HVDC Šiauliai–Jelgava
| HVDC Šiauliai-Jelgava | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | Lithuania; Latvia |
| General direction | north-south-north |
| From | Šiauliai |
| Passes through | Mūša station |
| To | Jelgava |
| Ownership information | |
| Partners |
Litgrid Augstsprieguma tikls |
| Technical information | |
| Type | overhead transmission line |
| Type of current | HVDC |
| AC Voltage | 330 kV |
The HVDC Šiauliai–Jelgava is an electricity link in the Baltic transmission system (part of the IPS/UPS system) between Lithuania and Latvia. It is one of seven electricity links between the two countries and one of the four of HDVC interconnections between Lithuania and Latvia with a voltage of 330 kV.
History
In 1956, the Lithuanian national electricity grid was established with a link between the Petrašiūnai Power Plant in Kaunas and the Rekyva Power Plant in Šiauliai. Šiauliai (Lithuania) and Jelgava (Latvia) were connected by HVDC cable in 1962 creating the first ever transmission link between the two neighbouring countries. It was also the first ever 330 kV cable in Lithuania.[1]
In 1997, a 93.2 kilometres (57.9 mi) long link with a voltage of 330 kV to the Lithuanian city Telšiai was added to the HDVC Šiauliai–Jelgava.
See also
- List of HVDC links in Lithuania
- Other links between Lithuania and Latvia: HVDC Panevėžys-Aizkraukle, HVDC Visaginas-Līksna and HVDC Klaipėda-Grobiņa;