Vetrino–Isaccea–Yuzhnoukrainsk powerline

Vetrino–Isaccea–Yuzhnoukrainsk powerline
Vetrino–Isaccea–Yuzhnoukrainsk powerline
Location
Country	Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine
General direction	south–north
From	Vetrino, Bulgaria
Passes through	Isaccea, Romania
To	South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine
Construction information
Construction started	1982
Commissioned	1988
Technical information
Type	Overhead transmission line
Type of current	HVAC
AC voltage	750 kV/400 kV
No. of circuits	1

The Vetrino–Isaccea–Yuzhnoukrainsk powerline is the third 750 kilovolts powerline running from Ukraine to the European Union.

History

Construction of a 750 kV powerline from Ukraine through Romania to Bulgaria was agreed on together with construction of the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant. The agreement was signed in Moscow in 1982 by the electrical industry ministers of the Soviet Union, Romania and Bulgaria. The powerline started operating in 1986 and it was completed in 1988.^[1]

Route

The powerline starts in Bulgaria at

Dobrudja it crosses the border between Romania and Bulgaria and terminates at Isaccea

substation in Romania. From there the line crosses Danube River, which forms the border between Ukraine and Romania in a 938 metres long span on two 118 metres tall delta pylons situated east of Isaccea and runs than to Yuzhnoukrainsk substation situated just north of South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant.

Hereby it crosses at least four times the border between Moldova and Ukraine. However, there is and was no branch to the power grid in Moldova, although it passes

Vulcăneşti

substation.

Description

The used towers are designed for carrying a single circuit in a single level. As conductors bundle conductors of 4 ropes are used. Nearly all suspension towers are portal pylons, most of them guyed, but also several free-standing. The free-standing portal pylons carry the conductor in the middle on a V-shaped insulator, while the outermost conductors are as at the guyed suspension towers carried by a normal suspension insulator. As strainers triple towers are used whereby a fourth tower is required for strainers without or with less direction change for keeping the required distance of the outmost conductor to the tower. Also transposing towers are implemented as monopolar towers whereby two additional towers are required.

Current state

The section between Vetrino and Isaccea is since the synchronisation of the Romanian power grid with that of Western Europe, which took after 6 years of trial operation finally take place in 2003 [1], operated with 400 kV. The section between Isaccea and Yuzhnoukrainsk is since the synchronisation of the Romanian power grid with that of Western Europe not in use and scrapped in most parts.

