Another Critical Power Link Goes Dark Amid Regional Infrastructure Concerns
A major undersea power cable connecting Finland and Estonia has experienced an outage, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo announced Wednesday, initiating an investigation into the cause. The Estlink-2 cable's power transmission interruption was confirmed by Orpo on social media platform X, where he assured that Finland's electricity supply would remain stable despite the disruption. Estonian network operator Elering reported through public broadcaster ERR that Estonia's power demands could be met through alternative capacity sources, minimizing the impact on the country's electricity supply. This incident occurs amid heightened regional concern over Baltic Sea infrastructure security. In November, two separate undersea data cables were damaged—one connecting Finland to Germany and another linking Lithuania with Sweden. Germany's defense minister addressed the November incidents in a speech about hybrid warfare threats from Russia, suggesting "sabotage" as a likely cause, though no evidence was presented […]