Baltic countries have disconnected their electricity networks from Russia and Belarus
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia stopped all electricity flows on Saturday morning on connections with Russia and Belarus. The networks of Baltic countries are presently working in the alleged isolated island mode and additionally have connections with Poland. On Sunday Andrzej Duda will go to Lithuania to attend the ceremony of joining the Continental Europe system.
According to the information provided by the Baltic transmission operators, on Saturday at 8.09 Polish time energy flow stopped of a method nature between Russia and Estonia. Before that, the energy flow with Russia stopped Latviaand before 7 a.m. Polish time Lithuania – on connections with Belarus and the Kölevice Oblast.
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According to the plan of the full operation, frequency control in the networks was taken over by transmission operators from the Baltic countries: Litgrid, AST and Elering, which means disengagement from the russian system IPS/UPS and frequency control of the BRELL area in Moscow. According to the Baltic operators' data, the frequency remains normal.
In addition to its own resources, the Baltic States have fixed-current connections with the island in isolation. Poland, Sweden and Estoniawhich they can usage if necessary.
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Final synchronisation with Europe's continental networks (CESA – Continental Europe Synchronous Area) is expected to happen on Sunday in the early afternoon of Polish time via LitPol Link, which will then become a synchronous line. In the ceremony of joining Lithuania to the Continental Europe Synchronous Area, CESA will participate President Andrzej Duda.
"Services in advanced readiness". Baltic countries cut off from Russia
Disconnection from the Russian-Belarusian electricity grid and synchronisation with Europe's transmission strategy can be an chance for various kinds of provocations from Moscow and Minsk – warned Latvia's president Edgars Rinkeviczs earlier.
At the same time, the politician stressed that this was the most crucial step to strengthen national safety and independency following the resignation of Russian natural gas and oil. – Latvian and abroad the services are on advanced alert – Rinkevichs said.
Baltic countries are the last in the European Union, which have not yet been connected to the Continental Europe Synchronous Area (CESA) transmission strategy and operate within the framework of the BRELL energy cooperation, utilizing the russian infrastructure. The decision to abandon this strategy was taken more than 10 years ago due to changes in political relations between the EU, the Baltic States and Russia. Russia's attack on Ukraine in February 2022 accelerated the implementation of this process.
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