Sites

Name	Coordinates
Vetrino substation	43°18′52″N 27°30′25″E / 43.31444°N 27.50694°E / 43.31444; 27.50694 (Vetrino Substation)
Bulgaria–Romania border crossing	44°0′23.9″N 27°55′7.4″E / 44.006639°N 27.918722°E / 44.006639; 27.918722
Transposing tower	44°35′56.8″N 28°12′16.2″E / 44.599111°N 28.204500°E / 44.599111; 28.204500 (Transposing Tower)
Transposing tower	45°12′17.7″N 28°27′43.97″E / 45.204917°N 28.4622139°E / 45.204917; 28.4622139 (Transposing Tower)
Isaccea substation	45°15′16″N 28°27′51.75″E / 45.25444°N 28.4643750°E / 45.25444; 28.4643750 (Isaccea Substation)
Danube crossing, Tower South	45°16′5.56″N 28°30′1.37″E / 45.2682111°N 28.5003806°E / 45.2682111; 28.5003806 (Danube Crossing, Tower South)
Danube crossing, Tower North	45°16′30.9″N 28°30′25.16″E / 45.275250°N 28.5069889°E / 45.275250; 28.5069889 (Danube Crossing, Tower North)
Southern End of conductors	45°16′32.4″N 28°31′16.47″E / 45.275667°N 28.5212417°E / 45.275667; 28.5212417 (Southern End of conductors)
First crossing of border between Ukraine and Moldova	45°41′5.2″N 28°30′28.02″E / 45.684778°N 28.5077833°E / 45.684778; 28.5077833
Second crossing of border between Ukraine and Moldova	45°54′42.94″N 28°45′19.3″E / 45.9119278°N 28.755361°E / 45.9119278; 28.755361
Third crossing of border between Ukraine and Moldova	45°59′4.25″N 28°52′7.71″E / 45.9845139°N 28.8688083°E / 45.9845139; 28.8688083
Fourth crossing of border between Ukraine and Moldova	46°5′44.91″N 28°57′17.63″E / 46.0958083°N 28.9548972°E / 46.0958083; 28.9548972
Fifth crossing of border between Ukraine and Moldova	45°41′5.2″N 28°30′28.02″E / 45.684778°N 28.5077833°E / 45.684778; 28.5077833
Sixth crossing of border between Ukraine and Moldova	45°54′42.94″N 28°45′19.3″E / 45.9119278°N 28.755361°E / 45.9119278; 28.755361
Seventh crossing of border between Ukraine and Moldova	45°59′4.25″N 28°52′7.71″E / 45.9845139°N 28.8688083°E / 45.9845139; 28.8688083
Eight crossing of border between Ukraine and Moldova	46°5′44.91″N 28°57′17.63″E / 46.0958083°N 28.9548972°E / 46.0958083; 28.9548972
Ninth crossing of border between Ukraine and Moldova	46°26′25.6″N 29°21′49.93″E / 46.440444°N 29.3638694°E / 46.440444; 29.3638694
Tenth crossing of border between Ukraine and Moldova	46°27′28.14″N 29°25′30.82″E / 46.4578167°N 29.4252278°E / 46.4578167; 29.4252278
Eleventh crossing of border between Ukraine and Moldova	46°28′52.2″N 29°30′26.99″E / 46.481167°N 29.5074972°E / 46.481167; 29.5074972
Southern visible end of line	46°33′7.6″N 29°38′20.9″E / 46.552111°N 29.639139°E / 46.552111; 29.639139 (Southern visible end of line)
Start of intact section	46°38′55″N 29°45′8.46″E / 46.64861°N 29.7523500°E / 46.64861; 29.7523500 (Start of intact section)
End of intact section	46°45′21.35″N 29°57′39.77″E / 46.7559306°N 29.9610472°E / 46.7559306; 29.9610472 (End of intact section)
Twelfth crossing of border between Ukraine and Moldova	46°45′34.71″N 29°57′59.55″E / 46.7596417°N 29.9665417°E / 46.7596417; 29.9665417
Northern visible end of line	47°45′47.6″N 31°8′12.94″E / 47.763222°N 31.1369278°E / 47.763222; 31.1369278 (Northern visible end of line)
Northern End of conductors	47°46′37.08″N 31°11′13.31″E / 47.7769667°N 31.1870306°E / 47.7769667; 31.1870306 (Northern End of conductors)
Yuzhnoukrainsk substation	47°49′12″N 31°13′43″E / 47.82000°N 31.22861°E / 47.82000; 31.22861 (Yuzhnoukrainsk substation)

