District heating grid Lund-Lomma-Eslöv

Kraftringen’s main heating grid today is one of Sweden’s largest, connecting the cities of Lund, Lomma and Eslöv into one large grid. It has a total yearly demand of about 1 TWh, half of which is met by the combined heat and power plant in Örtofta, which has been in operation since 2014. The district heating grid is connected to the grids in the cities of Landskrona and Helsingborg, providing possibilities to further optimise production with Kraftringen’s partners Landskrona Energi and Öresundskraft.

The production sites have an estimated technical lifetime of 40 years (combustion) and 25 years (heat pumps). The infrastructure consisting of district heating pipes has an estimated lifetime of 70 years. In addition to the technical service lifetime, the specific reinvestment rates of the various materials and components are included in the assessment.