Estonia Backs Power Plant Funding Amid Baltic Sea Cable Outage
- Downed power line will increase costs to electricity consumers
- Prime Minister blames Russia for disruption to energy network
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Estonia said it would set aside €100 million ($103 million) for a new gas-fired power plant to boost energy security after repeated damage to subsea electricity connections.
The funding decision, announced on Thursday evening by the government, came a week after a 170-kilometer (106-mile) underwater power cable connecting the Estonian and Finnish grids was broken by the anchor of a passing ship. Estonian authorities suspect the act was deliberate and linked to Russia.