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
3Verbund – Austrian Power Grid AGVerbund – Austrian Power Grid AG UAM/Reich
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
4Verbund – Austrian Power Grid AGVerbund – Austrian Power Grid AG UAM/Reich
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
5Verbund – Austrian Power Grid AGVerbund – Austrian Power Grid AG UAM/Reich
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)
6Verbund – Austrian Power Grid AGVerbund – Austrian Power Grid AG UAM/Reich
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)
7Verbund – Austrian Power Grid AGVerbund – Austrian Power Grid AG UAM/Reich
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
8Verbund – Austrian Power Grid AGVerbund – Austrian Power Grid AG UAM/Reich
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
9Verbund – Austrian Power Grid AGVerbund – Austrian Power Grid AG UAM/Reich
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
10Verbund – Austrian Power Grid AGVerbund – Austrian Power Grid AG UAM/Reich
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.
11Verbund – Austrian Power Grid AGVerbund – Austrian Power Grid AG UAM/Reich
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
12Verbund – Austrian Power Grid AGVerbund – Austrian Power Grid AG UAM/Reich
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