The Baltic States will disconnect from the Russian energy system on February 8

Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia plan to disconnect from the Russian electricity grid on February 8, 2025. This was announced by the Estonian energy company Elering on November 29.

"Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are currently operating in the IPS/UPS system, where the frequency of electricity is centrally controlled by Russia. <...> On February 8, the TSOs (transmission system operators. - Ed.) of the Baltic States will terminate the Baltic States' connection to the IPS/UPS system and jointly start testing the island's operation," the statement said.

The European Union (EU) will allocate about €1.2 billion to the project, thus covering three-quarters of the total costs. The synchronization of the countries' power systems with the continental European Synchronous Area is scheduled for February 9, 2025.

The company claims that the implementation of the project will ensure the Baltic states' independence and increase the region's energy security.

Earlier, on September 19, the EU said wholesale electricity prices in Eastern European countries had soared. Member of the European Parliament from Hungary Andras Gyurk complained about the situation in the energy sector in his address to the European Commission.

Before that, on September 9, former ECB head Mario Draghi said that the European Union has lost its economic advantages against the background of the termination of raw material supplies from Russia and technological lagging behind the United States and China. According to him, gas and electricity prices in the region have risen sharply, companies are actively moving production to other countries, and the United States may no longer be a "security umbrella" for Europe.