HPP Kruonis to prepare a 110 MW synchronous hydroelectric unit

This is one of the key projects, which lays the foundation for the sustainable development of local renewable energy, Dainius Kreivys, the Minister of Energy, is quoted in the press release.

According to Darius Maiktnas, CEO of Ignitis Group, the approved business plan for the development of Kruonis PSHP is a responsible decision after careful calculation. The preparation of the 5th hydroelectric unit is important to guarantee the security of the region’s energy system. Furthermore, it is necessary to integrate greater local production capacities into the Lithuanian energy system.

assess the future needs of the transmission system operator and in 2020. Based on the recommendations of the completed socio-economic study, it was decided that the most rational Kruonis hydroelectric power station would be to prepare a 110 MW synchronous hydroelectric unit. The introduction of the socioeconomic study establishes that the construction of said hydroelectric unit would generate more than 150 million tons of water for society in the long term. EUR money.

Currently, the total capacity of Kruonis PSHP is 900 MW. The plant has 4 fixed speed synchronous hydroelectric units with a capacity of 225 MW. Kruonis HPP’s fifth hydroelectric unit could be much more flexible in real time to make up for electricity shortages or absorb excess in the market and provide other quality system services.

The development of Kruonis PSHP is also foreseen in the action plan approved by the Government in preparation for 2025. Therefore, the objective will be to adapt the preliminary implementation schedule of the development of Kruonis PSHP to the synchronization project.

The company pays that the approval of the business plan is not an investment decision. Regarding the investment in the development of Kruonis PSHP, Ignitis Production will make a decision only after receiving the results of the construction site purchase and evaluating the cost of the construction site.

According to preliminary calculations indicated in the introductions of the socioeconomic study, the investment in the new unit could reach about 80 million. EUR. It is stated that the operation of the planned fifth hydroelectric unit will not have any negative impact on the Kaunas lagoon.

Kruonis HPP remains the only power plant of its kind in the Baltic countries. It is among the 60 most powerful power plants of its kind in the world, and among the 12. There are around 500 hydroelectric plants in the world, most of which are built solely in mountainous areas.

2020 The power plant generated the highest amount of electricity in its history with 717 GWh. Last year, Litgrid used the two Kruonis PSHP hydroelectric units to provide the Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator with the necessary reserve amount of the secondary emergency power system, which we purchased in Lithuania. Since yesterday, Litgrid has been auctioning balancing services (secondary bookings) at different prices every hour at different prices from different providers in the market, including Kruonis HPP.

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