Electricity to get more expensive in the north due to new Sweden-Finland powerline
- A new electricity transmission line between Sweden and Finland is set to come online on Wednesday afternoon.
- The Aurora Line is expected to lead to more expensive power prices in northern Sweden in the short term.
- Prices in northern Sweden will end up closer in line with prices on the Finnish side of the border, which are somewhat higher.
Radio Sweden
For more on the powerline’s implications for northern electricity prices, listen to Radio Sweden’s full report.
Related stories from around the North :
Canada : Experts say linking Yukon, B.C. power grids a ‘game-changer’ but will take time, CBC News
Finland : Sami turn down participation in Lapland wind power survey, Eye on the Arctic
Norway : World’s northernmost coal power plant shuts down, The Independent Barents Observer
Russia : Russian nickel miner wants nuclear power for Arctic plant, The Independent Barents Observer
