Efforts to find location of EstLink 2 fault continue

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Estonian and Finnish system operators Elering and Fingrid have been continuously working to identify the fault location of the EstLink 2 disconnection since it occurred yesterday at 12:26 p.m.Diagnostics are ongoing, Elering announced.

According to Reigo Kebja, a member of Elering’s management board, system operator teams have been working through the night to pinpoint the exact location of the fault.”We have conducted several diagnostics and measurements on both the Estonian and Finnish sides, focusing on locating the fault in the connection cable,” Kebja said.

On Thursday morning, Fingrid updated a market participant notice on the Nord Pool UMM platform, stating that the connection is expected to remain out of service until the end of the year.

Read more: ERR.EE