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VERBUND-Austrian Power Grid

UAM / Reich - Köhler

VERBUND-Austrian Power Grid

Austria – Completing the 380-kV-Ring Austria – Completing the 380-kV-Ring

Authorization Procedures and Major ProblemsAuthorization Procedures and Major Problems

Gerhard ChristinerGerhard Christiner

Head of Asset ManagementHead of Asset Management

2Verbund – Austrian Power Grid AGVerbund – Austrian Power Grid AG UAM/Reich

Austria in the Centre of the UCTE Network Austria in the Centre of the UCTE Network Austria in the Centre of the UCTE Network Austria in the Centre of the UCTE Network

missing 380 kV lines


TAUERN

D

St. Peter

OBER-

SIELACH

Hessenberg

ERNSTHOFEN

WIENSÜDOST

Bisam-berg

Ternitz

Lienz

CZ

SK

H

SLO

I

CH

Westtirol

Zell amZiller

Bürs

Obermooweiler

MemmingenLeupolz

Kainachtal

Südburgenland

Dürnrohr

Pradella

Salzach

Kaprun

PleintingPirach

AltheimSimbach

Aschach

Wallsee

YbbsfeldHausruck

Pyhrn

Weißenbach

SoverzenePodlog

Maribor

Slavetice

Kledering380 kV isoliert220 kV betrieben

WIEN

SÜDOST

Ternitz

50 40 5 30 20 10 0 km 50 40 5 30 20 10 0 km 50 40 5 30 20 10 0 km 50 40 5 30 20 10 0 km

Meiningen

Sokolnice

GyörGyör

Neusiedl

Hauptstufe

Klaus

Etzersdorf

Sattledt380 kV

220 kV

-

…!

bottlenecks at220-kV-transmission lines

!! !

!

Endangered SouthDeficit up to 2000 MW

Presently secure North

Surplus of more than 2000 MW Additional

capacity necessary

> 800 MW

Insufficient grid-capacity – expensive congestion measures necessary

Severe North-to-South Bottlenecks in APG´s Severe North-to-South Bottlenecks in APG´s GridGridSevere North-to-South Bottlenecks in APG´s Severe North-to-South Bottlenecks in APG´s GridGrid

Grid-capacity

max. 1200 MW


Two Major Projects in Authorization PhaseTwo Major Projects in Authorization PhaseTwo Major Projects in Authorization PhaseTwo Major Projects in Authorization Phase

Benefits:- Considerable increase of security of supply

- No further congestion management necessary

- Market based operation of power plants without any restrictions

- Possible increase of inter-regional trade

- Unrestricted interaction between wind power in the north and pump storage plants in the south of Austria

TAUERN

D

St. Peter

OBER-SIELACH

Hessenberg

ERNSTHOFENWIEN

SÜDOST

Bisam-berg

Ternitz

Lienz

50 40 5 30 20 10 0 km

CZ

SK

H

SLO

I

CH

Westtirol

Zell amZiller

Bürs

Obermooweiler

MemmingenLeupolz

Kainachtal

Dürnrohr

Meiningen

Pradella

Salzach

Pongau

Kaprun

PleintingPirach

AltheimSimbach

Aschach

Wallsee

YbbsfeldHausruck

Pyhrn

Weißenbach

SoverzenePodlog

Maribor

Slavetice

Salzach-Neu

SarasdorfSatlet

Lienz

50 40 5 30 20 10 0 km

CZ

I

CH

Zell am Südburgenland

Dürnrohr

Hausruck

Maribor

Slavetice Sokolnice

GyörGyör

Neusiedl

Hauptstufe

Klaus

EtzersdorfKledering

380 kV Salzburgleitung

380 kV Steiermarkleitung

Oststeiermark


Contributions

A.) Application

Synopsis

• Routeing of the line

• Waste management

• Traffic

• Audible noise

• Safety aspects and disturbances

• Electromagnetic fields

• Air and climate

• Soil and agriculture

• Effects on health

• Geology, hydrogeology und water

• Biotopes and ecological systems

• Forestry

• Urban and Rural planning

• Description of the project

• Technical alternative

• Need for the line (incl. „no project“)

B.) Technical description and plans

C.) Environmental Impact Declaration (EID)

Steiermarkleitung – a never ending Story ?? Steiermarkleitung – a never ending Story ?? Steiermarkleitung – a never ending Story ?? Steiermarkleitung – a never ending Story ??

