Design tower Sookurg
Inspired by the success of Estonia’s first high-voltage design tower, Soorebane, Elering decided to introduce the next design tower as part of a major project to connect to the Continental European electricity network. Estonia’s second design tower was erected in August 2022 in the outskirts of Tartu city, at the intersection of Tallinn-Tartu highway and Tiksoja road.
The design tower Sookurg belongs to the same family as the first design tower in Estonia, Soorebane, which was erected in Lääne County in 2020. Both towers were designed by architects Sille Pihlak and Siim Tuksam from the architectural firm PART.
Sookurg carries the cables of Elering’s powerful Baltic-Tartu 330 kV transit line, i.e. the Estonian-Latvian power connection, and a 110 kV power line of local importance. Sookurg is part of a major project that sees Estonia and the other Baltic States disconnect from the Russian electricity network by February 2025 at the latest and join the Continental European network, thus ensuring a more secure electricity supply.
Sookurg is also an excellent example of Estonian infrastructure design, with which Elering makes its own contribution to the development of the living environment, local identity, and the creative economy.
Facts about Sookurg:
- The top of Sookurg is 44 metres above the ground
- Sookurg weighs 18 tonnes
- Sookurg is made of COR-TEN steel
- The maximum diameter of Sookurg is 1.1 metres
- The minimum diameter of Sookurg is 0.45 metres
- Sookurg is anchored to the ground using 18 piles, with a total length of 202 metres
- The details of Sookurg were made in Romania and brought to Estonia in two trucks
Media coverage:
Tartu news in brief on 1 September 2022 (in estonian)
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