The modernization of PSE's transmission network to adapt it to distributed energy sources, i.e. windmills, photovoltaics and energy storage facilities, is to take place in 2025-2034. PLN 64 billion according to government plans. This includes the construction of approximately 4,700–5,000 km of new 400 kV lines, 28 new stations, the modernization of 110 existing ones and an onshore HVDC line. Additionally approximately PLN 130 billion will be spent on the distribution network by 2030 (OSD).
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Enea Operator, a subsidiary of the listed Enea, announced on Friday that it had concluded an agreement with the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management for co-financing a project regarding the construction and reconstruction of the electricity distribution network. in order to increase the potential for connecting renewable energy sources in rural areas, the company said in a press release. The funding amounts to nearly PLN 1.15 billion.
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The total value of the projects is approximately PLN 1.53 billion net. The project includes comprehensive modernization of power infrastructure at all voltage levels and extensive activities in the field of network digitization and automation.
450 km of network to be replaced
“The investments focus on both high voltage (HV), medium voltage (MV) and low voltage (LV) networks. Three main investment tasks will be implemented. The first is the construction and reconstruction of the HV network, along with modernization of automatic voltage regulation systems and replacement of power transformers. The second group of investment tasks is the construction and reconstruction of the MV and LV networks, consisting mainly in: cabling of overhead infrastructure, shortening cable runsgreater density of stations to improve voltage conditions and replacement of MV/LV transformers,” the company wrote in a press release.
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The third group of investment tasks is: digitization and automation of the power gridincluding the implementation of IT solutions and remote measurement infrastructure.
The project is being implemented throughout the company's operations and is expected to be completed by June 2026. It will include the construction or modernization of, among others: about 450 kilometers of power linesover 6.5 thousand power stations of all voltage levels and approximately 350 thousand remote reading meters will be installed.
Current funding from the National Reconstruction Plan:
- PSE (Transmission System Operator): PLN 10.8 billion loan for the construction and modernization of transmission networks,
- Tauron: PLN 11 billion for the expansion and modernization of distribution networks,
- Energa Operator: PLN 40 billion of investments until 2035, including a PLN 1.33 billion subsidy from KPO,
- Enea Operator: PLN 1.15 billion in funding from the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management for network development in rural areas,
- PGE: PLN 12 billion from the KPO for the expansion of electricity networks.