Waypoints Vetrino-Isaccea

Number	Coordinates
1	45°15′09″N 28°28′01″E / 45.2526022°N 28.4670031°E / 45.2526022; 28.4670031 (1)
2	45°14′26″N 28°28′08″E / 45.2406446°N 28.4687519°E / 45.2406446; 28.4687519 (2)
3	45°11′24″N 28°27′34″E / 45.1900901°N 28.4593964°E / 45.1900901; 28.4593964 (3)
4	45°10′27″N 28°28′00″E / 45.1742018°N 28.466692°E / 45.1742018; 28.466692 (4)
5	45°09′22″N 28°27′46″E / 45.1561679°N 28.462851°E / 45.1561679; 28.462851 (5)
6	45°05′56″N 28°27′52″E / 45.0989575°N 28.4644389°E / 45.0989575; 28.4644389 (6)
7	45°01′23″N 28°21′49″E / 45.0231361°N 28.363502°E / 45.0231361; 28.363502 (7)
8	44°53′47″N 28°16′09″E / 44.8963158°N 28.2690883°E / 44.8963158; 28.2690883 (8)
9	44°48′36″N 28°14′59″E / 44.8098676°N 28.2498407°E / 44.8098676; 28.2498407 (9)
10	44°48′26″N 28°15′05″E / 44.8072568°N 28.251493°E / 44.8072568; 28.251493 (10)
11	44°48′03″N 28°14′53″E / 44.8009157°N 28.247931°E / 44.8009157; 28.247931 (11)
12	44°43′50″N 28°13′58″E / 44.7306225°N 28.2329106°E / 44.7306225; 28.2329106 (12)
13	44°17′05″N 28°07′29″E / 44.2846442°N 28.1247103°E / 44.2846442; 28.1247103 (13)
14	44°16′22″N 28°07′27″E / 44.2726921°N 28.1241632°E / 44.2726921; 28.1241632 (14)
15	44°15′43″N 28°07′08″E / 44.2619361°N 28.1189919°E / 44.2619361; 28.1189919 (15)
16	44°10′42″N 28°05′49″E / 44.1784338°N 28.0969548°E / 44.1784338; 28.0969548 (16)
17	44°08′22″N 28°04′35″E / 44.1393639°N 28.0764413°E / 44.1393639; 28.0764413 (17)
18	44°08′17″N 28°04′22″E / 44.1380396°N 28.0728149°E / 44.1380396; 28.0728149 (18)
19	44°05′47″N 28°02′53″E / 44.0965082°N 28.0480099°E / 44.0965082; 28.0480099 (19)
20	44°02′38″N 28°00′04″E / 44.0440131°N 28.0011892°E / 44.0440131; 28.0011892 (20)
21	44°00′22″N 27°55′04″E / 44.0060582°N 27.9177618°E / 44.0060582; 27.9177618 (21)
22	43°59′30″N 27°54′36″E / 43.9917648°N 27.9099083°E / 43.9917648; 27.9099083 (22)
23	43°59′19″N 27°54′16″E / 43.9886154°N 27.904501°E / 43.9886154; 27.904501 (23)
24	43°54′33″N 27°51′52″E / 43.9092558°N 27.864418°E / 43.9092558; 27.864418 (24)
25	43°51′02″N 27°51′11″E / 43.8506221°N 27.8529811°E / 43.8506221; 27.8529811 (25)
26	43°42′05″N 27°46′31″E / 43.7012646°N 27.7751756°E / 43.7012646; 27.7751756 (26)
27	43°29′16″N 27°37′42″E / 43.4877701°N 27.6283407°E / 43.4877701; 27.6283407 (27)
28	43°27′35″N 27°36′42″E / 43.459601°N 27.6115716°E / 43.459601; 27.6115716 (28)
29	43°27′19″N 27°36′00″E / 43.455345°N 27.5998825°E / 43.455345; 27.5998825 (29)
30	43°25′44″N 27°34′42″E / 43.4288866°N 27.578398°E / 43.4288866; 27.578398 (30)
31	43°24′46″N 27°35′11″E / 43.4127169°N 27.5864339°E / 43.4127169; 27.5864339 (31)
32	43°23′07″N 27°33′45″E / 43.3853277°N 27.5624764°E / 43.3853277; 27.5624764 (32)
33	43°21′58″N 27°33′27″E / 43.366128°N 27.5574607°E / 43.366128; 27.5574607 (33)
34	43°20′08″N 27°31′49″E / 43.3355417°N 27.5303221°E / 43.3355417; 27.5303221 (34)
35	43°18′59″N 27°31′00″E / 43.3162716°N 27.5166214°E / 43.3162716; 27.5166214 (35)
36	43°18′55″N 27°30′42″E / 43.3151788°N 27.5117183°E / 43.3151788; 27.5117183 (36)

