Following their decoupling from Russia's energy system, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have integrated their electricity grids into the European system. According to the grid operators in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, the interconnection of the grids, which have been operating synchronously since then, was completed shortly after 2 p. The three Baltic states had already stopped their electricity imports from Russia against the backdrop of the Russian attack on Ukraine.
However, they were still part of a joint, synchronized grid with Russia and Belarus dating back to Soviet times. This was now considered a security risk in Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius. After the grid change, the Baltic states will be able to control the basic parameters of the electricity system, such as frequency and voltage, which were previously regulated by Moscow. The time of political pressure and blackmail is finally over.
Freedom from threats, freedom from blackmail. The three Baltic states had previously disconnected from the common electricity grid with Russia and Belarus on Saturday, to which they had been connected for historical reasons since Soviet times. Lithuania had disconnected first, followed by Latvia and Estonia. The power grids then operated alone in a kind of island mode for a day for some operational tests.
Now they are part of the European interconnected system, which supplies more than million consumers in 26 countries. Poland's President Andrzej Duda spoke of a "significant step forward in making the region safer and more resilient". Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were forced to become part of the Soviet Union after the Second World War until regaining independence in The three countries began preparing to join the European energy system in The original plan envisaged synchronization at the beginning of Russia's attack on Ukraine in February accelerated the project, which was largely financed by the EU.
The costs for building the necessary infrastructure amounted to around 1. Ukraine - like Moldova - was disconnected from the Russian electricity grid shortly after the start of the war and connected to the European system. My account. My Data Log out. E-Mail Weather. Keystone-SDA More from the department. Scholz versus Merz Europe has been waiting for this duel for weeks.
