Brief project description

This project is a part of an initiative to establish a major East – West electricity transmission corridor between Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Albania and potentially Italy (via a planned submarine cable). This section (Bitola to Albanian
border, with substation at Ohrid) is part of North Macedonia / Albania section of that corridor. The section between Bulgaria and North Macedonia has been completed, and the submarine cable is now planned between Italy and
Montenegro. Whilst the 400kV connection between Albania and Montenegro is operational, the Albania and Kosovo* connection is at  tendering stage.

This project is part of the parent project, Elbasan – Bitola 400kV interconnection.  Listed as Project of Energy Community Interest in 2013, Elbasan – Bitola 400kV interconnection is also featured in the Regional
Investment Plan for CSE, 10 Years Network Development Plan of ENTSOE, and the national development plans of the two TSOs.

• Basic project data

  Description	North Macedonia	Albania
  Project promoter company/Organization full name	MEPSO	OST
  Shareholders of the project promoter company	Government of North Macedonia
  Project name	400 kV OHL Bitola (MK) - Elbasan (AL)	400 kV OHL Bitola (MK) - Elbasan (AL)
  Project PECI or PMI
  Project code on the current (2016) PECI/PMI list	El_13	El_13
  Project name on the current (2016) PECI/PMI list	400 kV OHL Bitola (MK) - Elbasan (AL)	400 kV OHL Bitola (MK) - Elbasan (AL)
  Is the Project on the current (2015) EU PCI list?	No	No
  Project Code on the current (2015) EU PCI list
  Project Name on the current (2015) EU PCI list	Electricity PECIs: Interconnection between Albania and North Macedonia: 400 kV OHL Bitola (MK) - Elbasan (AL)	Electricity PECIs: Interconnection between Albania and North Macedonia: 400 kV OHL Bitola (MK) - Elbasan (AL)
  Project final investment decision status	FID	FID
  Project name in the ENTSOE TYNDP 2017 submission	Project cluster 147 (South Balkan CSE9, investment 239	Project cluster 147 (South Balkan CSE9, investment 239
  Project code in the ENTSOE TYNDP 2017 submission	Project cluster 147 (South Balkan CSE9, investment 239	Project cluster 147 (South Balkan CSE9, investment 239
  Project Name in National NDP/Infrastructure Plan	400 kV interconnection line Bitola (MK) - Elbasan (AL)	400 kV interconnection line Bitola (MK) - Elbasan (AL)
  Project Code in National NDP/Infrastructure Plan
  National NDP / Infrastructure plan publication year	TYNDP 2010-2020, 07/2011 Development Plan 2016-2020 11/2015	Transmission Development Master Plan 2015-2025
  National NDP/infrastructure plan publication website	n/a	OST
  Project website according to Article 9(7) of Regulation (EU) 347/2013	MEPSO	OST
  Name/website of the designated competent authority in the country	Ministry of Economy	Ministry of Energy & Industry
  Address of the designated competent authority in the country	Jurij Gagarin 15, 1000 Skopje, North Macedonia	Bulevardi "Dëshmorët e Kombit", 1001, Tirana, Albania

   

• Project details - technical information

  Start point in country (town)
  North Macedonia section	SS Bitola
  Albania section	SS Elbasan

  End point in country (substation or "cross border point")
  North Macedonia section	border crossing with Albania as indicated in the map
  Albania section	border crossing with North Macedonia as indicated in the map

  Description	North Macedonia	Albania
  Element type	line	line
  Investment type	new	new
  Line circuit type	single circuit	single circuit
  Voltage level value [kV]	400	400
  Capacity [MW]	Rating 1330 MVA, NTC: MK->AL 1000 MW, AL->MK 600 MW	Rating 1350 MVA
  Line length [km]	95	56
  Line current type	AC	AC
  Line structure type	overhead line	overhead line

   

   

• Project implementation plan
• Project annual report

  Not yet available - expected 2018 Q1-Q2.
  Annual reports will be available only for projects that have successfully maintained their PECI/PMI status after the second selection round.

• Project CAPEX and financing information

  Descriptions	North Macedonia	Albania
  Project CAPEX - total (mEUR)	49 mEUR	70 mEUR
  2017	2,5 mEUR	1,1 mEUR
  2018	10 mEUR	22,97 mEUR
  2019	24 mEUR	22,97 mEUR
  2020	12,5 mEUR	22,96 mEUR
  Project CAPEX certainty (+/-%)	10%
  Has the project CAPEX estimate changed since PECI/PMI submission?	no	no
  Applied for IFI Financing (yes/no)
  Granted (yes/no)
  Which institution and in what is the amount (mEUR)	EBRD: 37 mEUR	Loan Agreement of 50 mEUR with KfW
  When	12/2015	11/2016
  Applied for Grants from IPA/NIF (yes/no)
  Granted (yes/no)	yes	yes
  When	02/2016	11/2016
  What is the amount  (mEUR)	12 mEUR	13.72 mEUR

  The project promoters opted to have no project specific CAPEX information to be published.

• Estimated CAPEX range per country

  More details to follow

• Forecasted CAPEX run during project realization
• Additional project information

  International Cooperation - International Agreement(s) signed

  Descriptions	North Macedonia	Albania
  When?	12/2015	11/2016
  Signatories of the Agreement	Sinisha Spasov, general director of AD MEPSO and Holger Muent, Western Balkans director of EBRD	Engjell Zeqo, Administrator of OST sh.a,  : Christoph Tiskens, Director and Peter Ley, Project Manager from KfW

  Short description
  North Macedonia	the need to build a connection of corridor 8
  Albania	Loan, finacing and project agreement for the purpose of 400 kV transmission line Albania – North Macedonia