A 400-kilovolt (kV) interconnector between Reșița, Romania, and Pancevo, Serbia, has been commissioned. With a total length of 131 kilometres (63 kilometres of which are located in Romania), the line increases the cross-border capacity between the two countries to 1,000 megawatts (MW).
The interconnector alleviates cross-border bottlenecks, enhances supply security, increases the transmission capacity and promotes regional energy exchange opportunities. It also creates the technical and operational framework for connecting new consumers and energy producers. Romania now has eleven 400 kV interconnectors with its neighbouring countries.
“Romania’s electricity grid interconnectivity, both import and export capacity, has increased, and we can now handle up to 4,000 MW,” said Sebastian Burduja, Minister of Energy. “We have signed contracts worth nearly 600 million euros with Transelectrica for the development of electricity transmission networks, and an additional 1.2 billion euros with electricity distribution operators.”