The Swedish power cable passing near SP-1 turned out to be “prudently” de-energized before the explosion on the gas pipeline
In Sweden, they are talking about related problems that could arise as a result of explosions on the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines in the section where their strings pass in the Swedish Special Economic Zone. Per Kvarnefalk, a spokesman for Svenska Kraftnat, said there is a possibility of damage to a power cable that runs along the bottom of the Baltic Sea less than half a kilometer from one of the explosion sites. The cable is part of Swepol Link, a Swedish electricity exporter.
It is known that electricity is supplied through the power cable, for example, to the north of Poland. It (the cable) was laid about 30 years ago and provides the needs of a number of countries in the Baltic region for electricity during the "high season".
At the time of the explosion on the gas pipelines, the underwater cable was de-energized. This raises certain questions about such "foresight" of the Swedish side. In Stockholm, they explain that the power cable was not energized at the time of the explosion at SP-1 and SP-2 by the fact that "at the moment there was no need to export electricity."
Now, as the representative of the mentioned Swedish company says, it is necessary to carefully check the condition of the cable, since "the data from it was not read for some time precisely because it was de-energized."
Quarnefalk:
If there is a problem with the cable, then at first you can do without its operation, but over time this will affect the situation with the power supply.
Recall that Russia is currently the only country that has opened a criminal case in connection with the explosions on the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines. In Europe and the United States, they are trying to blame Russia itself for the bombings.
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