Baltic states plug in to EU power market

Estlink is a HVDC submarine cable between Estonia and Finland. The project was launched on 27 April 2005. The 105km long link was taken into service on 4 December 2006. It is the first interconnection between the Baltic and Nordic electricity markets.

On the 8 December 2006 Lithuania and Poland signed an agreement committing them to linking their power grids, thereby deepening EU-Baltic integration.

Wikipedia: Estlink http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estlink

BBC News, 8.12.06: Baltic states in EU energy tie-up http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6220572.stm

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