Baltic States Continue Accelerated Effort to Decouple From Russian Power System

To prevent any potential effects from disconnecting from the Russian grid, the Baltics have agreed to “a set of measures,” Estonian power grid operator says.

Electric power line towers of the Kurzeme Circle (Kurzemes Loks) are pictured on June 18, 2020, in Tukums, near Riga, Latvia. Latvia completed a new high-voltage power line to Estonia on Dec. 21, 2020, as aprt of its efforts to align electricity grids in the Baltic states with European Union neighbors instead of Russia. Gints Ivuskans/AFP via Getty Images

Baltic states are continuing with efforts to disconnect their electricity networks from Russia and synchronize them with the continental European power system amid the Russia–Ukraine conflict.

In July 2023, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania agreed to accelerate their efforts to synchronize their power grids with continental Europe via Poland by February 2025, according to a statement by Lithuania’s Ministry of Climate and Energy. An initial deadline to finalize the transition had been set for the end of 2025.