The Balticconnector gasoline pipeline between Finland and Estonia, which was broken final month, will get an even bigger northbound transmission capability subsequent yr following repairs, Finnish operator Gasgrid mentioned in a press release on Wednesday.
The improve will come from an enhancement of the Latvia-Lithuania interconnection, which permits for larger gasoline volumes to be transported across the Finnish-Baltic area, it added.
The pipeline will sooner or later get a base capability of 70.5 gigawatt hours of gasoline per day within the path from Estonia to Finland, up from a earlier 65 GWh/day throughout summer season months and 55-60 GWh in winter, Gasgrid mentioned.
The operator has mentioned it expects repairs of the pipeline to be accomplished no ahead of April subsequent yr. The larger volumes might observe quickly after.
“The increased capacity can be offered for the market starting from October 2024,” Gasgrid mentioned.
Investigators have mentioned they imagine harm to the Balticconnector and several other subsea telecoms cables within the Baltic Sea was brought on by a ship dragging its anchor alongside the seabed.
Finnish police main a felony investigation have named a Chinese ship, the NewNew Polar Bear container service, as a suspect within the case however have mentioned it was too early to inform if this was an accident or a deliberate act.
(Reuters – Reporting by Terje Solsvik, enhancing by Louise Rasmussen)
