Brief project description

Reconstruction and upgrading of existing OHL between Slovakia and Ukraine  and related substations will increase the transmission capacity between the Slovak and Ukrainian power systems. The project will prepare the way for integration of  power systems of Ukraine and Moldova into the European electricity market.

Implementation of the project will improve system stability in the given region. Eliminating the existing restrictions on power flows between the Slovak and Ukrainian power systems on the one hand, and the Hungarian and Romanian and Ukrainian power systems on the other will affect the pricing and conditions of the European electricity market.

• Basic project data

  Descriptions	Ukraine	Slovakia
  Project promoter company/Organization full name	SE NPC Ukrenergo	Slovenská elektrizačná prenosová sústava, a.s., (SEPS)
  Shareholders of the project promoter company	Ministry of Finance of Ukraine	Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic
  Project name	400 kV Mukacheve (Ukraine) – V.Kapusany (Slovakia) OHL rehabilitation	400 kV Mukacheve (Ukraine) – V.Kapusany (Slovakia) OHL rehabilitation
  Project PECI or PMI	PMI	PMI
  Project Code on the current (2020) PECI/PMI list	El_07	El_07
  Project Name on the current (2020) PECI/PMI list	400 kV Mukacheve (Ukraine) – V.Kapusany (Slovakia) OHL rehabilitation	400 kV Mukacheve (Ukraine) – V.Kapusany (Slovakia) OHL rehabilitation
  Project Code on the current (2019) EU PCI list	no	no
  Project Name on the current (2019) EU PCI list	n/a	n/a
  Project final investment decision status	Non-FID	Non-FID
  Project Name in the ENTSO(G/E) TYNDP 2020 Submission	n/a	n/a
  Project Code in the ENTSO(G/E) TYNDP 2020 Submission	n/a	n/a
  Project Name in National NDP /Infrastructure Plan	Rehabilitation of 400 kV OHL Mukacheve (UA) – V.Kapusany (SK)	not included
  Project Code in National NDP /Infrastructure Plan	01	n/a
  National NDP / Infrastructure plan publication year	2019
  National NDP/infrastructure plan publication website	Development plan of the transmission system for 2021-2030, SE NPC Ukrenergo website,  20.01.2020	The Ten-Year Transmission Development Plan for 2018-2027, SEPS website
  Project website according to Article 9(7) of Regulation (EU) 347/2013	n/a	n/a
  Name/website of the designated competent authority in the country	Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine	Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic
  Address of the designated competent authority in the country		Mierová 19, Bratislava 212, 827 15

• Project details - technical information

  Start point in country (Town/Interconnection Point)
  Ukraine section	SS Mukacheve
  Slovakia section	Substation Veľké Kapušany (SK)

  End point in country (Town/Interconnection Point)
  Ukraine section	border crossing with Slovakia
  Slovakia section	Border crossing point at the Slovak -  Ukraine border. The exact border crossing point will be set in the Contract for Cooperation between SEPS and NPC Ukrenergo.

  Technical information	Ukraine	Slovakia
  Element type	line	line
  Investment type	new	new
  Line circuit type	single/double (to be determined)	single/double (to be determined)
  Voltage level value [kV]	400	400
  Capacity [MW]	to be determined	to be determined
  Line length [km]	42 km	11 km
  Line current type	AC	AC
  Line structure type	overhead line	overhead line

• Project Implementation Plan Article 5(1)

  Project Pre-feasibility Assessment	Ukraine		Slovakia
  	Start: 2018	End: 2018	Start: 2022	End: 2023
  Details - Explanation	The option “New double circuit OHL (equipped with one circuit at the first stage)” is most eligible variant. The current condition of existing line enables its safe operation until new OHL will be built.		The extended SEPS - NPC Ukrenergo study will be carried out by 2023. Based on the results, SEPS will decide on a technical solution of the new OHL that will replace existing line between SK and UA.
  Percentage Done (%)	100%		0%

  Feasibility Assessment, ESIA/EIA and Design Studies	Ukraine		Slovakia
  	Start: 2018	End: 2019	Start:	End:
  Details - Explanation
  Percentage Done (%)	70%		0%

  FEED/Main Design	Ukraine		Slovakia
  	Start:	End:	Start:	End:
  Details - Explanation
  Percentage Done (%)	0%		0%

