Estonian system operator Elergin and Latvian counterpart AST have inaugurated a new cross-border interconnector that will support the future integration of offshore wind.
The EE-LV 3, the third interconnector between the Baltic Sea countries, will be part of a future network for the offshore wind sector, according to the European Commission.
With more than 360km of powerlines, the new connection has a total capacity of 600MW. The total cost of the construction was €172 million, of which €112 million was financed from the EU budget through the Connecting Europe Facility.
EU Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson said: “This is a further important step towards the synchronisation of the Baltic States with the European energy network, fully connecting them with the EU market.
“Against a particular challenging context throughout this past year, I am pleased to witness tangible results of how our Trans-European Networks for Energy delivers on the ground.”