Hradec substation is an important substation connecting the 220-kV and 400-kV-grid in electricity grid Czech republic. It is situated near Hradec u Kadaně in Northern Bohemia. In Hradec the high voltage transmission lines from the surrounding lignite-fired power stations come together and the distribution of load takes place. Hradec is starting point of two high voltage transmission lines to Germany, a 400 kV line to Röhrsdorf in Saxonia and a 400-kV- line to Etzenricht

GKK Etzenricht

GKK Etzenricht, abbreviation for Gleichstromkurzkupplung) Etzenricht, that means Etzenricht HVDC-back-to-back station was an HVDC back-to-back facility near Etzenricht in the district of Neustadt in Bavaria, Germany. It was built up on area of Etzenricht substation, a 380 kV/220 kV/110...

 in Bavaria. The transmission capacity of the line to Röhrsdorf, which went in 1976 into service is 2640 MW. The 220-kV-link to Zwönitz, which was build in the 1950s, does not exist any more. Direct 400 kV-interconnections from the substation exist to Tušimice

Tušimice Power Station

Tušimice Power Station is a lignite-fired power station in Tušimice, Czech Republic. It is owned and operated by CEZ Group.The first power station in Tušimice was commissioned in 1963–1964. The current power station was commissioned in 1973–1974. The power station consists of four generation...

 and Prunéřov power station

Prunérov Power Station

The Prunéřov Power Station is the largest coal-fired power station in the Czech Republic with installed capacity of 1,490 MW. It is located near Kadaň....

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400 kV-lines exist to:

• Röhrsdorf (2 circuits)
• Etzenricht (1 circuit)
• Prosenice (1 circuit)
• Chrást (1 circuit)
• Vyškov (1 circuit)

220 kV-lines exist to:

• Vítkov (2 circuits)
• Vyškov (2 circuits)

External links

• http://www.ceps.cz/index.asp
• http://www.ceps.cz/doc/soubory/Internet_16_10_2008/schema_siti_1_1_2009.pdf