Baltic countries notify Russia and Belarus they will exit the Moscow-controlled electricity grid
- The electricity grid operators of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania informed Russia and Belarus of their decision to exit a 2001 electricity transmission agreement.
- The exit notice was signed in Riga, Latvia, by utility operators Elering, AST, and Litgrid.
- Litgrid CEO Rokas Masiulis stated they will dismantle connections with Russian and Belarusian grids in a move for energy independence.
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Baltic states to complete decoupling from Russian-controlled power grid by early 2025
The Baltic States' power system operators informed Russia and Belarus that they would disconnect from the Moscow-controlled post-Soviet power grid starting in February 2025, media outlet LRT reported on July 16.Lithuanian operator Litgrid, Latvian AST, and Estonian Elering informed the Russian and Belarusian operators that they would not extend the BRELL agreement, which expires in February 2025, LRT said.Under the BRELL agreement, the Baltics h…
Baltic States to Decouple From Russia-Controlled Power Grid
The electricity transmission system operators (TSOs) of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have formally notified Russia and Belarus of their plans to decouple from a Moscow-controlled electricity system, citing the expected benefits of greater reliability and energy security. The Baltic countries stopped buying electricity from Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. The move to delink from the Russian grid and instead connect to the main contine…
The Baltic states have officially notified Russia and Belarus of their planned exit from the shared power grid.
Baltic countries notify Russia, Belarus about withdrawal from unified power system
Operators of power supply networks of Baltic countries have notified Russia and Belarus that they are withdrawing from the unified electricity system of Belarus, Russia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania (BRELL), Lithuania’s Energy Minister Dainius Kreivys has reported via his page on Facebook (prohibited in Russia due to its ownership by Meta, which has been designated as extremist).
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