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System Maintenance

System Maintenance

Maintenance of transmission lines is performed in accordance with the Regulation on Technical Operation of Power Plants, Substations and Power Lines of the Power System.

Centralized management of the energy system is performed by the Directorate of Energy System Utilization.

The basic task of the Energy System Utilization Directorate (DSHSE1) is the operational and technical-economic management of the energy system, in such a way as to ensure: its sustainability, safe and non-breakdown operation of units and equipment, uninterrupted power supply according to normal parameters, rational use of water reserves and fuels.

For the control, maintenance and overhaul of high voltage overhead power lines, power system enterprises must have special line brigades.

Their number for each enterprise and the number of specialists and workers for each brigade, should be determined based on the number of high voltage lines, their length and the terrain where they pass.

Line brigades must be equipped with special vehicles, spare material, tools, tools necessary for the control, maintenance and overhaul of power lines.

The engineering-technical personnel in charge of the operation and maintenance of the power lines must keep the technical documentation of the lines of the region.

For each line a separate register must be kept where all the characteristics of the line (voltage, conductor and truss section, number of intermediate and anchor poles, line length and characteristic camp, nominal power or current allowed, type of protection placed on the line, etc.)) the results of measurements and controls made on the line and the time when they were performed, the works performed during the planned breakdowns and overhauls as well as the changes that occur in the line and its route.

For each control and works that are done on the line, a special act must be kept, which is signed by the leader of the group that performs the control or works.

The acts are submitted to make relevant entries in the line register and to draft a work plan for the overhaul of the line. Also, all defects and breakdowns that occur on the line must be recorded in detail, recording the cause, the action of the relay protection, the automatic, the type of defect, the measures taken, etc.

1 DSHSE today is DSHMT.

 

For all defects that threaten the normal operation of the lines, the line controllers immediately notify their managers in order to take immediate measures to eliminate the defects until the out-of-line lines are repaired.

These controls are mandatory in high voltage power lines.

  1. Day checks without entering the pillar, which are performed:
  1. Night checks without entering the pole, which should be done once in 3 months;
  2. Day checks by entering the pole under voltage, should be done by the most qualified workers (not less than 2 people) of the line brigade 2 times a year.
  3. Out-of-line controls, which should be done after days with storms and atmospheric discharges, during frost, ice, intensive melting of ice and snow, observations of streams and rivers near the lines in case of fires near the three lines that and for each disconnection from short-circuit relay protection. For the latter case the control must start no later than 16 hours from the time of disconnection of the line.

The term and volume of works in the medium and capital
remotes of high voltage lines are determined depending on the results of
inspections, measurements and preliminary tests.

Secondary overhaul should include the following: bolt
tightening, insulation of damaged insulators and details, repair of damaged
conductors and trusses, elimination of weak connections, direction of columns,
restoration of columns and warning plates, repair of pillar earthing and
clearing of the line route.

Capital overhaul, in addition to the works done in the
secondary overhaul should also include the repair of poles, complete or partial
replacement of conductors, withdrawal of conductors, works for earth renewal,
etc.

It is forbidden to make changes to the structure of the
columns during the overhaul without making appropriate calculations.

In the transmission lines it is allowed to perform works without
voltage relief only in case these works are performed in accordance with the
requirements of the Technical Security Regulation.

Directorate responsible for the maintenance and use of high
voltage lines at OST sh.a. is the Directorate of Operation, Maintenance and
Transmission.

 

For the maintenance of the system, under the subordination
of this directorate are 6 operating units of OST sh.a divided according to the
respective regions:

Shkodra Operational Unit

Burrel Operating Unit

Tirana Operational Unit

Fier Operational Unit

Elbasan Operational Unit

Korça Operational Unit

Also near OST sh.a. the most specialized maintenance unit, the Transmission Maintenance Unit also operates.

To guarantee a safe operation of the Power System, special attention is paid to the maintenance of the transmission network by performing rigorously and with quality all planned overhauls, eliminating in the shortest possible time breakdowns and defects that occur in the system. transmission:

The annual overhaul plan is carried out in accordance with:

The technical capacity of the exchange with neighboring countries is sufficient to carry out the necessary exchanges and transits required at any time however in certain periods, there is congestion of transmission capacities in the interconnection.

LINES MAINTENANCE

The transmission lines are controlled by the line brigades included in the operational units according to the areas connected throughout with the defined regulation and the technical security regulation.

The overhaul plan for the extraction of lines in the overhaul takes on the basis of defects, types of defects, increasing with the substation sector for the extraction of tracts in the overhaul, of other OST sectors sh.a. and conditioning on overhaul of interconnection lines.

