A security zone has been established near the Poland-Sweden power connection, the SwePol Link submarine cable. This will better protect infrastructure that is key to the region’s energy security.
The order establishing the zone was issued on 8 July by the Director of the Maritime Office in Gdynia. The zone is 250 m wide on both sides of the cable axis and prohibits trawling, fishing, water sports, diving, anchoring and underwater work other than that commissioned by Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne. The ban will apply from 24 July. The content of the order on this matter is available in the Official Journal of the Pomeranian Province.
‘We work closely with other state institutions to ensure the protection of power infrastructure. Establishing a safety zone along the cable will greatly facilitate these activities from a formal point of view,’ says Daniel Wagner, Director of the PSE Security Department.
The SwePol Link connection has a capacity of 600 MW and connects the Słupsk and Stärno stations near Karlshamm on the southern coast of Sweden. It is a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cable with a total length of over 250 km. The line has been in operation since 2000 and is operated by the Polish and Swedish transmission system operators, PSE and Svenska Kraftnät.
Source: PSE
