At 12:26 p.m.on Wednesday, Estlink 2, the direct current power link connecting Estonia and Finland’s electricity systems, was shut down due to a fault.
The cause of the outage is currently unknown, Estonian transmission system operator (TSO) Elering announced Wednesday afternoon, adding that it and Finnish TSO Fingrid are working quickly to identify the issue.
Elering emphasized that the security of Estonia’s electricity supply is guaranteed.Through the end of Thursday, the TSO will, if necessary, utilize reserve capacities available in the region to compensate for the electricity that was expected to be delivered via EstLink 2.
Read more: ERR.EE
