Sweden has started up a backup oil-fired power plant to help with a looming electricity shortage in neighboring Poland, Swedish transmission system operator Svenska Kraftnaet (SvK) said on Monday. Analysis has shown that Poland faces a power shortage of up to 1,700 megawatts (MW) on Monday and has requested help from its neighbors, SvK said in a statement. “Therefore Sweden will make the capacity of the Karlshamnsverket power plant available on Poland’s behalf,” it added. Although Sweden itself faces high demand on Monday, it will be able to support Poland “if nothing unforeseen happens”, it added. Karlshamnsverket, located in south-eastern Sweden, is operated by utility Uniper (UN01.DE) and has a capacity of 622 MW, of which 562 MW form Sweden’s winter reserve every year between Nov. 16 and March 15, according to Uniper’s website.