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Danube InGrid

Smart grid project of
common interest of the European Union

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General information

  • The aim of the Danube InGrid (Danube Intelligent Grid) is to integrate more renewables to the distribution grid by the application of smart technologies and manage them in a smarter way along with keeping the security of supply and high quality of supply for the electricity consumers in the CEE region.
  • Project Danube InGrid will adopt smart grid technologies both internally and on cross border level for the evolvement of modern energy infrastructure. It will efficiently integrate the behavior and actions of all market users connected to the electricity network, mainly consumers, prosumers and generators with the goal of integration of large amounts of electricity from renewable and/or distributed energy sources. Gaining and utilising experience in smart technologies in North Western Hungary and Western Slovakia, will be beneficial for electricity system users and distribution and transmission system operators.
  • The Danube InGrid project is on the 4th PCI list of the European Union. 
  • The Danube InGrid project is co-financed by the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) of the European Union.
  • Project value: EUR 291 million
  • CEF co-financing: EUR 102 million
  • Implementation period: 2020 - 2025

Project promoters


E.ON Észak-dunántúli
Áramhálózati Zrt. (EED)
Západoslovenská
distribučná, a.s. (ZSD)
Slovenská elektrizačná
prenosová sústava, a. s. (SEPS)

Supporting member


Magyar Villamosenergia-ipari Átviteli Rendszerirányító Zrt. (MAVIR)

Project benefits

  • The main benefit is to provide better and more economically efficient delivery of electricity supply for the strategic industrial areas and final consumers of both Western Slovakia and North Western Hungary.
  • The project will improve connection of more new renewable energy generators, quality of electricity supply, security of supply, network connectivity for all users and reduction of negative environmental impact.

Project goal

  • The main goal of the Danube InGrid project is to develop a smart grid in the CEE region in order to integrate more renewable generators to the distribution grid, with keeping high quality and security of supply for the energy consumers in the Western Slovakian and North Western Hungarian Region.


Project activities

  • Smart installations/devices on HV/MV (High Voltage/Medium Voltage) level
  • Transmission/distribution transformation
  • Optical fiber network on High Voltage and Medium Voltage network
  • IT management for smart grids
  • Action management, communication and dissemination

Timeline with photos

2018

PCI Application

2019

CEF Application

2020

Grant Agreement

2021

Start of implementation

2022

2023

2024

2025

All devices in operation

Finished
On-going
Up-coming
Project Value
291 million eur
Duration
2020-2025
Partners
EED, ZSD, SEPS
Co-funding
102 million eur

Upcoming event


June 2021: Inauguration of Öttevény 132/22 kV substation, EED, Hungary