“The Poland-Sweden connection is temporarily disabled due to a fault. Power system works stably and all safety criteria are met” – we read in the announcement of the Polish Power Grids (PSE).
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The company also emphasizes that “At this point, everything indicates that the failure was not caused by intentional action“.
The statement further states that currently “Preparation to repair the damaged element is in progress.
The above laconic PSE announcement refers to the SwePol Link connection. It is a direct current (HVDC) cable line, capable of operating with a power of 600 MW. Connection is over 250 km long, of which less than 240 km runs at the bottom of the Baltic Sea. The cable was launched in 2000.
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According to NordPool data, the cable stopped working on Wednesday before 20 Polish timeand the currently expected date of its restart is midnight from Friday to Saturday.
