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    The Baltic Course: Estonian and Finnish Energy Cooperation Dwindles

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Though it was meant to apply with Elering, Gasum's failure to be included on an application for an interconnector funding grant is problematic

by: Erica Mills

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The Baltic Course: Estonian and Finnish Energy Cooperation Dwindles

The energy cooperation agreement Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas concluded with Finland last autumn has started to crack after the northern neighbours' energy company Gasum gave up participating in the Balticconnector investment application, LETA/Äripäev writes.

On a Friday afternoon at the end of June, just before Victory Day and Midsummer's Day, Elering announced unexpectedly that it submitted the application for investment to Estonian and Finnish regulators for building the Balticconnector gas pipeline, but without the Finnish cooperation partner Gasum.

Read the full article HERE.