Examples of priority investment projects implemented under investment programmes
Programme 1. Improving supply conditions in central and northeastern Poland
The objective of the projects included in Programme 1 is to ensure reliable power evacuation from the Kozienice Power Plant after its expansion with a new 1,000 MW power unit, and to improve the reliability of power supply to areas in the northern and northeastern parts of the NPS and the Warsaw agglomeration.
Programme 2. Improving supply conditions in southwestern Poland
The implementation of the investment projects included in Programme 2 is expected to ensure reliable power evacuation from the Turów Power Plant and improve the reliability of power supply to areas in the southwestern part of the NPS, especially the largest customer in the area – the Copper Mining and Smelting Complex (KGHM). The projects included in this programme also have a significant impact on the electricity transmission and power supply capabilities of the northern areas of the country and affect the capability of cross-border exchange on the synchronous profile (interconnections between Poland and Germany, the Czech Republic and Slovakia), especially in the import direction.
Programme 3. Improving power supply conditions in central and northwestern Poland
The objective of the projects included in Programme 3 is to ensure reliable power evacuation from the Dolna Odra Power Plant and from wind farms and photovoltaic sources, both existing and planned, in the northern part of the country, and to improve the certainty of power supply to areas in the northwestern part of the NPS. The projects included in Programme 3 also have a significant impact on the capability of cross-border exchange on the synchronous profile (interconnections between Poland and Germany, the Czech Republic and Slovakia), especially in the import direction.
Programme 4. Power evacuation from RES including the improvement of power supply conditions in northern Poland
The implementation of projects under Programme 4 should ensure reliable power evacuation from wind farms located in the northern part of the country, as well as increase the reliability of power supply to areas in the northern part of the NPS and the capability of cross-border exchange with the Swedish and – in the future – Lithuanian power system.
Programme 5. Improving supply conditions in southeastern Poland
The projects included in Programme 5 are intended to ensure reliable power evacuation from the Bełchatów and Kozienice Power Plants and improve the reliability of power supply to areas in the central, eastern and northwestern parts of the NPS, including the Lodz and Szczecin agglomerations. The projects included in Programme 5 also have a significant impact on the improvement of ICT and communication infrastructure. Some of these are local in nature, primarily related to the expansion and modernisation of existing grid assets.
Programme 6. Modernisation of general substation systems and the Technical Protection System (SOT)
The objective of implementing the projects included in Programme 6 is to:
- meeting the provisions of Articles 41 and 42 of the Commission Regulation of 24 November 2017 establishing a network code on electricity emergency and restoration (NC ER).
- expansion and modernisation of the Technical Protection System for EHV substations,
- establishment of an Emergency Centre within the structures of PSE to enable integration of the Technical Protection System SOT and pilot launch of local integrators at 10 selected substation facilities with links to the Emergency Centre.
Programme 7. Improving power supply conditions in central and southern Poland
The projects under Programme 7 are intended to ensure the reliability of transmission grid operation in the southern part of the country, below the conventional Warsaw-Poznan line. Some of them are local in nature, primarily related to the expansion and modernisation of existing grid assets, and there are larger ones, related to the construction of new 400 kV lines running in the north-south direction.
Programme 9. HVDC grid construction
The objective of the implementation of projects under Programme 9 is to ensure the operational reliability of the transmission grid and to enable synchronisation of the Baltic states with continental Europe. Thus:
- Modernisation of the Słupsk AC/DC converter substation will increase the reliability and dependability of the substation’s operation, which will have an impact on ensuring the stability and availability of the HVDC interconnection, which is a source of power supply for the northern part of Poland and enables commercial exchange of electricity with Scandinavian countries, through the Swedish system;
- The construction of a submarine cable link between Poland and Lithuania is part of an international agreement concluded between representatives of Poland and the Baltic states and the EU – to synchronise the Baltics with continental Europe (while carrying out further expansion of the NTS). The tasks included in Programme 12 are an alternative to this solution;
- The construction of a north-south HVDC interconnection is aimed at increasing the security and flexibility of NPS operation. It will provide an additional, fully controllable tool for operational management of the NPS, which will enable the transmission of electricity directly to the south of Poland, especially in RES high generation states.
Programme 10. Direct contracting
Programme 10 is to provide direct contracting for the supply of autotransformers and reactors for grid projects and the supply of selected equipment and gear for the purposes of investment projects and O&M tasks. It includes projects for the supply of circuit breakers, disconnectors, earthing switches, busbar protection devices, bay protection devices, OPGW conductors, transformers, phase conductors, cable systems, surge arresters, MTS circuit breakers and substation SCADA systems. These supply contracts are expected, through economies of scale, to provide the company with optimised purchasing processes and reduce capital and operating expenditure. The purchase of the mobile panel will allow capital and modernisation works to be carried out without restricting NPS operation.
Programme 11. Power evacuation from OWFs and the Nuclear Power Plant
The objective of the projects included in Programme 11 is to ensure reliable power evacuation from wind farms and photovoltaic sources, both existing and planned, in the northwestern part of the country, and to improve the certainty of power supply to areas in the northwestern part of the NPS. The implementation of the programme will also make it possible to ensure power supply to the NPP construction site and in the next stage to increase the capacity of the NPS to evacuate power from the planned NPP units (Choczewo commune) through the necessary expansion of the transmission grid.
Programme 12. Interconnection between Poland and Lithuania (now known as Harmony Link) with the connection of the Suwałki Special Economic Zone
The projects under Programme 12 are designed to ensure reliable connection of the Baltic States’ power system with that of continental Europe.
