The money will be used for its „Pilot Project DigiTEL Power Lines of the Future – Switching the 400 kV OHL Isaccea – Tulcea West from simple circuit to double circuit”.
The project entails building a 400 kV double circuit overhead electric line between the Isaccea and Tulcea West stations by replacing the existing 400 kV simple circuit overhead electric line, installing two 400 kV cells in the two stations and using some innovative tubular pillars.
“The general objective of the project is to increase the integration capacity of new renewable energy sources from Dobrogea area, where the renewable energy potential is the highest in the country, but the technical constraints given by the limits of the existing overhead power lines do not allow new sources to be integrated in this area. By modernizing and doubling the transmission capacity between Isaccea and Tulcea West, the transfer capacity to neighboring areas will also increase,” Transelectrica officials added.
Switching the 400 kV OHL Isaccea – Tulcea West from simple circuit to double circuit represents a viable solution to avoid overloads and to increase the capacity to connect to the National Power System of the power plants from renewable sources in Dobrogea area, they added.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)