HPP Tsankov Kamak becomes operational in September

The operational launch of HPP Tsankov Kamak may be delayed until September because of unsettled servitude rights of the transmission lines, posted BNT. The National Electricity Company (NEK) currently expects the Ministry of Agriculture and Food to issue an act so as to legalize one of the two power transmission lines of 110 kW to Tsankov Kamak HPP. “NEK has the documents needed for the other power line,” explained Nikolay Gaitandjiev, expert from the Hidroelektroinvest company, which is a part of NEK.

He explained that operations of the HPP could not be started without obtaining servitude rights, but the Ministry of Agriculture had not yet started the procedure for the issuing these documents. It usually takes about six months. In order for the tests to be completed the water level in the dam should be raised by another 5 m. “This would happen after the road to Devin is rebuild at a higher level, because otherwise part of it would be over flooded. The reconstruction is expected to be completed by the end of May,” said Gaitandjiev.

The launch of the HPP has been postponed several times. The last information on the part of NEK was that the facility would become operational by the end of March.

The public provider will transfer ownership of the new Devin bypass road to the Road Infrastructure Agency as well. The section is 22 km long and according to Prime Minister Boyko Borissov it has proved to be extremely expensive. Initially, experts from NEK planned the section would cost €41 mln , but its actual price has reached €120 mln.

The HPP has a capacity of 80 MW and is an investment of NEK. The capacity is expected to become operational after a delay of two years. At first, the public provider planned the construction of the dam and the HPP to cost €220 mln. Because of poor geological prospecting and the expensive bypass road, the price increased to €550 mln. Austrian company Alpine is the project contactor.

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