At the beginning of the year, a meeting was held in Athens between the energy ministers of Romania and Serbia, where the possibilities for improving energy cooperation were discussed. On that occasion, the importance of regional connection in the gas sector was discussed, as well as the importance of the established gas interconnection between Serbia and Bulgaria, which enables the diversification of sources – supplying gas from the LNG terminal in Greece, as well as gas from Azerbaijan, but the plan for further connection was also emphasized. with other neighboring countries, and Romania and North Macedonia were among the first in the plan, as announced at the time on the website of the Government of Serbia.
On this occasion, in the middle of November of this year, a part of the high-voltage interconnecting transmission line of 400 kW connecting Rešica in Romania with the border of Serbia was put into operation. The transmission line is not only a key energy bridge between the two countries, but also a vital part of the Trans-Balkan electricity transmission corridor, which directly connects the transformer stations TS Pančevo 2 and TS Rešica, according to the website of the Electric Grid of Serbia (EMS).
One of the two systems, or rather one of the two transmission lines, which connects the transformer stations TS Pančevo 2 and TS Rešica, has been put into operation, while the commissioning of the second system is announced for the first quarter of next year.
The Romanian side of the transmission line has 206 poles and stretches for 62 kilometers.
When we talk about interconnecting power lines, we are talking about power infrastructure that connects the power grids of two or more countries, which enables the transmission of power across borders. With the help of interconnecting transmission lines, countries can exchange electricity, which allows them to manage production capacities, because for example, one country can have a surplus of hydropower produced, and in this way can export it to a neighboring country that may have a deficit. In general, connecting energy systems ensures greater energy stability of countries.
As a reminder, EMS commissioned its part of the transmission line, which stretches from Pancevo to the Romanian border, in December 2017. The Serbian section, 68 kilometers long with 203 steel lattice poles, was extremely important for the supply of electricity in the eastern part of Serbia, and was initially put into operation as a two-system transmission line.
The commissioning of a key segment of the Trans-Balkan Corridor strengthens the cooperation of the energy networks of Southeast Europe, and thus the regional energy infrastructure, which this part of Europe badly needs.
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Source: energetskiportal.rs
