Ref. Ares(2021)4296942 - 01/07/2021
ENTSO-E 17/18 Winter Outlook –
FI measures under severe
conditions
Electricity Coordination Group 18.1.2018
Facts about Finland
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5,5 million inhabitants (17th in EU27)
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Area 338 000 km2 (5th in EU 27, comparable to DE)
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High energy consumption per capita
• high share of manufacturing industry, EU’s coldest Member State,
long distances within the country and to the EU and other markets
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High energy efficiency in buildings
(triple windows etc.)
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Electricity consumption 80...90 TWh/a
• Imports ca 20% of consumption, dependency on power
• 3.4 million metering points
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland • www.tem.fi
1.7.2021
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Electricity Consumption 2016
(85,1 TWh)
Notes
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High electricity consumption
per capita:
• A lot of energy intensive
industry, especially forest
industry
• Cold climate, long heating
period
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Industry active on the
markets, price sensitive
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Peak load ca. 15 200 MW
Source: Finnish Energy Industries
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland • www.tem.fi
1.7.2021
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Net Supplies of Electricity 2016
(85.1 TWh)
Distinctive features
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Mixed production portfolio, ca.
400 power plants
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Nominal generation capacity
ca. 16 000 MW, available
capacity 11 300 MW
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High share of CHP (~25%), both
for industry and district heating
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Dependency on imports
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Several good hydrological year
in the Nordics + other RES
High imports
Low use of condensing power
plants
Source: Finnish Energy Industries
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland • www.tem.fi
1.7.2021
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+/- 50 MW AC
Transmission network
& interconnections
+ 60 MW AC
•
Strong interconnections, ca 5300 MW
+ 1500 MW, -
(peak load 15 200 MW)
1100 MW AC
•
Mostly DC interconnectors
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Load in the south, major connections
in the north
lot of north-south
transmission
•
No major bottlenecks or loop flows
within Finland
+/- 1350 MW DC
+100 MW AC
+1300 MW DC
+/- 1000 MW DC
Source: Fingrid Oyj
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland • www.tem.fi
1.7.2021
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Import/export
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Energy is flowing from Russia, but not during the peak load hours (capacity
mechanism 2012)
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Dependence on resources from other Nordic countries
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The import comes mainly from Sweden
lines congested
where to get
flexibility?
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Mostly DC-connections, diminishing capacity in Finland
inertia!
Source: Finnish Energy Industries
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland • www.tem.fi
01/07/2021
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Power balance in Finland: winter 2017 –
2018
Cold winter day:
1500 MW
Production capacity (market based)
11 300 MW
Strategic reserve
729 MW
Consumption
15 200 MW
Power balance in Finland - 3 170 MW
Consumption
Import capacity from other countries
5 100 MW
1200 MW
15 200 MW
1400 MW
Furthermore TSO`s system reserves: 1 350 MW
1000 MW
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Measures
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Short term (winter 17/18) measures
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Markets!
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Strategic reserve (729 MW) activated if DA markets fail to clear
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TSOs system reserves activated if all bids in the balancing market
activated
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Last measure: Controlled rolling brown-outs in DSO networks
• outage ca 2h on limited number of customers at a time
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Medium term (up to 2030) measures
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Emphasis on development of short term markets & active customers
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Olkiluoto nuclear PP (1600 MW) online in 2019
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New interconnector to Sweden online in 2025
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Hanhikivi nuclear PP (1250 MW) 2025…2028?
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Securing replacement investments on CHP capacity
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland • www.tem.fi
1.7.2021
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