From: slider@anashram.com   
      
   Following Thursday’s report that Russia threatened to cut the flow of gas   
   to Finland, Russia—through its entity RAO, will suspend imports of   
   electricity to Finland as of 1:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 14, Fingrid said   
   on Friday in a statement on its website.   
      
   The Finnish transmission system operator, Fingrid, claims that the   
   security of Finland’s power supply is not under threat, with 10% of its   
   electricity consumption imported from Russia. Reima Paivinen, Senior VP of   
   Power System Operations at Fingrid, said that whatever electricity is   
   typically imported from Russia “will be compensated by importing more   
   electricity from Sweden and by generating more electricity in Finland.”   
      
   Finland has taken steps towards greater self-sufficiency with its   
   electricity generation, with the amount it produces itself increasing   
   every year, according to Fingrid. Another 2000 MW of electricity   
   generation capacity is expected to come online this year, with   
   self-sufficiency achieved next year.   
      
   But natural gas flows from Russia to Finland too. And yesterday, Russia   
   warned Finland that there would be retaliation for Finland applying for   
   NATO membership. Local news outlet Iltalehti has stated that Finland would   
   be cut off from Russia’s gas supply as of May 24th, when its next payment   
   to Gazprom comes due. Finland has refused to pay in rubles as Putin has   
   demanded.   
      
   Between 60% and 70% of Finland’s natural gas comes from Russia, though the   
   country’s main sources of energy are oil, biomass, and nuclear power.   
   Natural gas represents only 5% of the total consumption.   
      
   https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Russia-To-Hal   
   -Electricity-Exports-To-Finland-On-Saturday.html   
      
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