📋 Tender Overview
Scope : To Build 400 Kv Main Grid Transmission Line From West Coast to Southern Finland
Finland’s transmission system operator, Fingrid is building a 400 kV main grid transmission line, the Lowlands Line, from Kalajoki to Jamsa to transmit electricity from the major wind power production hub on the west coast to consumption sites in another place.
The transmission line, to be completed in 2027, will enable new customer connections to the main grid and improve the overall security of the power system.
The project also involves the construction of three substations to enable renewable electricity production in areas where main grid connections are not possible.
The line will not only increase the transmission capacity from the west coast to southern Finland but also strengthen the electricity market’s efficiency and help Finland to remain a single price area in the electricity market.
To be completed in phases, the transmission line section between Jylkka and Alajarvi will be completed in 2027, and the one between Alajarvi and Toivila will be completed in 2028. A separate transmission line from Aback to Nokia is planned to strengthen the power system in the southern part of the west coast and is expected to be completed in 2028.
Fingrid plans to invest approximately $4.3 billion in the main grid over the next decade to power the green transition.
The planned projects are based on forecasts of Finland’s future electricity production and consumption structure. One precondition for the realization of the investment program is a licensing and regulatory environment supporting the main grid investments.
