Technical fault puts Estonia-Finland Estlink 1 electricity cable out of action
A technical fault at an electricity station in Espoo, near Helsinki, led to one of two electricity cables which connect Estonia and Finland going offline Saturday. The link has been restored.
The Estlink 1 connection was switched off on the Finnish side of the gulf shortly before 4.30 a.m. Saturday. The power cable itself remains intact, and Estonia's security of electricity supply remains guaranteed.
Estonian transmission system operator Elering told ERR Saturday afternoon that the link has been restored and the causes of the disruption are being investigated.
At the time of the shutdown, the electricity transmission had been running in the direction of Finland, and from Estonia, at a low power.
Reigo Kebja, member of the board of Elering, said that Estonia's supply security was not at risk as it also has strong links to Latvia and still a functional reserve link to Russia.
Esllink 1 is a 350MW electricity connection between Estonia and Finland, which started operating in 2006.
The more recently completed Estlink 2 cable suffered a technical fault in late January.
A third, Estlink 3 undersea cable, is at planning stage.
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