HEP ODS 20 kV

Island LinkOperationalHR35 kV120.5 km

Basic Information

Also known as:HEP ODS program 20 otoka, program povezivanja 20 otoka HEP ODS, HEP ODS 20 islands submarine cable programme, NPOO PKB: Zamjena i izgradnja srednjenaponskih podmorskih kabela

Status:Operational

Owners:

HEP-Operator distribucijskog sustava d.o.o. (HEP ODS)

Hrvatska elektroprivreda d.d. (HEP d.d.)

Republic of Croatia

Project Company:

HEP-Operator distribucijskog sustava d.o.o.

Type:island link

Expected Life:50 years

Website:www.ho-cired.hr

Description:

HEP ODS 20‑Island Programme is a domestic HVAC island‑link programme delivered by HEP‑Operator distribucijskog sustava d.o.o. (HEP ODS) to modernise and secure electricity supply to multiple Adriatic islands. It comprises the replacement of ageing oil‑paper 110/35 kV and other legacy submarine cables with new medium‑voltage subsea distribution cables (nominally 35...

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Route

	Šibenik-Knin County	Šibenik-Knin County
Landfall	Tribunj (substation), Croatia	Kaprije, Croatia
Grid Connection	—	—

Šibenik-Knin County

Landfall:Tribunj (substation), Croatia

Grid:—

Šibenik-Knin County

Landfall:Kaprije, Croatia

Grid:—

LandfallCable Route

Financial

€33M€33M adj.

n1info.hr (Jun 2025)

CAPEX:€33M

Adjusted to 2025¹:€33M

Estimate Date:Jun 2025

Source:n1info.hr

Notes:

Reported total value for the submarine-cable component of HEP ODS's island programme (replacement of 11 routes and construction of 2 new routes: 65.78 km of 35 kV and 54.72 km...

¹ Cost inflated in local currency then converted to euros (where applicable).

Cable Specifications

HEP ODS 20 kV Cable

Tribunj (substation), Croatia → Kaprije, Croatia

1 × 35 kV HVAC · copper · XLPE (Cross-linked Polyethylene) · 120.5 km · 14.69 kg/m

System:1 × 35 kV HVAC

Construction:copper

Insulation:XLPE (Cross-linked Polyethylene)

Route length:120.5 km(120.5 subsea)

Weight:14.69 kg/m air

Burial depth:

HEP ODS’s island programme cables are installed in seabed trenches where feasible — several project reports and local press note the new submarine cables were “laid in a trench/utor” for...

Fibre optic:

Multiple project and supplier notices state these distribution submarine cables include integrated optical fibres. Supplier and local reports on HEP ODS submarine cable works (including the Podgora–Hvar 35 kV cable)...