The cause is a fault in one of the turbines. According to the main owner, Vattenfall, production is expected to be back at full capacity on Wednesday evening.
According to Forsmark's press manager Johanna Bladir, there is a fault in a valve following a statutory valve test. She says it is not a total shutdown but that there is reduced power and that the problem will be resolved during the evening.
On Monday, the electricity price will rise, according to Nord Pool, to approximately SEK 1.40/kWh on average across all electricity areas for the whole day. On Sunday, the exchange price was between 67 and 97 öre/kWh, highest in southern Sweden.
