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Finland: Grid Limitations Force Olkiluoto-3 to Curtail Output

 Energy Intelligence Group, Apr 5, 2024, Author Grace Symes, London

Finland’s 1,650 megawatt Olkiluoto-3 nuclear reactor has had to curtail
output more than a dozen times since it began regular electricity
generation in April 2023 due to Finnish electric grid limitations, as well
as low Finnish electricity prices and technical issues.

While Olkiluoto-3 has itself helped to lower these prices, Finland’s electric system does not
currently have enough resiliency to support such a large reactor, and
transmission system operator Fingrid has had to take special measures to
ensure that the Olkiluoto-3 EPR can operate near capacity.

These issues could call into question the rationale for building such a large reactor in
the first place.

https://www.energyintel.com/0000018e-a47c-d9cc-abce-ff7e089c0000

April 10, 2024 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | ENERGY, Finland