Miroslav Mesić, the President of
the Management Board of HOPS, recalled the extraordinary event of the
reconnection of the first and second UCTE synchronous zones, coordinated from
the National Dispatching Center in Zagreb.
The synchronous European
electric power system was disconnected due to war inflicted damage on energy
facilities in Croatia and B&H. The reconnection required the renewal of the
Ernestinovo substation and the connecting 400 kV overhead lines, construction
of the Žerjavinec substation and repairing of the Konjsko-Mostar OHL. The
reconection was successfully completed on 10 October 2004.
The value of this endeavour for
the European electric power system was reacknowledged by Rudolf Baumann, Head
of the Regional Group Continental Europe within ENTSO-E and Bente Hagem, the
Vice- Chairperson of ENTSO-E Management Board.
Perica Jukić, the President of
the Management Board of HEP d.d., recognized all foreign and HEP's experts
whose work resulted in a technically flawless reconnection as a final act of a
complex and carefully prepared process.
Ivan Vrdoljak, the Croatian Minister
of Economy, pointed out this had been not only the Croatian but also the
European project, into which Hrvatska elektroprovreda invested EUR 130 million,
knowledge and experience of its professionals.
Following the European Current
Circle video, letters of thanks were presented to main reconnection
participants and panel discussion organized.