Poland wants to build a high-voltage electrical line between the Rivne NPP and Chelm to import electricity.

The Polish energy company, Orlen Synthos Green Energy, has initiated a project to build a high-voltage line between the Rivne NPP and the city of Chelm in Poland to import Ukrainian electricity, writes Wysokie Napiecie. It is a 400 kV line about 175 km from Varash, where the Rivne NPP is located, to Chelm. The length of the Polish portion of the line will be 23 km. At the end of last year, Orlen applied to the European Commission to include the line construction investment in the list of projects of mutual interest. This could pave the way for the EU financing tool – Connecting Europe Facility, to be utilized in financing the project. The cost of the investment is estimated at more than €297M. The line would ensure energy transmission at the 1,000 MW level in both directions, to and from Poland.