Baltic States to Decouple From Russia-Controlled Power Grid

Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania will instead connect to the main continental European energy network in February 2025.
Baltic States to Decouple From Russia-Controlled Power Grid
(L to R) Then-Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, and Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte attend a joint news conference in Tallinn, Estonia, on Feb. 3, 2023. Pavel Golovkin/AP Photo
Tom Ozimek
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The electricity transmission system operators (TSO) 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 continental European energy network amounts to an even more decisive move to cut ties.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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