovic (RS), Antanas Jankauskas (LT), Adam Kaczanowski (PL), Adrian Orzechowski (PL), Michalis Kaniklides (CY), Wil L. Kling (NL), Marina Bate (GB), Artur Manuel Anjos Lourenço (PT), Damjan Medjimorec (HR), Tatiana Petkova (BG), Peter Gabris (SK), Ernst Reittinger- Hubmer (AT), Aliaksej Shirma; Natalia Rechetnikova (BY), Arnis Staltmanis (LV), Marc Stubbe (BE), Andras Turoczi (HU), Jan Sundell (SE), Mirjan Trampuz (SI), Pier Francesco Zanuzzi (IT), Yevgeniy Zorin; Sergii Korniush (UA) Others: Evgeny Mishuk, Vladimir Volosski (CIS EPC), Bruno Cova (CESI), Juan-Manuel Rodríguez García (UCTE), Habib El Andaloussi (OME) Providers of the country reports are fully responsible for the content of their contributions. Their contact details are provided in the Annex 2. EURELECTRIC Secretariat: Juho Lipponen, Anne-Marie Rego, Ludmila Majlathova, Gaël Glorieux Copyright 2007 © Union of the Electricity Industry – EURELECTRIC – A.I.S.B.L. All rights reserved Printed in Brussels (Belgium) Copyright 2007 © Union for the Co-ordination of Transmission of Electricity – UCTE All rights reserved The Union of the Electricity Industry–EURELECTRIC is the sector association representing the common interests of the electricity industry at pan- European level, plus its affiliates and associates on several other continents. In line with its mission, EURELECTRIC seeks to contribute to the competitiveness of the electricity industry, to provide effective representation for the industry in public affairs, and to promote the role of electricity both in the advancement of society and in helping provide solutions to the challenges of sustainable development. EURELECTRIC’s formal opinions, policy positions and reports are formulated in Working Groups, composed of experts from the electricity industry, supervised by five Committees. This “structure of expertise” ensures that EURELECTRIC’s published documents are based on high-quality input with up- to-date information. For further information on EURELECTRIC activities, visit our website, which provides general information on the association and on policy issues relevant to the electricity industry; latest news of our activities; EURELECTRIC positions and statements; a publications catalogue listing EURELECTRIC reports; and information on our events and conferences. EURELECTRIC pursues in all its activities the application of the following sustainable development values: Economic Development Growth, added-value, efficiency Environmental Leadership Commitment, innovation, pro-activeness Social Responsibility Transparency, ethics, accountability www.eurelectric.org Union of the Electricity Industry - EURELECTRIC - A.I.S.B.L. Boulevard de l’Impératrice, 66 - bte2 - B - 1000 BRUXELLES Tel. : + 32 2 515 10 00 - Fax. : + 32 2 515 10 10 Email : [email protected] What is UCTE? The Union for the Co-ordination of Transmission of Electricity (UCTE) co-ordinates the interests of transmission system operators in 23 European countries. Their common objective is to guarantee the security of operation of the interconnected power system. 50 years of joint activities laid the basis for a leading position in the world, which the UCTE holds in the quality of synchronous operation of interconnected power systems. Through the networks of the UCTE 450 million people are supplied with electric energy and annual electricity consumption totals approx. 2300 TWh. Close co-operation of member companies is imperative to make the best possible use of benefits offered by interconnected operation. For this reason, the UCTE has developed a number of rules and recommendations that constitute the basis for the smooth operation of the power system. Only the consistent maintenance of the high demands on quality will permit in the future to set standards in terms of security and reliability as in the past. Key figures 33 Transmission System Operators (TSO) 23 European Countries 450 million Customers served by the represented power systems 587 GW Installed capacity in 2005 2600 TWh Electricity consumption in 2005 265 TWh Sum of electricity exchange between member TSOs 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 manages 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 monitoring 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..................................................................................................................... 6 1. The Interconnected Electric Systems: Present Status........................................ 7 1.1 The Long Process of Developing Interconnected Electric Systems .............. 7 1.2 The Main Driving Forces Behind the Formation of the Present Interconnected Electric System...................................................................... 8 1.3 The Main Blocks: Present Status ................................................................. 10 1.3.1 European Mainland Synchronous Power System - UCTE Block ............ 11 1.3.2 The Power System of the Nordic Countries............................................. 14 1.3.3 The Power System of the United Kingdom (UKTSOA)........................... 17 1.3.4 Interconnected/Unified Power Systems of the Commonwealth of Independent States and Baltic States....................................................... 18 1.3.5 The Power System of Turkey................................................................... 25 1.3.6 South-Eastern Mediterranean Block ....................................................... 26 1.3.7 South-Western Mediterranean Block....................................................... 27 1.3.8 The Mediterranean Isolated Systems: Israel, Cyprus and Malta ............ 28 1.3.9 Summary of Existing Interconnections in the Mediterranean Region..... 29 2. The Interconnected Electric Systems: Developments ...................................... 32 2.1 The Driving Forces for Further Development of Interconnected Electric Systems........................................................................................... 32 2.1.1 The Need to Increase the Reliability and Security of Systems................. 32 2.1.2 The Request from New Countries to Be Connected to the UCTE System 33 2.1.3 The EU Internal Energy Market and its Main Features.......................... 33 2.1.4 On-going Political Processes and External Relations ............................ 35 2.2 On-going Projects and Studies..................................................................... 37 2.2.1 UCTE On-going Studies.......................................................................... 37 2.2.2 Nordic Countries – Grid Investment Projects ......................................... 41 2.2.3 United Kingdom....................................................................................... 42 2.2.4 Commonwealth of Independent States and Baltic States......................... 42 2.2.5 Mediterranean Countries ........................................................................ 43 2.3 The List of Projects...................................................................................... 47 2.3.1 Projects and Studies Completed
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