August 2 (BTA) - The internal 400 kV power line connecting Varna and Burgas substations is the third project of common European interest successfully completed by Electricity System Operator (ESO) in 2021. It is of key importance for the development of the trans-European energy infrastructure, ESO informed on Monday.

The internal 400 kV power line between Varna and Burgas is one of the five projects of common European interest that the Electricity System Operator has been implementing within the framework of Regulation 347/2013 on the development of the trans-European energy infrastructure. For the construction of the internal overhead power line, ESO received grant financing at the amount of 60 million leva under the Connecting Europe Facility of the EU, according to ESO's release.

ESO informs that the new power line is 86 km long and connects Varna substation and Burgas substation. It is essential for the entire system of the Republic of Bulgaria and shall enhance the operational security of the electricity transmission network. The power line is part of a group of projects of common interest, Cluster Bulgaria - Romania Capacity Increase, a necessary element for the implementation of Priority Corridor North - South. The commissioning of the new 400 kV power line between Varna and Burgas shall contribute for improving the cross-border exchanges of electricity between Bulgaria and Romania.

The projects for the construction of the internal 400 kV power line between Plovdiv substation and Maritsa East substation, and the 400 kV interconnector between Maritsa East substation in Bulgaria and Nea Santa substation in Greece, are also in a mature stage of implementation, ESO informs.

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The load of the electricity system reached 4,992.03 megawatt hours (MW), show ESO's real-time data for Monday, August 2, at 12.05.

Most electricity is currently produced by condensing TPPs - 2,165.98 MW or 37.74 per cent. Another 2,070.22 MW or 36.07 per cent are currently delivered from the NPP to the electricity system.

On July 29, the load of the power system at 14.00 reached values of 5,123 MW. This is a 6-year record, exceeding the registered on July 30, 2015 load of 5,070 MW in the peak afternoon hours.

According to ESO, the forecast for the next days, when the temperatures will remain high, is that the load in the electricity network in the peak afternoon hours will be around 5,000 MW.

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