The Finnish authorities are investigating an outage of the undersea power cable connecting Finland and Estonia, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has said.
The operator of Estlink 2, which delivers electricity to Estonia via the Baltic Sea, recorded the failure on Wednesday, according to the power exchange Nord Pool.
"The authorities are on standby over Christmas and are investigating the matter," Orpo wrote on X, adding that the power supply in Finland has not been affected.
The cable's operator, Fingrid, will start inspecting the damage on Thursday morning, the company's network operations manager, Arto Pahkin, said.
"We are investigating several possible causes, from sabotage to technical failure, and nothing has been ruled out yet," Pahkin told Helsingin Sanomat on Wednesday. "At least two vessels were sailing near the cable at the time of disruption."
Estonian transmission system operator Elering said the country's electricity supply will continue. "The exact reserve capacities that will be activated depends on the market situation, but these reserve capacities exist in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania," Elering board member Reigo Kebja told public broadcaster ERR....<<<Read More>>>...