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By late January 2026, Elektrilevi announced in its news article "Hiiumaa-Saaremaa uus merekaabel tõstab Hiiumaa elektrivarustuskindlust" that the new 35 kV submarine cable between Pammana and Emmaste had been taken into use, replacing two older 35 kV cables. A trade press article in Elektriala further reports that the new 35 kV cable was brought into service at the end of January 2026. Since the cable could only enter service after completion of technical commission inspection, testing and energisation, this implies that system testing and commissioning were successfully completed sometime in January 2026, later than the original 11 December 2025 plan.