Arctic Blast to Test Swedish Power Grid as Nuclear Plant Shuts
- North Europe temperatures to plunge, with chance of snow storm
- Uniper’s Oskarshamn-3 reactor to shut for repairs Dec. 9-18
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The freezing weather engulfing Scandinavia and much of northern Europe will intensify next week, straining the region’s fragile power balance as demand peaks and a large nuclear plant shuts for repairs.
Temperatures in Stockholm and Oslo will plunge to almost 10 degrees Celsius (18 degrees Fahrenheit) below the seasonal average, according to Maxar Technologies Inc. In western Europe, only Spain and southern Italy are escaping the cold blast, the forecaster said.