Also for the overhaul of some 110 kV lines, the impact on the operation of local / private faults that are connected to your system by lines is taken into account.

The overhaul plan also takes into account the elimination of all defects in the transmission lines by strictly implementing the equipment regulation.

The line sector performs periodic on-site control in carrying out important overhauls on the 400kV, 220 kV and 110kV lines, instructs and asks the managers of the works to provide organizational and technical measures to create safe working conditions.

Planning of overhauls in transmission lines by operating units, year 2021:

Shkodra Operational Unit

Planning of overhauls in 400kV lines – medium overhaul 12; prophylactic overhaul 2.

Planning of overhauls in 220kV lines – medium overhaul 12; prophylactic overhaul 12.

Planning of overhauls in 110kV lines – medium overhaul 17; prophylactic overhaul 12.

Burrel Operating Unit

Planning of overhauls in 400kV lines – medium overhaul 2; prophylactic overhaul 1.

Planning of overhauls in 220kV lines – medium overhaul 10; prophylactic overhaul 10.

Planning of overhauls in 110kV lines – medium overhaul 17; prophylactic overhaul 11.

Tirana Operational Unit

Planning of overhauls in 400kV lines – medium overhaul 3; prophylactic overhaul 2.

Planning of overhauls in 220kV lines – medium overhaul 14; prophylactic overhaul 14.

Planning of overhauls in 110kV lines – medium overhaul 22; prophylactic overhaul 22.

Elbasan Operational Unit

Planning of overhauls in 400kV lines – medium overhaul 2; prophylactic overhaul 1.

Planning of overhauls in 220kV lines – medium overhaul 8; prophylactic overhaul 8.

Planning of overhauls in 110kV lines – medium overhaul 16; prophylactic overhaul 16.

Fier Operational Unit

Planning of overhauls in 220kV lines – medium overhaul 4; prophylactic overhaul 4.

Planning of overhauls in 110kV lines – medium overhaul 29; prophylactic overhaul 28.

Korca Operational Unit

Planning of overhauls in 400kV lines – medium overhaul 2.

Planning of overhauls in 110kV lines – medium overhaul 7; prophylactic overhaul 5.

Implementation of the graphic plan of line overhauls in the first 6 months of 2021

 

 

400kV lines

Planning

Due

1

L.400 kV Tirana2 – Podgorica2

05-07.04 April

05-06.04

2

L.400 kV Koman – Tirana2

08-09.04, 26-27.04 April

22-23.06

3

L.400 kV Koman – KosovaB

01-02.04, 30.08

U vu ne pune (12.05.2021)

 

 

220kV lines

Planning

Due

1

L.220-1 V.Dejes – Koman

07-08.06, 01.09

07-08.06

2

L.220-2 V.Dejes – Tirana1

20-22.04, 20-21.09

05.05

3

L.220-3 V.Dejes – Tirana1

20-22.04, 20-21.09

06.05

4

L.220-4 / 1 V.Dejes – Copy

15-16.04, 17.0

15-16.04

5

L.220-4 / 2 Koplik – Podgorica1

30-31.03

29.03

6

L.220-9 / 1a Fierze – Hec Peshqesh

01-03.06, 29-30.09

26.02 (fixed trot), 16,17,18.06

7

L.220-10 / 1a Fierze – Hec Fang

11-13.04, 04-05.10

02-06.06,

8

L.220-11 Fierze – Koman

28-30.04, 02-03.09

 

9

L.220-12 Fierze – Prizren

05-07.04, 07-08.09

24-25.05

10

L.220-13 / 1 Koman – Tirana2

09-11.06, 11-12.10

09.06

11

L.220-14 / 1 Koman – Kolacem

14-15.06, 13.10

09.06, 14-15.09

12

L.220-14 / 2 Kolacem – Tirana2

16-18.06, 14-15,10

09.06

 

 

 

 

110kV lines

 

 

 

Planning

 

 

 

Due

1

L.110-7 Lezhe РLa̤ 2

   

2

L.110-8 / 6 Bushat2-Bushat1-Lezhe

 

16.06

3

L.110-8 / 1 V.Dejes – Ashta1

 

25.06

4

L.110-8 / 2 Ashta1 – Bushat2

June 24th

24.06

5

L.110-8 / 3 Bushat2 – Ashta2

June 24th

24.06

6

L.110-8 / 4 Ashta2 – Shkodra2

June 25th

25.06

7

L.110 cable Shkoder2 – Shkoder1

14 May

14.05

8

L.110-19 V.Dejes – Renc -Shkoder1

07 May

07.05

9

L.110-24 / 1 F.Arrez – Hec Lumzi

June 29th

29.06

10

L.110-24 / 2 Hec Lumzi – Reps

June 29th

29.06

11

 

