Finland reports damage to underwater electricity cable with Estonia
Photo: Finland reports damage to its underwater power cable with Estonia (Getty Images)
The Finnish national grid operator Fingrid reported damage to the underwater electricity cable Estlink 2, connecting Finland and Estonia. The cause of the malfunction is unknown, Yle reports.
It is noted that electricity is not transmitted between Finland and Estonia via Estlink 2 because the cable has been damaged. Experts are currently investigating the cause of the malfunction.
“Vandalism cannot be ruled out, but we are looking at the situation as a whole and will report the cause of the malfunction when it becomes known,” said Arto Pahkin, head of Fingrid’s control service.
According to the company, the Estlink 2 connection was interrupted at 12:26 on Wednesday, December 25. At the time of the disconnection, power transmission amounted to 658 MW from Finland to Estonia.
The situation was commented on by Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, who assured that the interruption of power transmission does not affect the country’s electricity supply.
“Even on Christmas, the authorities are on alert and dealing with the situation,” he said.
Damage to underwater cables
On November 18, the C-Lion1 the underwater data cable, which runs through the Baltic Sea between Finland and Germany, was severed. The telecommunications connection was interrupted.
On the same day, another damaged underwater communication cable was discovered in the Baltic Sea - between Lithuania and Sweden.
Recently, experts discovered a broken cable between Sweden and Finland.
