HVDC Italy-Montenegro: Update of Grid Analysis
client: Terna (Italy)
type: Feasibility Study (Transmission)
finishing date: February 2011
team: P. Miksa and Z.Vujasinovic – Project Managers, T. Martinovic – Task Leader
Main objective of this study is to review current and future development stages of transmission network in SEE, and to further evaluate feasibility of new under sea HVDC interconnection between Italy and Montenegro – MONITA and to perform selection of equipment for installation. HVDC submarine cable will have capacity 1000 MW and connection points will be Villa Nova (Italy) and Lastva (Montenegro).
Activities on realization of project “under sea HVDC interconnection between Italy and Montenegro” started in the end of 2007, and at the end of 2010 the contract between Italy and Montenegro is signed to realize this large and significant project. Installation of HVDC connection to Italy will have large influence on region as whole, which enlarges significance of detailed analyses of influence of this particular installation. It is expected that connection between Italy and Montenegro will significantly increase level of electricity exchanges and trade, as well as level of investment in transmission network to support these new electricity market opportunities.
Type of services provided:
- Data collection and analyses
- Load flow and contingency analyses
- Fault level analyses
- Equipment adequacy analyses
- Voltage profile and stability analyses
- Dynamic stability analyses