Waypoints Isaccea–Yuzhnoukrainsk

Number	Coordinates
1	45°15′16″N 28°28′06″E / 45.2544979°N 28.4682798°E / 45.2544979; 28.4682798 (1)
2	45°15′18″N 28°28′35″E / 45.255087°N 28.4762621°E / 45.255087; 28.4762621 (2)
3	45°15′56″N 28°29′52″E / 45.265569°N 28.4979129°E / 45.265569; 28.4979129 (3)
4	45°16′39″N 28°30′32″E / 45.2774987°N 28.5090065°E / 45.2774987; 28.5090065 (4)
5	45°16′41″N 28°30′38″E / 45.2781932°N 28.5106587°E / 45.2781932; 28.5106587 (5)
6	45°16′30″N 28°31′08″E / 45.2750827°N 28.5190058°E / 45.2750827; 28.5190058 (6)
7	45°16′45″N 28°32′00″E / 45.2791897°N 28.533361°E / 45.2791897; 28.533361 (7)
8	45°17′21″N 28°32′48″E / 45.2891993°N 28.5467291°E / 45.2891993; 28.5467291 (8)
9	45°18′27″N 28°33′18″E / 45.3075834°N 28.5550976°E / 45.3075834; 28.5550976 (9)
10	45°18′34″N 28°33′11″E / 45.3095603°N 28.5531235°E / 45.3095603; 28.5531235 (10)
11	45°19′28″N 28°33′21″E / 45.3244227°N 28.5557628°E / 45.3244227; 28.5557628 (11)
12	45°30′32″N 28°30′35″E / 45.5090236°N 28.5096931°E / 45.5090236; 28.5096931 (12)
13	45°30′50″N 28°30′45″E / 45.5138655°N 28.5125041°E / 45.5138655; 28.5125041 (13)
14	45°42′05″N 28°30′27″E / 45.7012791°N 28.5073757°E / 45.7012791; 28.5073757 (14)
15	45°42′32″N 28°29′37″E / 45.7087566°N 28.493557°E / 45.7087566; 28.493557 (15)
16	45°44′21″N 28°30′29″E / 45.7390311°N 28.5080409°E / 45.7390311; 28.5080409 (16)
17	45°46′56″N 28°35′51″E / 45.7821001°N 28.5973692°E / 45.7821001; 28.5973692 (17)
18	45°47′00″N 28°36′07″E / 45.7834619°N 28.6018968°E / 45.7834619; 28.6018968 (18)
19	45°51′43″N 28°40′40″E / 45.8620571°N 28.6776853°E / 45.8620571; 28.6776853 (19)
20	45°59′00″N 28°52′04″E / 45.9832608°N 28.8679075°E / 45.9832608; 28.8679075 (20)
21	46°04′26″N 28°55′45″E / 46.0739005°N 28.9291477°E / 46.0739005; 28.9291477 (21)
22	46°04′28″N 28°55′54″E / 46.074481°N 28.9317012°E / 46.074481; 28.9317012 (22)
23	46°08′31″N 29°00′38″E / 46.1419909°N 29.0106225°E / 46.1419909; 29.0106225 (23)
24	46°08′36″N 29°01′24″E / 46.1432546°N 29.0234542°E / 46.1432546; 29.0234542 (24)
25	46°09′58″N 29°02′14″E / 46.1660635°N 29.0371656°E / 46.1660635; 29.0371656 (25)
26	46°26′20″N 29°21′34″E / 46.4389216°N 29.3593097°E / 46.4389216; 29.3593097 (26)
27	46°29′48″N 29°33′44″E / 46.4965828°N 29.5622241°E / 46.4965828; 29.5622241 (27)
28	46°30′35″N 29°36′33″E / 46.5097647°N 29.6090984°E / 46.5097647; 29.6090984 (28)
29	46°31′31″N 29°38′06″E / 46.5252687°N 29.634912°E / 46.5252687; 29.634912 (29)
30	46°31′38″N 29°38′08″E / 46.5272913°N 29.6355987°E / 46.5272913; 29.6355987 (30)
31	46°33′07″N 29°38′21″E / 46.5520728°N 29.639225°E / 46.5520728; 29.639225 (31)
32	46°35′47″N 29°39′03″E / 46.5963827°N 29.650898°E / 46.5963827; 29.650898 (32)
33	46°36′32″N 29°42′14″E / 46.6087665°N 29.7039413°E / 46.6087665; 29.7039413 (33)
34	46°38′55″N 29°45′08″E / 46.6486113°N 29.7523499°E / 46.6486113; 29.7523499 (34)
35	46°40′27″N 29°47′41″E / 46.6740589°N 29.7946644°E / 46.6740589; 29.7946644 (35)
36	46°42′24″N 29°50′08″E / 46.7065578°N 29.835434°E / 46.7065578; 29.835434 (36)
37	46°43′37″N 29°56′05″E / 46.7268523°N 29.9347615°E / 46.7268523; 29.9347615 (37)
38	46°45′21″N 29°57′40″E / 46.7559089°N 29.9610901°E / 46.7559089; 29.9610901 (38)
39	46°45′25″N 29°57′47″E / 46.7568792°N 29.9631929°E / 46.7568792; 29.9631929 (39)
40	46°45′44″N 29°58′11″E / 46.7623181°N 29.9697375°E / 46.7623181; 29.9697375 (40)
