Swedish-Lithuanian electricity connection broken
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- The Nordbalt electric cable between Sweden and Lithuania has been disconnected after a fault at a converter station on the Swedish side.
- According to the grid operator Litgrid, electricity transmission to consumers in Lithuania has not been affected when reserves have been activated.
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Nordbalt is a 450 kilometer long electricity cable between Nybro in Sweden and Klaipėda in Lithuania with a capacity of 700 megawatts.
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According to Litgrid, the fault must have occurred at a converter station on the Swedish side of the connection.
Reserves have been activated after the disconnection and electricity transmission to consumers in Lithuania has not been disrupted, the grid operator states.
"Nordbalt" is a 450 kilometer long electricity cable between Nybro in Sweden and Klaipėda in Lithuania. It can transmit up to 700 megawatts of electricity and is jointly owned by Svenska kraftnät and Litgrid.
SVT Nyheter is looking for Svenska kraftnät.
The text is updated.
Open Questions
- What caused the failure at the inverter station?
- When is the cable expected to be operational again?
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This article was originally published by SVT Nyheter.
