“The repair of the Estlink 2 electric cable damaged on December 25 in the Baltic Sea will be long and expensive.”, — write: epravda.com.ua
The repair of the Estlink 2 electric cable damaged on December 25 in the Baltic Sea will be long and expensive. As “European Truth” writes, this is reported by the Delfi portal. According to the head of the division of the Finnish system operator Fingrid, Kimmo Napola, according to current estimates, the repair work will last seven months and will cost tens of millions of euros. “At the moment, the extent of the damage is still being determined and it is being assessed how it will be appropriate to eliminate it and what technique to use,” Nepola said.Advertisement: Although the role of coordinator of the repairs is assigned to Fingrid, the work will be carried out in close cooperation with Elering. Negotiations about the ship needed for repairs are still ongoing. “Various options are being considered, the choice will be made depending on whether the vessel is available and whether it is capable of carrying out repair work,” Nepola clarified, adding that the Finnish vessel will not be involved. The repair of Estlink 2 is technically extremely difficult: first, the damaged section of the cable on the seabed must be cut and the ends lifted aboard the ship. “After that, a new intermediate segment will be connected to the existing ends of the cable. Each core of the cable must be manually connected and the insulation layer must be restored so that it can withstand high voltage,” Nepola explained. several submarine cables were damaged, after which the countries of the region and NATO announced increased security measures. It was reported that Finland detained the ship Eagle S, in connection with the break of the communication cable in the Baltic Sea. According to the media, equipment was found on the ship that could be used for spying on planes and ships. Read more about this in the article by Maria Yemets, a journalist of “EvroPravda” Russian war is going under water. European Pravda.