Mysterious parts that should not be there have been found on electronics imported from abroad for Danish energy infrastructure. This was reported by the trade association for the energy industry, Green Power Denmark, to Berlingske.
- Components have been found in electronics where it was difficult to understand why they should be there. I am not allowed to say what the unknown components could be, because some of the investigation is ongoing right now, says Technical Director at Green Power Denmark, Jørgen Christensen, to the media.
He emphasizes that these may be harmless parts, as some electronics are produced so that they can be used for multiple purposes.
The organization will not comment on where the products were imported from, or elaborate on which part of the energy infrastructure they were to be part of.
The collaboration with the supplier has been paused and the relevant authorities have been informed, Green Power Denmark informs. The organization will not elaborate on which authorities are involved.
Six days ago, Reuters reported how transmitters were found in equipment for American solar farms and batteries. The equipment was shipped from China.
According to two anonymous government sources, the transmitters were programmed to bypass firewalls and could therefore be used to make the electricity grid unstable or, in the worst case, trigger a power outage, writes Berlingske.
The parts in the Danish cases were found in the same way. The companies had the parts examined by an external party before they were connected. There is no legal requirement that imported parts be examined beforehand, but some companies choose to have critical parts examined.
Finding worries researcher
Berlingske has spoken to Bent Ole Gram Mortensen, a researcher in energy and supply law at the University of Southern Denmark. The discovery worries him, and he refers to how central some solar cells and wind turbines are in the Danish energy supply.
- If someone has a 'kill switch' for a large power plant - and that is the size of the large Danish renewable energy plants by now - they could risk shutting down the entire electricity grid, he tells Berlingske.
According to the media, the Police Intelligence Service has no comments on the mysterious components found in imported electronics. The Defence Intelligence Service did not have time to respond before publication, writes Berlingske.
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