Baltic states finally synchronise their power grids with Europe
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia synchronised their power grids with continental Europe on Sunday after 14:00. Source: Lithuanian news network LRT, as reported by European Pravda Quote from Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda: "A few minutes ago,
Baltic states claim energy independence with European grid link
"Goodbye Russia, goodbye Lenin," says the President of Lithuania in a video posted on his social media account. In this humorous way, Gitanas Nauseda summed up his country's decision to disconnect from Russia's energy system.
Wider Europe Briefing: Historic Shift As Baltic States Join European Power Grid
Deep Background: It has been a long journey. The Baltic countries first signaled their readiness to join the continental grid back in 2007 and then applied in 2018. Last year, they informed Moscow and Minsk that they would leave the Brell agreement that has kept them in IPS/UPS.
Baltic countries complete connection to European power grid
Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia are the last members of the European Union to join the continental European power grid. They are now connected to the Continental Europe Synchronous Area through the Lithuania-Polish power line LitPol Link.
In one heartbeat with Europe – the Baltic states have successfully joined the European energy network
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have successfully synchronised their electricity systems with the Continental Europe Synchronous Area on 9 February 2025 at 2:05 PM. This is a key milestone for the Baltic States and for Europe strengthening the energy resilience and independence across the region.
Duda hails Baltics joining European power grid
Polish President Andrzej Duda has called the full integration of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia into the European Union's power grid "a groundbreaking event."
Baltics Delink from Russian Power Grid
Ukraine war, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have achieved synchronization with the continental European network via Poland.
Baltic States synchronise power grids with Europe
Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia synchronised their power grids with Western Europe on Sunday noon, media reported. The three Baltic countries disconnected from the BRELL energy network, which comprises Belarus,
Baltic States Switch to European Power Grid, Ending Russia Ties
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania said on Sunday they had successfully synchronised their electricity systems to the European continental power grid, one day after severing decades-old energy ties to Russia and Belarus.
Baltic states unplug from Russia and join EU power grid
The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are now unplugged from Russia's electricity grid and have joined the European Union's network. Plans for the move - which have been in the works since 2007 - were seen as essential for European security and had been brought brought forward after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Baltic nations 'successfully' link with European power grid
The three Baltic states successfully connected to the European power grid Sunday after severing Soviet-era links with Russia's network, a shift that EU chief Ursula von der Leyen hailed as "freedom from threats and blackmail".
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Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania disconnected from Russian power grid
By 9:09 a.m. on Saturday, the electricity systems of all three Baltic states had successfully disconnected from the ...
Three NATO members still rely on Russia to manage their electricity grid. They’re about to pull the plug
Estonia, along with fellow Baltic states Latvia and Lithuania, is preparing finally to rid itself of one of the last vestiges ...