Energy -political history is written in the Baltic States. More than 30 years after their recovered independence, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were released from the Russian energy system. The step hits internationally high waves.
The isolation of Russia is richer by a chapter. Shortly after 9 am local time, the three Baltic EU and NATO countries were disconnected on Saturday from the Power Grid with Russia, with which they had been connected to historical reasons since Soviet pages. The divorce was without problems and remained unnoticed for consumers, such as the network operators in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania said.
For one day, the electricity bastards of the three countries are now only in a kind of island operation – and then integrated into the European system via Poles on Sundays. Against the background of the Russian attack on Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania had already set their electricity imports from Russia.
Moreover, they were part of a common, synchronized network with Russia and Wit -Russia from Soviet. This was now a security risk in Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius. After you have changed the network, you can control the basic parameters of the electricity system such as frequency and voltage yourself.
Great cheers at EU level
The step is also of great importance from a geopolitical point of view. “Russia can no longer use energy as a chantage instrument,” wrote, for example, the EU outside country officer and former Estonian head of the Kaja Kallas government on Platform X. “This is a victory for freedom and European unity.”
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were part of the Soviet Union in 1991 after the Second World War. The three countries had started connecting with the European energy system in 2009. The original plan for synchronization at the beginning of 2026.
Russia’s attack on Ukraine in February 2022 accelerated the project, which was financially supported by the EU. The costs of building the necessary infrastructure were around 1.6 billion euros.
Van de Leyen travels to the Baltic States
The disconnection must also be celebrated in all three countries with official events. EU President -President Ursula von der Leyen wants to participate in a ceremony in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskow said last week that his country “had taken all the measures to guarantee the reliable and uninterrupted operation” of his energy system.
Source: Krone
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