Vilnius, Lithuania, 2011-12-30 13:51 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Litgrid, the operator of the electricity transmission system, signed a contract with A. Žilinskio ir Ko UAB that won a public procurement tender for the construction of high-voltage electricity transmission line Klaipėda – Telšiai. The Lithuanian Business Support Agency (LBSA) will allocate LTL 22.7 million for the implementation of the project. The total value of the project amounts to LTL 68.1 million.
“This electricity transmission line, which will be 89 kilometres long, is the first 330 kV high-voltage electricity transmission line to be constructed in Lithuania during the past 17 years. We are pleased to sign this important contract before the end of the year so that the contractor will be able to start working immediately”, Virgilijus Poderys, CEO of Litgrid, says.
The electricity transmission line Klaipėda – Telšiai is an integral part of the international power link NordBalt, which will ensure the integration of the electricity systems and electricity markets of Lithuania and the Northern European countries. It is expected that the construction of Klaipėda - Telšiai electricity transmission line will be complete in 2014. The operation of the 700 MW power link NordBalt will start at the end of 2015.
900 MW electricity transmission line Klaipėda – Telšiai will also increase security of electricity supply in the Western Lithuania, especially for the population of Klaipėda, Telšiai and Plungė districts.
Vilija Railaitė
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