L.110-27 / 1 Fush Arez – Hec Dardhe

13-14.07

 

12

 

L.110-27 / 2 Hec Dardhe – Hec Astri

15-16.07

 

13

L.110-27 / 3 Hec Astri – Hec Fierze

   

14

 

L.110-28 / 1a F.Arrez – Lajthize

06-09.10

 

15

L.110-28 / 1 Lajthize – Kalimash

04.06

04.06

16

 

L.110-29 Kalimash – Kukes

06-10.10

 

17

 

L.110-29 / 1 Kalimash – Tunnel

   

18

L.110-33 Fierze – Gropaj – B.Curri

February 23, May 17

23.02,17.05

19

L.110-61 Hec Lapaj – Peshkopi

   

 

 

Realization of overhauls in the Operational Unit BURREL YEAR 2021

 

400kV lines

Planning

Due

1

L.400 kV Tirana2 – Podgorica2

05-17.04

05-06.04

2

L.400 kV Tirana2 – Koman

08-09.04, 26-27.08

22-23.06

 

220kV lines

Planning

Due

1

L.220-2 V.Dejes – Tirana1

20-22.04, 20-21.09

05.05

2

L.220-3 V.Dejes – Tirana1

20-22.04, 20-21.09

06.05

3

L.220-9 / 1a Fierze – Hec Peshqesh

11-13.06, 29-30.09

16,17,18.06

4

L.220-9 / 1b Hec Fish – Burrel

04.06, 01.10

21.06

5

L.220-9 / 2 Burrel – Elbasan1

23-26.03, 24-25.08

31.05, 01.06

6

L.220-10 / 1a Fierze – Hec Fang

11-13.05, 04-05.10

02-06.06

7

L.220-10 / 1b Hec Fang – Titan

20-21.04, 22.09

21.05

8

L.220-10 / 2 Titan – Tirana1

17-18., 20.10

17-18.05

9

L.220-13 / 1 Koman – Tirana2

09-11.06, 11-12.10

09.06

10

L.220-14 / 2 Kolacem – Tirana2

16-18.06, 14-15.10

09.06, 14-15.06

 

 

110kV lines

Planning

Due

1

L.110-1 Ulez-Shkopet-Rubik-Laç2

 

22,29,01 (re, breakdown), 22.06

2

L.110-2 Ulez РShkopet РLa̤1

 

23.06

3

L.110-2 / 2 La̤1 РKashar

February 18-19

18-19 / 02,

4

 

L.110-3 Ulez-Shutri-Kurbnesh

16-18.08

05.02 (re, breakdown)

5

L.110-23 Rubik – Reps

08 January

08/01 (re, avari), 25.05

6

L.110-20 / 1 Ulez – Burrel

 

10.06

7

 

L.110-20 / 2a Burrel – Hec Cerrunje

July 26

12.02 (re, breakdown)

8

 

L.110-20 / 2b Hec Cerrunje – Bulqize

July 27

 

9

L.110-25a Bulqize – Hec Gjorice

July 28

 

10

 

L.110-25b Hec Gjorice – Vojnik

July 29

 

11

 

L.110-26 Vojnik – Bishop

30.July

 

12

L.110-61 Peshkopi – Hec Lapaj

21-22.10

 

13

L.110-7 La̤2 РLezhe

16 June

16.06

14

L.110-13 / 1 Laç1-Mam-F.Kruje

March 11

11.03,

 

L.110-13 / 2 Laç2-Laç1

   

15

L.110-36 La̤2 РF.Kuqe

March 08

08.03,

 

 

Realization of overhauls in the Operational Unit TIRANA YEAR 2021

 

 

400kV lines

Planning

Due

1

L.400 kV Tirana2 – Podgorica2

05-07.04,

05-06.04

2

L.400 kV Tirana2 – Koman

08-09.04, 26-27.08

22-23.06

3

L.400 kV Tirana2 – Elbasan2

12-13.04, 09-10.09

12-13.04

 

 

