Sweden pauses Denmark power cable over EU grid rules

Sweden has paused construction of Konti-Skan Connect, a planned electricity cable with Denmark, in protest over EU rules governing how member states can use congestion revenues—the billions of euros generated from electricity price differences between grid zones. Sweden wants flexibility to use these revenues for domestic energy support and power production investments, while the EU prefers to direct them toward cross-border grid expansion and European energy projects. The suspension signals Sweden's willingness to leverage infrastructure projects to secure more autonomy over its energy policy within the EU electricity market.