Neutral
Informational - no clear directional impact
Low Impact
Minor progress or informational
On 29 February 2024, Hitachi Energy announced it had won an order from transmission system operators Fingrid and Elering to carry out an extensive upgrade of the Estlink 1 HVDC transmission system’s control and protection using the latest MACH technology. After more than 16 years of operation, this planned upgrade is intended to extend the system’s lifetime and improve its availability, reliability, and contribution to power security in the Baltic region and the wider European electricity market.