Expropriation completed in 96,62 per cent of cases.
Podgorica, (MINA-BUSINESS) – Process of land expropriation during implementation of project of construction of 400 kV overhead line from Lastva to Pljevlja is completed in 96,62% of cases, it was announced from Crnogorski elektroprenosni sistem (CGES).
“Regarding the section of the 400 kV overhead line Lastva – Čevo – Pljevlja, that has 650 tower spots, the process of land acquisition on private property is near completion, i.e. it has been acquired about 96,62%, or 344 cases of a total of 356. It means that CGES and owners of the land mostly succeeded to find a common solution”, it CGES communicated to Mina-business.
As they explained, discussions and negotiations were held with other owners, which did not have success as of today.
“This does not mean that we exhausted all possibilities of finding a solution for both sides. However, in such situations there is a clearly defined legal procedure on how to proceed”, they said from CGES.
They reminded from CGES that the project of implementing 400 kV overhead line Lastva – Čevo – Pljevlja is performed within the obligation from the Project Coordination Agreement of connecting electric power systems of Montenegro and Italy, as well as due to the need to reinforce transmission network in order to create preconditions for improvement of economic development of the Montenegrin coast and north part of the state.
The project includes construction of two overhead lines and substation Lastva.
In July 2011, the Government adopted the Detailed Spatial Plan (DSP) for the corridor of the 400 kV with optical fibre from the Montenegrin coast to Pljevlja and submarine cable, 500 kV, with optical cable Italy – Montenegro, with strategic environmental impact assessment, whereby creating preconditions for project implementation,
They said from CGES that based on data from project documentation, the Real Estate Administration developed the Expropriation Study, based on which the Government declared public interest for expropriation of properties for construction of overhead lines Lastva – Čevo and Čevo – Pljevlja
The commission formed by the Real Estate Administration published the procedure of value of land to be expropriated and CGES, pursuant to legal regulations, deposited in a particular manner to a special account of the Ministry of Finance the money defined by the assessment and commenced the procedure of land expropriation”, they said from CGES.
They stated from CGES that their intention and wish was to reach with landowners an agreement to the mutual satisfaction, which was the case in most of them.“It can be concluded that in this moment CGES has done the larges part of a very difficult and responsible work. A large number of owners recognized the interest in construction of such electric power facility and mutually agreed to cede their own land for a reasonable compensation”, they said from CGES.
Expropriation for substation Lastva is completed and the entire land is registered on the name of CGES.
The reminded from CGES that it was held a big number of public sessions related to assessment of impact of the project of construction of the overhead line Lastva-Čevo-Pljevlja on the environment in Kotor, Cetinje, Nikšić, Šavnik, Žabljak and Pljevlja.
“Worldwide, there are examples of coexistence of people and overhead lines and buildings. This is a compromise brought by the modern lifestyle. Nevertheless, what is crucial in all this is that there are clear rules and regulations regulating this issue”, they added from CGES.
According to words of their representatives, CGES during implementation of project of construction of overhead line from Lastva to Pljevlja carried out complete procedures in accordance with national legislation, as well as the policy of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in this field.
“The objective is only one – to increase safety in supply with electricity of every part of our Montenegro”, they added from CGES.
As for the benefits of this project, they said from CGES that they are multiple. As they communicated, some of them is connection of interconnective link of Montenegro and Italy by submarine cable, which in final should bring to reduction of transmission tariff for consumers in Montenegro.
“Benefits are also creating preconditions for development of infrastructure projects on the north and south of Montenegro, improvement of voltage-reactive conditions, reduction of transmission network losses, possibility of bidirectional supply of substations Brezna and Žabljak”, they said from CGES.
Expert for energetics and professor at the University of Montenegro Milutin Ostojić, speaking about possible adverse impact of the overhead line on people’s health and the environment, said that construction of the overhead line occupies the space through which it passes and that causes limitation of purpose that are described in detail in the Rules on technical regulations for construction of overhead electric power lines.
“Assessment of reduction of economic benefit is determined by an agreement or in a special court proceeding with mandatory participation of electric, civil or agricultural profession. For each overhead line is carried out an environmental impact assessment with the aim of determining all negative consequences and measures in order to bring them into prescribed limits”, said Ostojić to the Mina-business agency.
He said that in 400 kV overhead lines exist for over than 40 years in Montenegro and that experiences show that neither one of the towers have not crashed so far.
