Country Lithuania; Latvia From Šiauliai To Jelgava | General direction north-south-north Passes through Mūša station AC Voltage 330 kV | |
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Type of current High-voltage direct current Partners Litgrid, Augstsprieguma tīkls | ||
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.
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.