41	46°47′37″N 29°56′49″E / 46.793596°N 29.94681°E / 46.793596; 29.94681 (41)
42	46°48′13″N 29°58′00″E / 46.8037021°N 29.9667549°E / 46.8037021; 29.9667549 (42)
43	46°49′09″N 29°59′53″E / 46.8192175°N 29.9981475°E / 46.8192175; 29.9981475 (43)
44	46°50′48″N 30°01′09″E / 46.8467495°N 30.019058°E / 46.8467495; 30.019058 (44)
45	46°54′15″N 30°01′26″E / 46.9040764°N 30.0239933°E / 46.9040764; 30.0239933 (45)
46	46°57′36″N 30°00′44″E / 46.9599362°N 30.0122023°E / 46.9599362; 30.0122023 (46)
47	47°00′38″N 30°02′33″E / 47.0104598°N 30.0424576°E / 47.0104598; 30.0424576 (47)
48	47°00′44″N 30°03′21″E / 47.0122155°N 30.0558794°E / 47.0122155; 30.0558794 (48)
49	47°01′33″N 30°04′47″E / 47.0259081°N 30.0797081°E / 47.0259081; 30.0797081 (49)
50	47°04′10″N 30°06′19″E / 47.0695445°N 30.1054037°E / 47.0695445; 30.1054037 (50)
51	47°07′20″N 30°10′09″E / 47.122359°N 30.1691437°E / 47.122359; 30.1691437 (51)
52	47°07′49″N 30°13′56″E / 47.1303011°N 30.2321434°E / 47.1303011; 30.2321434 (52)
53	47°08′37″N 30°15′33″E / 47.1437299°N 30.2591801°E / 47.1437299; 30.2591801 (53)
54	47°09′08″N 30°19′32″E / 47.1522525°N 30.3255272°E / 47.1522525; 30.3255272 (54)
55	47°10′58″N 30°21′29″E / 47.1828293°N 30.3579712°E / 47.1828293; 30.3579712 (55)
56	47°11′36″N 30°25′41″E / 47.1932995°N 30.4279232°E / 47.1932995; 30.4279232 (56)
57	47°14′54″N 30°27′33″E / 47.2483582°N 30.4590368°E / 47.2483582; 30.4590368 (57)
58	47°21′38″N 30°36′25″E / 47.360528°N 30.6069446°E / 47.360528; 30.6069446 (58)
59	47°22′09″N 30°39′25″E / 47.3690444°N 30.6569194°E / 47.3690444; 30.6569194 (59)
60	47°30′03″N 30°51′23″E / 47.5008°N 30.8564111°E / 47.5008; 30.8564111 (60)
61	47°30′49″N 30°56′20″E / 47.513603°N 30.9388787°E / 47.513603; 30.9388787 (61)
62	47°31′24″N 31°00′08″E / 47.5233167°N 31.0023222°E / 47.5233167; 31.0023222 (62)
63	47°31′57″N 31°03′11″E / 47.5324149°N 31.0531139°E / 47.5324149; 31.0531139 (63)
64	47°34′07″N 31°05′31″E / 47.5685347°N 31.0919738°E / 47.5685347; 31.0919738 (64)
65	47°39′20″N 31°05′47″E / 47.6556321°N 31.0965228°E / 47.6556321; 31.0965228 (65)
66	47°41′43″N 31°06′27″E / 47.6953361°N 31.1075417°E / 47.6953361; 31.1075417 (66)
67	47°41′57″N 31°08′24″E / 47.6990615°N 31.1401248°E / 47.6990615; 31.1401248 (67)
68	47°44′09″N 31°08′18″E / 47.7358094°N 31.1382794°E / 47.7358094; 31.1382794 (68)
69	47°45′48″N 31°08′13″E / 47.7632146°N 31.1369705°E / 47.7632146; 31.1369705 (69)
70	47°46′47″N 31°11′52″E / 47.779738°N 31.1977494°E / 47.779738; 31.1977494 (70)
71	47°47′31″N 31°13′09″E / 47.7919604°N 31.2191319°E / 47.7919604; 31.2191319 (71)
72	47°47′43″N 31°14′29″E / 47.7953624°N 31.2413621°E / 47.7953624; 31.2413621 (72)
73	47°48′26″N 31°14′53″E / 47.8071669°N 31.2479925°E / 47.8071669; 31.2479925 (73)
74	47°49′22″N 31°14′51″E / 47.8227146°N 31.2474668°E / 47.8227146; 31.2474668 (74)
75	47°49′21″N 31°13′56″E / 47.8225345°N 31.2323606°E / 47.8225345; 31.2323606 (75)
76	47°49′19″N 31°13′54″E / 47.8218934°N 31.231631°E / 47.8218934; 31.231631 (76)

External links

References

^ Vladimir Socor (1985-11-18). "Soviet-Romanian Programs in Nuclear Energy Development" (PDF). Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 2016-06-07. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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