Support cable between Estonia and Finland: Disorder causes excitement!

Support cable between Estonia and Finland: Disorder causes excitement!

Estland, Estland - A new incident affects the Untersee power cable Estlink 2, which ensures the energy supply between Estonia and Finland. As krone.at , the cable was removed from the network for previously unknown reasons. This is already the second failure within a year, since the cable had previously failed in January due to a short circuit and had to be repaired by September. Despite the current incident, Estonia's energy supply is still secured, according to the Estonian network operator ELERING.

disorder under observation

The Finnish authorities also have the situation in view. Prime Minister Petteri Orpo emphasized on the X platform that the failure had no effect on the power supply in Finland and that you remain vigilant during the Christmas season. According to t-online.de , an examination is currently being initiated to clarify the exact background of the disorder.

SENSE CABLE are often affected by disorders, often caused by accidents, such as by ship anchors. It becomes critical when such cables that belong to essential infrastructure are targeted by military operations. This aspect has received increasing attention in recent years, in particular since the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the incidents around the North Stream pipelines that have drawn public and military attention to the security of such infrastructures.