The CEO of RAO UES Anatoly Chubais said that the project is unrealistic, and possibly even non-profitable. The Finnish concerns related to the Finnish grid ability to adapt the Russian power transmission and with the amount of necessary investments into transmission grid. Fingrid said that the regional grid in the southeast of Finland is operating at maximum capacity, and could not handle the additional power.
Anatoly Chubais, CEO of RAO UES, believes the project is unrealistic and possibly unprofitable. He also highlighted concerns from Finnish authorities about the Finnish power grid's ability to handle increased Russian power transmission and the substantial investments needed for upgrades. Fingrid stated that the southeastern Finnish grid is already at its maximum capacity and cannot accommodate additional power.