Obersielach – Lienz Line is a 380kV overhead line from Obersielach, Carinthia, Austria, to Lienz, Tyrol, Austria.
The project, which is currently under construction, is expected to be commissioned in 2021.
Description
Obersielach – Lienz Line is an overhead line that will be operated by Austrian Power Grid. The line will carry alternating current (AC) through double circuit cable.
The development of the Obersielach – Lienz Line project has been approved by the Austria E-Control.
Obersielach – Lienz Line project development status
The construction works on the Obersielach – Lienz Line project were commenced in 2020 and commissioning is expected in 2021.
About Austrian Power Grid
Austrian Power Grid AG (APG) a subsidiary of Verbund AG is a power company that provides transmission grid operation service. The company performs power exchange, inside and outside Austria between producers and consumers. Its projects include 380-kV-Salzburg line, 380 kV line St. Peter – Staatsgrenze, and 380 kV Line at Dürnrohr. APG’s 380-kV-Salzburg line project improves security of supply to the city of Salzburg. It owns power transmission lines and substations. It also provides supply of electricity in Vienna. APG is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.
Methodology
All publicly-announced T&D Line & Substation projects included in this analysis are drawn from GlobalData’s Power IC. The information regarding the projects is sourced through secondary information sources such as country specific utility players, company news and reports, statistical organisations, regulatory body, government planning reports and their publications and is further validated through primary from various stakeholders such as power utility companies, consultants, energy associations of respective countries, government bodies and professionals from leading players in the power sector.