  Market Survey - Open Season/Capacity Auction	Ukraine		Slovakia
  	Start:	End:	Start:	End:
  Details - Explanation
  Percentage Done (%)	0%		0%

  Permitting	Ukraine		Slovakia
  	Start:	End:	Start:	End:
  Details - Explanation
  Percentage Done (%)	0%		0%

  Regulatory/Authority Approval of the project	Ukraine	Slovakia
  Details - Explanation

  Final Investment Decision taken	Ukraine	Slovakia
  Details - Explanation

  Tendering	Ukraine		Slovakia
  	Start:	End:	Start:	End:
  Details - Explanation
  Percentage Done (%)	0%		0%

  Construction	Ukraine		Slovakia
  	Start:	End:	Start:	End:
  Details - Explanation

  Commissioning	Ukraine		Slovakia
  			2030, December
  Details - Explanation

• Project Annual Report Article 5(4)

  Project evolution since 2013	Ukraine	Slovakia
  Evolution driver description	Under consideration	Under consideration
  Explanation
  Mitigation measures to ensure project schedule	n/a	n/a

  Project implementation actions conducted since 2016	Ukraine	Slovakia
  Project development	The transformation coefficients of linear CTs and CTs of circuit breakers in Substation Mukacheve were changed from 1000/1 to 2000/1 and relay protection was reset.  Field survey of possible corridor of new construction OHL was accomplished. Current state survey of the existing OHL was accomplished Pre-feasibility study carried out in three options (1.New single line in the corridor close to the existing line, 2. New single line in the new corridor, 3. New double line (equipped with one circuit in the first stage) in the corridor close to the existing line).	Memorandum of Understanding on the intention to enhance the transmission capacity was signed between power system of Slovak republic and Ukraine in February 2017; SEPS - NPC Ukrenergo bilateral Study for SK - UA cross - border line refurbishment has been accomplished in October 2018. The study has not proved the need to increase the current transmission capacity between SK-UA. The part of the existing OHL between substations Mukacheve (UA) - Veľké Kapušany (SK) situated on the Slovak territory will be replaced by the new line by 2030 and will be connected to a new line built on the Ukrainian territory by 2023. This line will replaced the existing line between Slovakia and Ukraine. The final technical solution and  transmission capacity of the new line will be set based on the results of the extended study by 2023 after a synchronous connection of NPC Ukrenergo to ENTSO-E.
  Permit Granting	n/a	n/a
  Consultation procedures	n/a	n/a
  Construction	n/a	n/a
  Commissioning	2023	2030

• Project CAPEX and financing information

  CAPEX Information	Ukraine	Slovakia
  Project CAPEX - total (mEUR)	10,5 mEUR	based on a technical solution; preliminary from 6 to 12 mEUR
  Year 1	4,5 mEUR
  Year 2	3,5 mEUR
  Year 3	2,5 mEUR
  Project CAPEX certainty (+/-%)	10%	50%
  Has the project CAPEX estimate changed since PECI/PMI submission	Yes, the project CAPEX was adjusted based on the results of Pre-Feasibility Study	no

  Financing Information	Ukraine	Slovakia
  Applied for IFI Financing (yes/no)	no	no
  Granted (yes/no)	no	no
  Which institution and in what is the amount (mEUR)		n/a
  When
  Applied for Grants from IPA/NIF (yes/no)	yes	no
  Granted (yes/no)	no	no
  When
  What is the amount (mEUR)

• Additional project information

  International Cooperation - International Agreement(s) signed	Ukraine	Slovakia
  When
  Signatories of the Agreement
  Short description

  Foreseen Regulatory Regime - Third Party Access	Ukraine	Slovakia
  Regulated Third Party Access	The conditions of access to the transmission network are regulated by national regulatory authority.	yes. Following the third legislative package for an internal EU gas and electricity market; The conditions of access to the transmission network are regulated by national regulatory authority.
  Negotiated Third Party Access
  Exempted from Third Party Access capacity and duration (% of total and MW)

  Barriers to Project Implementation	Ukraine	Slovakia
  Regulatory Framework		no
  Permit Granting		no
  Financing		no
  Political		no
  Market		no
  Which incentives would support the realization of the project
  Final remarks, other