Bornholm Cable
Cross BorderOperational
DKSE
60 MW60 kV49.8 km1980Also known as:Bornholmkabel (DE), Bornholmskabeln (SE)
Status:Operational
Capacity:60 MW
Project Company:Energinet
Type:cross border
Website:en.wikipedia.org
Bornholm Cable is a submarine alternating‑current (AC) power cable that connects the electricity grid of the Danish island of Bornholm with the Swedish mainland. The link is owned by Energinet and has a rated capacity of 60 MW at 60 kV. The installation comprises multiple sections including short underground onshore...
Supply Chain (1)
Project Timeline (5)
21 Jan 2026Major Outage
On 21 January 2026, a fault in the undersea cable connecting the Danish island of Bornholm to Sweden caused the island’s power supply to cease at 10:16 am, leaving Bornholm without electricity according to local supplier Trefor El-Net Ost and Danish broadcaster DR.
21 Jan 2026System Restoration
Following the 21 January 2026 outage on the undersea cable between Bornholm and Sweden, emergency services activated a backup power plant in Rønne to gradually restore electricity to the island, with full power recovery expected to take several hours.
1 Jan 1980Onss Commissioned
The HASLE 60/10 kV substation on Bornholm, which forms part of the island’s 60 kV network and is connected to Sweden via the BORRBY–HASLE link, is listed as dating from 1980 in the Bornholm power system overview, indicating its commissioning as one of the system’s 60/10 kV substations.
1 Jan 1980Commercial Operations Full Power
The Bornholm Cable, a 60 kV AC submarine power cable connecting Hasle on the Danish island of Bornholm with Borrby in Tomelilla, Sweden, entered full commercial operation in 1980 under the ownership of Energinet (previously Østkraft).
Date TBDPlanning Consent Awarded
Licence: Kabelkoncession för förbindelsen till Bornholm
A cable concession was granted for the electricity interconnection between Bornholm’s grid and Sydkraft’s regional network in Skåne before the current provision in the Swedish Electricity Act on significant cross‑border interconnectors was introduced.