“Previous overhead lines were designed only with respect to additional burden or wind pressure, depending of what is more unfavourable. The new European rulebook as of May 2012 lays down the consider at the same time wind pressure and additional burden, such as ice and snow. Mechanical calculation of the overhead line Čevo-Pljevlja was done in accordance with this recommendation, which represents a guarantee of its reliability”, states Ostojić.
He said that in Montenegro started application of the Law on non-ionizing radiation protection and Rulebook on exposure limits to electromagnetic fields.“Our rulebook is drafted completely in accordance with Directive from the European Parliament and Council, of June 2013, in which are given minimum requirements with respect to safety and health of persons exposed to non-ionizing radiation, with the note that are rulebook is, however, more restrictive for an area of extremely low frequency. The new overhead line from Lastva and Pljevlja fulfil completely the requirements from the rulebook”, said Ostojić.
He explained that very often in public, it is not made a difference between radiation and sources of radiation, and that non-ionizing radiation of overhead line is observed as if it belongs to ionizing radiation, and very often is compared with alfa, beta or gamma radiation.
“On the scale of sources of radiation, the least adverse is electric and magnetic field created by sources of extremely low frequencies, to which belong also overhead lines. Overhead lines have non-ionizing radiation, which is less dangerous than the one produced by radio and television devices, and not to mention mobile telephony”, said Ostojić.
He said that powers of electric field and magnetic induction on height of one meter above ground are measured in corridors of the existing 400 kV in Montenegro.
“Measured values were considerably below threshold values laid down by the Rulebook. Even it can be concluded it can be concluded that in some cases magnetic induction below the overhead line has lower value on one meter above ground than magnetic induction created by certain appliances, for example some types of hair dryers or vacuum cleaners”, said Ostojić.
He stated that calculation of electric field and magnetic induction below and next to overhead line Čevo – Pljevlja was carried out with particular attention on the entire route, and especially on section next to settlements and residential buildings.
“For the entire route of the overhead line were made Orto-photo images 100 m wide on which are clearly seen all facilities and their position with respect to the overhead line, as well as all crossings with other lines and roads and agricultural lots. It was required from designers to make special modifications of the projects wherever it was needed, which they did. Now it can be concluded that fields have considerably lower value then the threshold one”, said Ostojić.
The general conclusion is, as he added, that results of calculation of field below and near the overhead line Čevo – Pljevlja clearly show that the radiation level will be considerably below threshold valued laid down by the Rulebook and recommendations of the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP).
He said that near Thermal Power Plan Pljevlja, in settlement of Komini, currently there are another four overhead lines, that is 100 kV, two overhead lines 220 kV from Hydro Power Plant (HPP) Piva and one 35 kV overhead line.
“It was made a calculation of total electric field created by all overhead lines and it was showed that in settlement Komini, in places where the 400 kV overhead line crosses with the existing 110 kV and 35 kV overhead lines, the strength of the field is lower than the field if there would by only a 400 kV overhead line”, explained Ostojić.
He stated that, regardless of the fact that strengths of the electric and magnetic field below and next to the overhead line near Komini are lower than values laid down by the Rulebook, it is not at all pleasant to live in proximity of such number of overhead lines and switchgear.
“Therefore, I consider that an adequate and acceptable agreement should be made with inhabitants of this part of the settlement”, deems Ostojić.
They communicated from the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism that the Government, on the meeting held on 15 April 2010, adopted the Decision on proceeding with drafting of DSP for the corridor of the 400 kV overhead line with optical cable from theMontenegrin coast to Pljevlja and 500 kV submarine cable with optical fibre Italy – Montenegro with a strategic environmental impact assessment.
“Based on a carried out public procurement procedure, the Ministry adopted the Decision on awarding of contract. The contract was signed between this Government’s department and the Republic Institute for Urbanism Planning and Design”, they said from the Ministry.
Based on contractual obligations and procedure laid down by the Law, the author commenced with drafting of these documents.
“Planning basis for development of DSP for the corridor of the overhead line from the Montenegrin coast to Pljevlja and submarine cable with optical fibre Italy – Montenegro represents the Spatial Plan of Montenegro (SPMNE) by 2020 adopted in March 2008 and Energy Strategy of Montenegro”, said representatives
They added that, according to SPMNE in spatial concept of energy infrastructure development, it was envisaged to plan in the region of the Montenegrin coast a 400 kV electric power switchgear that would be connected with 400 kV overhead line and to create preconditions for implementation of the project of connecting transmission systems of Montenegro and Italy by submarine cable.
