Ekhyddan – Nybro
The national grid for electricity is being reinforced between Ekhyddan and Nybro
With a new overhead line between Ekhyddan and Nybro we gear up the grid to reduce the risk of power outages when the transmission of electricity through southeastern Sweden will increase.
The national grid for electricity is being reinforced between Ekhyddan and Nybro
With a new overhead line between Ekhyddan and Nybro we gear up the grid to reduce the risk of power outages when the transmission of electricity through southeastern Sweden will increase.
About Ekhyddan – Nybro
Svenska kraftnät is planning a new overhead line between Ekhyddan and Nybro to reinforce the national grid for electricity in southeastern Sweden. It is needed because more electricity will be transmitted through the region in the future. With the line, we will reduce the risk of a failure in the grid causing a large power outage.
More electricity will be transmitted through the region
Greater amounts of electricity are transmitted through southeastern Sweden. This is partly because of the new connection NordBalt we are building between Nybro in Sweden and Klaipeda in Lithuania.
Read more about NordBalt.
The grid needs to be reinforced to reduce the risk of power outages
To cope with the increased load from the new connection the grid around Nybro needs to be strengthened with a new line. The line will ensure that electricity can take other routes if there is an error somewhere in the grid. In this way we reduce the risk that errors in the grid leads to large power outage in the area.
We are planning a new overhead line between Ekhyddan and Nybro
In order to strengthen the national grid Svenska kraftnät is planning to build an overhead line in southeastern Sweden. The overhead line will go from Ekhyddan in the municipality of Oskarshamn to Nybro in Nybro municipality - a distance of about 98 kilometers.
Facts
Svenska kraftnät is planning a new 400 kV overhead line between Ekhyddan in the municipality of Oskarshamn and Nybro in Nybro municipality. To reduce the risk of power outages in the region when there is an error in the grid, the national grid for electricity needs to be expanded. The line is about 98 km.
Project of Common Interest (PCI)
The project has been classified by EU as a Projects of Common 
Interest (PCI). That means the project is of special importance for the European internal energy market and for reaching the EU's energy policy objectives of affordable, secure and sustainable energy.
More about PCI:
Time plan
| Event | When |
|---|---|
| Consultation on several areas of investigations | 2014 |
| Consultation on development proposals | 2015 |
| Application for permission to the Swedish Energy Markets Inspectorate | June 2017 |
| Permission from the Swedish Energy Markets Inspectorate | December 2019 |
| The appeal to the government | September 2019 |
| Government decision, the matter referred to the Swedish Energy Markets Inspectorate | |
| Estimated permission decision | 2024 |
| Planned start of construction | 2027 |
| Planned commissioning | 2029 |
Contacts
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- Roger Sivert
- Project manager
- 010-350 90 57
- roger.sivert@svk.se
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- Mats Hannevad
- Contact
- +46 73 035 44 55
- mats@skogmarkkonsult.se
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- Peter Johansson
- +46 72-234 51 55
- peter@fmbab.se
