The electricity transmission systems of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will be connected to the continental European grid. Full disconnection from the Russian power grid will take place in February 2025.
Baltic power grid operators Elering, AST and Litgrid signed an agreement to disconnect from the Russian-controlled system. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania.
The agreement also stipulates that the Baltic states will jointly withdraw from the BRELL contract concluded with Russian and Belarusian operators in the summer of 2024, six months before synchronization.
“Necessary works, such as the installation of the first synchronous capacitors, control systems, and reconstruction of the third line between Estonia and Latvia, will be completed by the agreed date. Other projects implemented by the Baltic TSOs related to synchronization will be implemented by the end of 2025 or later,” the Lithuanian Ministry of Energy said.
The agreement between the operators is to be approved by the prime ministers of the three Baltic countries in the coming days.
It is noted that already this year, the Baltic power transmission system operators and the Gdańsk branch of the Polish Energy Institute conducted a study on the possibility of synchronization ahead of schedule by the end of 2025.
“The results of the study show that in early 2025, the electricity transmission systems of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia will be ready to safely disconnect from the Russian-controlled system and synchronize with continental Europe,” the institution said.
On July 25, European Commission spokesperson Adalbert Janz said that the EC had received a letter from members of the Lithuanian government proposing to use Baltic ports as an alternative to exporting Ukrainian grain and would have to respond to it.
