1. What causes the bottlenecks in receiving crossing statements?
Bottlenecks accumulate from many factors. Fingrid is building and designing more new transmission lines than ever before. Therefore, the statements must also consider ongoing transmission line projects and plans for future transmission lines.
Parts of our network are old: up to 80 years old. Therefore, not all the required documents can be easily found. Finding the right information can be very laborious and time-consuming and may require the knowledge of many people.
We conduct a lot of studies for crossing statements and they are only added to the statement as a guide if they have real significance for th statement. Therefore, a statement can sometimes be very short, even though it has taken several hours—sometimes several days—to investigate.
Bottlenecks are also caused by personnel changes in our team, but we have now received reinforcements.
2. How many crossing statements do you write? What types of statements do projects need?
In recent years, approximately 450 statements have been prepared annually. The number varies monthly, for example, depending on the scope of the site.
Since the processing time is long, it is important to let us know if your plans evolve or you no longer need a statement.
Requests for statements on large projects such as data centres, trams and industrial areas located in the immediate vicinity of a transmission line have accumulated on my desk. Dozens of statements may be needed for such a site, so that information is provided on all the activities that will take place in the area.
New crossing points, such as hydrogen pipelines, will also be introduced near transmission lines. These standards and guidelines are not yet known, so we need to be constantly studying.
3. What is included in the statement and what should the applicant consider?
The statement is always made on the basis of a request and is given on the basis of the information that we have received. It is especially important to mention all electrically conductive structures so that we can provide guidance.
On the other hand, the plans do not need to be completely finished. If street lighting is planned for a road, for example, a statement can be requested at the beginning of the planning