220kV lines

Planning

Due

1

L.220-2 Tirana1 – V.Dejes

20-22.04, 20-21.09

05.05

2

L.220-3 Tirana1 – V.Dejes

20-22.04. 20-21.09

06.05

3

L.220-5 Tirana1 – Elbasan1

04-05.03, 21.10

04-05.03,

4

L.220-6 Tirana1 – Elbasan1

08-09.03, 22.10

08-09.03,

5

L.220-9 / 2 Burrel – Elbasan1

23-36.03, 24-25.08

31.05.01.06

6

L.220-10 / 2 Tirana1 – Titan

17-18.05, 20.10

17-18.05

7

L.220-13 / 1 Tirana2 – Koman

09-11.06, 11-12.10

11/03, 16-17 / 03. 09.06

8

L.220-14 / 2 Tirana2 – Kolacem

16-18.06, 14-15.10

09.06

9

L.220-13 / 2 Tirana2 – Sharre

11-12.03, 06.10

11.03,

10

L.220-13 / 3 Sharre – Elbasan2

16-17.03, 23-24.09

16-17.03,

11

L.220-14 / 3 Tirana2 – Elbasan2

18-19.03, 27-28.09

18-19.03,

12

L.220-15 / 1 Tirana1 – Tirana2

14.05, 07-08.10

30.03 (realized rem on disconnection)

13

L.220-15 / 2 Tirana2 – Rrashbull

24-25.05, 25-26.10

24-25.05

14

L.220-15 / 3 Rrashbull – Fier

26-28.05, 27-28.10

04.05 (re.avari), 10.05,

 

 

110kV lines

Planning

Due

1

L.110-2 / 2 Kashar – Lac1

February 18-19

18-19.02

2

L.110-2 / 2-1 Tirana1 – Kashar

01 April

01.04

3

L.110-2 / 3-1 Tirana1 – Kashar

02 April

02.04

4

L.110-45 Tirana2 – Kashar

May 10

10.05

5

L.110-46 Tirana2 – Selite

11 May

11.05

6

L.110-47 Tirana2 – Selite

14 May

14.05 (tir 2-komb)

7

L.110-4 / 1 Selite – Tractor

February 23-24

23-24.02,

8

L.110-4 / 2a Tractor – Forge

February 23-24

23-24.02,

9

L.110-4 / 2b Farke – Ibe

 

14-18.06

10

L.110-4 / 3 Ibe – Elbasan1

03 March

03.03

11

L.110-6 / 1 Sharre – Selite

March 31

31.03

12

L.110-6 / 2 Sharre – Rrashbull

06 February

06.02

13

L.110-SH-1 Rrashbull – Shkozet

08 April

08.04

14

L.110-SH-2 Rrashbull – Shkozet

09 April

09.04

15

L.110-61 / 2 Rrashbull – Kavaje

29 May

29.05, 16.06

16

L.110-21 / 2 Kavaje – Lushnje

March 21, April 14-15

21.03, 14-15.04

17

L.110-22 / 1 Tirana1 – F.Kruje

14 May

14.05

18

L.110-22 / 2 Tirana1 – Tractor

May 20

21.05

19

L.110-44 Fushe Kruje – Kruje

05 March

05.03

20

L.110 kV Rrashbull – Sukth

June 17th

17.06

21

L.110 kV Rrashbull – P.Romano

21 May

21.05

 

 

Realization of overhauls in the Operational Unit ELBASAN YEAR 2021

 

 

400kV lines

Planning

Due

1

L.400-1 / 1 Elbasan2 – Zemblak

11-19.10

 

2

L.400 kV Elbasan2 – Tirana2

12-13.04, 09-10.09

12-13.04

 

 

220kV lines

Planning

Due

1

L.220-5 Elbasan1 – Tirana1

04-05.03, 21.10

04-05.03,

2

L.220-6 Elbasan1 – Tirana1

08-09.03, 22.10

08-09.03,

3

L.220-7 Elbasan1 – Fier

23,26-27.04, 18-19.10

11-12.05, 21.05 (elimination point dobeta)

4

L.220-8 / 1 Elbasan1 – Elbasan2

23.02, 19.08

23.02,

5

L.220-8 / 2 Elbasan1 – Elbasan2

24.02, 20.08

24.02

6

L.220-9 / 2 Elbasan1 – Burrel

23-26.03, 24.25.08

31.05, 01.06

7

L.220-13 / 3 Elbasan2 – Sharre

16-17.03, 23-24,10

16-17.03,

8

L.220-14 / 3 Elbasan2 -Tirana2

18-19.03, 27-28.10

18-19.03,

 

 

