NordenBladet – The climate and energy ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania discussed in Riga on Tuesday the details of the political agreement on the earlier synchronization of the Baltic states and that the synchronization with the continental European electricity system will take place in February 2025. According to the plan, the Baltic countries would officially notify the parties of Russia and Belarus’ withdrawal from the electricity system in August 2024, the climate ministry announced.
Next, the system managers of the three countries agree on the technical details, after which the prime ministers of the countries make the final political decision.
Estonian climate minister Kristen Michal said after the meeting that since Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, risks have also increased in ensuring the energy security of the Baltic states. “Today’s meeting of the ministers is a sign of the strong unified energy security policy of the Baltic states,” he emphasized.
“Although the Baltic States do not buy or sell electricity to Russia and do not pay Russia for being in the common frequency band, historically we are still physically connected to the electricity system of the aggressor country, and according to the current geopolitical situation, the Baltic States are ready to make joint efforts to move away from the Russian electricity system and move to the Continent – Joining the European system will proceed faster than originally planned,” added Climate Minister Michal.
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Source: NordenBladet.ee