Finland to Test First Electricity Exports to Russia in 2013
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Finland plans for the first time to test sending electricity to Russia, paving the way for trading in both directions with power flowing to the market where prices are more expensive.
Fingrid Oyj, the Nordic nation’s grid operator, is poised to carry out technical tests early next year to make sure flows function via the Vyborg station connecting the Finnish and Russian networks, Juha Kekkonen, executive vice president at the grid manager, said yesterday in an interview in Helsinki. Exact dates and flow details are still to be confirmed, he said.