Fingrid conducts and updates numerous studies, analyses and
visions to ensure that the power system of Finland remains
capable of serving a society increasingly reliant on electricity.
This work is main grid planning – Fingrid’s core business.
My Fingrid is a central point of access for customers looking for detailed information on power outages and estimates of the locations of faults.
Finland has two transmission system operators: Fingrid and Kraftnät Åland, the latter of which manages the power grid in the Åland Islands. Electricity is produced in Åland and imported, mainly from Sweden.
Transmission outages are a necessary part of the construction and maintenance of the electricity network. Outages should be planned with care to ensure the
security of the energy supply.
The dramatic growth in wind power and the regional concentration on the west coast poses a challenge to the stability of power plants and the power system as a whole.
Enormous wind power projects are being set up in the sea, while industrial-scale solar parks are being built on land. What makes them so compelling now, and how will these projects affect the power system of Finland?
Over the next ten years, Fingrid will execute approximately 180 different substation projects. There will be 45 completely new substations, with a Project Manager responsible for each of them.
Finland survived last winter’s energy challenges thanks to cooperation on many fronts. Operators in the sector are grateful to everyone who saved electricity during critical hours.
The increase in wind power production is putting the power
system to the test. In the future, the grid will need solutions to ensure
stability and more transmission line connections.
When Fingrid executes transmission
line projects, it redeems the right to build transmission lines from private landowners. The company pay compensation in an amount determined by the National Land Survey of Finland.