110kV lines

Planning

Due

1

L.110-4 / 3 Elbasan1 – Ibe

03 March

03.03

2

L.110-4 / 4 Elbasan1 – GSA

08 May

18.05

3

L.110-4 / 5 GSA – Cerrik

07 May

07.05

4

L.110-14 / 1 Elbasan1 – AES

April 15

15.04, 04.05

5

L.110-14 / 2 AES – Cerrik

16Prill

16.04, 04.05

6

L.110-5 / 1 Cerrik – Kajan

17 M

17.03

7

L.110-16 / 1 Elbasan1 – Kusarth

April 21

21.04

8

L.110-16 / 1a Kusarth – Fiber

April 22

22.04

9

L.110-16 / 2a Fiber – Rapun3,4

29-30.03, 26-27.08 March

30.03

10

L.110-16 / 2b Rapun3,4 – Librazhd

March 31, March 23

31.03

11

L.110-16 / 3 Librazhd – Prrenjas

01.04, 30-31.09 March

29.03, 10.05

12

L.110-34 / 1 Elbasan1 – Metal.2

February 19

19.02

13

L.110-34 / 2 Elbasan1 – Metal.2

07 February

07.02,

14

L.110-35 / 1 Elbasan1 – Metal.3

04 May

04.05

15

L.110-35 / 2,2a Elb1-Met.3-Fiber

02 June

02-03.06

16

L.110-42 Cerrik – Belsh

14 May

14.05

 

 

Realization of overhauls in the Operating Unit FIER YEAR 2021

 

 

220kV lines

Planning

Due

1

L.220-7 Fier – Elbasan1

30,26-27.04, 18-19.10

11-12.07, 21.05 (elimination point dobeta)

2

L.220-15 / 3 Fier – Rrashbull

26-28.04, 27-28.10

04.05 (re.avari), 10.05,

3

L.220-16 Fier – Babice

19.04, 01.10

19.05

4

L.220-18 Babice – Tec Vlore

18.04, 03.10

18.05

 

 

110kV lines

Planning

Due

1

L.110-9 Fier-Jagodine-Kucove

March 31

31.03

2

L.110-10 / 1a Fier -Jagodine

01 April

29.03, 01.04

 

L.110-10 / 1b Jagodine-Ballsh

March 17

17/03, 31.05

3

L.110-15 Fier – Vlora1

08-09 March

08-09.03

4

L.110-21 / 3 Fier – Lushnje

29 January

29.01, 05.05, 25.05 (breakdown elimination)

5

L.110-21 / 2 Lushnje – Kavaje

March 19

19.03

6

L.110-40 Fier – Selenice

March 12

12 / 0.3, 25.05 (partially), 28.05

7

L.110-37 Ballsh – Drenove

May 20

20.05, 07.05

8

L.110-38 Drenove – Selenice

07 June

07.05

9

L.110-39 Babice – Selenice

 

03.03, 18-19.03 (online anomalies)

10

L.110-39 / 1 Babice – Vlora1

March 16-17

16-17 / 03

11

L.110-53 Babice – Vlora2

   

12

L.110-54 / 1 Babice – Orikum

06 May

06.05,20.05

13

L.110-54 / 2 Orikum – Himare

May 27

27.05

14

L.110-54 / 3 Himare – Saranda2

March 30

30.03, 28.05

15

L.110-10 / 2 Ballsh – Memaliaj

May 26

26.05

16

L.110-11 / 1 Memaliaj – Tepelene

March 12

12/03

17

L.110-11 / 2 Tepelene – Gjirok.2

March 11

11.03

18

L.110-12 / 1 Gjirok.2 – Gjirok.1

   

19

L.110-12 / 2 Gjirok.1 – Bistrice

01-02 March

01-02.03

20

L.110 kV Bistrice – Saranda2

   

21

L.154 kV Bistrice – Myrtos

20-21.04, 29.10

20.05

22

L.110-30 Memaliaj – Kelcyre

02 June

02.06, 09.06

23

L.110-31 Kelcyre – Permet

09 June

09.06

24

L.110-55 / 2 Permet – Langarice

   

25

L.110-5 / 2 Kucove – Kajan

04-05 March

04-05.03, 06, 05, 14.05

26

L.110-41 Kuveç-Berat-Uznove

   

27

L.110-56 Uznove – Corovode

   

Realization of overhauls in the Operational Unit KORCE YEAR 2021

 

400kV lines

Planning

Due

1

 

L.400-1 / 1 Zemblak – Elbasan2

11-19.10

 

2

 

L.400-1 / 2 Zemblak – Kardia

03-04.04

04.05

 

110kV lines

Planning

Due

1

L.110-17 / 1 Prrenjas – G.Kuq

05-07.04, 07-08.09

08-09.06

2

L.110-17 / 2 G. Kuq – Pogradec

11.May

11.05

3

L.110-18 Korce – Pogradec

04-07 April

07-09.04

4

L.110-32 / 55 Korce-Erseke-Langarice

19-20.08

16.05

5

L.110-46 / 1 Kor̤e РZemblak

12 April

12.04, 11.05

6

L.110-46 / 2 Kor̤e РZemblak