Interconetion 400 kV line Bitola - Elbasan

Construction of 400 kV OHTL interconnection from SS Bitola 2 to Macedonian/Albanian border and SS 400/110 kV Ohrid 400 kV interconnection transmission line Bitola (Macedonia) - Elbasan (Albania) is the last part of the implementation of the Corridor 8 in the context of creating a corridor East-West power transmission corridor between Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania and Italy. Within this interconnection is envisaged construction of a new 400/110 kV substation in the Ohrid-Struga region, which would resolve the problems that exist in the south-western part of the transmission network.

Thisproject is one of three projects in Southeast Europe which was interesting for the community of donors/financiers of energy projects by the European Commission (donors/financiers who finance the IPF Multi program in which established a new instrument to support economic development in the region - the Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF)). On the Steering Committee of WBIF was approved grant for preparation of Feasibility Study and ESIA for this project. Project was named WB4bis-REG-ENE-01 and will be realized by consortium of international experts led by COWI (DK). Donors/financiers of this project are the European Bank for Reconstructionand Development (EBRD) and KfW.