Baltic states accelerate the process of disconnecting power grids from russia by almost a year
Kyiv • UNN
The Baltic states are planning to disconnect their energy systems from russia's earlier than planned - in February 2025, not at the end of 2025. These efforts are aimed at ending their energy dependence on russia.
The European Commission signed a declaration with Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland a declaration aimed at speeding up the process of to speed up the process of de-synchronization of the Baltic states' power grids with russia. This was reported by UNN with with reference to the Estonian broadcasting company ERR.
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The disconnection of the Baltic states' power grids from from russia's may take place almost a year earlier than planned. Earlier it was assumed that the disconnection would take place at the end of 2025. However, at a meeting in Brussels a new deadline of February 2025 was agreed upon.
Estonia will be disconnected from the russian power grid almost a year earlier than previously planned
According to the prime minister, the Baltic states are working to finally get rid of their dependence on russian energy. She called staying in the russian power grid a risk for Estonian consumers. The de-synchronization is expected to allow the Baltic states to fully control their Baltic states to fully control their own power grids.
The date of disconnection depends on the speed laying of the Harmony Link power cable between Poland and Lithuania. Earlier it was planned that it would be laid under the seabed, but later it was decided to run parallel to the Rail Baltic railroad.
The Harmony Link project was discussed at the highest level between the highest level between the countries. Technical activities and design are still ahead. But the most important thing is the principle we are talking about: we are no longer discussing the fact that the cable will go by sea. In fact, it will be laid along the Rail Baltic corridor, which is much safer, more economical and technically feasible faster
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are the last three EU countries that are still synchronized with the russian grid. The connection of the Baltic states to the power grid of to the continental European grid was agreed by the European Commission, Poland and the three Baltic states in 2019. Baltic states in 2019.