380kV double circuit line 2 x 1500 MVAin sections multiple line + 1 x 110 kV, dismantling of existing OH-lines

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for Overhead Lines is compulsory when exceeding 15 km route length and starting from 220 kV

Enormous efforts for the procedure high costs (till now app.40% of the whole project)


As per the Austrian Environmental Impact Ordinance – app. 18 months

Official Time Schedule for Authorization is Official Time Schedule for Authorization is ExceededExceededOfficial Time Schedule for Authorization is Official Time Schedule for Authorization is ExceededExceeded

1st instance

(10 months)

2nd instance

(7,5 months)

1st instance

(16 months)

2nd instance

(22 months till now)

Start EIA 1 year 2 years

Supreme Court

(up to years)

Current example: Steiermarkleitung – till now 38 months

Supreme Court

(up to years)

3 years

February 2007

Conception phase

( 3-4 years)


Opposition from Local Population – Refusal of Land OwnersOpposition from Local Population – Refusal of Land OwnersOpposition from Local Population – Refusal of Land OwnersOpposition from Local Population – Refusal of Land Owners

Strong regional thinking

Local power generation by renewable energy is demanded instead of additional 380 kV transmission lines

No acceptance of inter-regional energy trade

The public is not keen on the liberalized market – does not see any benefits

“Market” is strongly related to “Transit”

Market is only seen as profit for producers, traders and grid operators

Negative association “market transit transmission line”

Opponents and land owners fear import or transit of nuclear energy


10 µT

1 µT

Objections to Electromagnetic Fields (EMF)Objections to Electromagnetic Fields (EMF)Objections to Electromagnetic Fields (EMF)Objections to Electromagnetic Fields (EMF)

0,1 µT10 µT: 30 m

1 µT: 140 m

0.1 µT: 500 m

WHO, ICNIRP recommends 100 µT as an exposure limit

In Austria no binding values exist – As a result of EIA APG is forced to keep 1µT for sensitive areas

Postulation of extremely low values for magnetic field – 0.05 µT by “so-called experts” who take the authorisation procedure as their personal stage


Legislation and Authorization ProcessLegislation and Authorization ProcessLegislation and Authorization ProcessLegislation and Authorization Process

Austrian legislation very often overshoots the European legislative

The Austrian Environmental Impact Ordinance requires an “Environmental Impact Expertise (EIE)”, which covers all areas of protective goods

The preparation is enormously time consuming and causes a massive delay !

There is no appropriate evaluation of values between environmental issues

and the public interest for security of supply

New expertises can be presented at any time from all parties - leads to an

endless “ping pong“ between experts


Authorities are not suitably prepared for a project of 100 km with 1.500 concerned parties

Insufficient manpower

Staff working in parallel on different EIA projects

European thinking is very often hampered by national restrictive measures - “National and regional Screening Layer”

Insufficient support from politicians for transmission line projects

Duration of authorization does not follow the schedule set by law

Legislation and Authorization Process cont.Legislation and Authorization Process cont.Legislation and Authorization Process cont.Legislation and Authorization Process cont.


TEN ProjectsTEN ProjectsTEN ProjectsTEN Projects

TEN-E Guidelines – as they are at the moment - do not really speed up

the projects.

There is no legal foundation in Austria to favor TEN projects.

They put no pressure on either national politics or concerned land

owners.

EC demands for investments

National bodies are slow to react

Regional bodies often react even more reluctantly or do not support it if they

are not in favor of the project

TSO has to act between the parties


Mandatory support from national and regional political bodies for projects of European importance (TEN-projects)

Appropriate evaluation of values between environmental issues and the public interest within the EIA

Establishment of corridors for infrastructure facilities (electricity, gas, oil, highways, etc) will ease the situation – (Coordinated planning)

Harmonization between the EU-legislation and the national legislation – no overshooting through national laws

European wide standards on EMF to define exposure limits

Improvements to Speed up ProjectsImprovements to Speed up ProjectsImprovements to Speed up ProjectsImprovements to Speed up Projects

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