Information about the project
“NordBalt” is an electricity interconnection between Lithuania and Sweden that enabled the diversification of electricity import and export routes and reduced dependence on electricity supplies from the East. The interconnection opened up opportunities for the Lithuanian market to trade electricity with the Nordic countries, which have abundant hydropower resources, and strengthened Lithuania’s integration into the European single electricity market.
The approximately 450-kilometre-long “NordBalt” interconnection has a capacity of up to 700 MW, equivalent to approximately half of Lithuania’s electricity demand on a mild winter day. In Lithuania, the interconnection is connected to the Klaipėda 330 kV substation, while in Sweden it is connected to the Nybro 400 kV substation.
“NordBalt” officially entered operation in February 2016, and its expected service life is 30 years. The total project value was EUR 550 million. The project was implemented by the Lithuanian and Swedish electricity transmission system operators, Litgrid and Svenska kraftnät.
Project goals and significance
- This interconnection is essential for creating a common electricity market between the Baltic States and Scandinavia. The electricity bridge enables Lithuania to purchase electricity from the affluent Northern European countries with well-developed hydropower resources;
- It provides an alternative import and export channel.