Novak says no increase in energy prices due to Baltic states' disconnection from BRELL

Russian citizens have not faced an increase in electricity prices due to the withdrawal of the Baltic states from the Russian energy system. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 18.

"As for the Russian energy system and the Kaliningrad region, our main task is reliable power supply. I can say that our consumers have not felt this separation of the Baltic countries," he said.

Currently, the energy system of the region is operating in a normal mode, the population and all infrastructure facilities are supplied with electricity. There are also no price consequences of the region's transition to an autonomous energy regime.

At the same time, Novak noted that Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania themselves faced price increases more than twofold.

"As a result of this separation from the Russian energy system, electricity prices on the Nord Pool wholesale market in the Baltic states have actually doubled compared to what they were before the separation. If before it was about €100 per mW, today the average price for the last 10 days is already €200, and it reached up to €270 on some days," said Deputy Prime Minister.

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Why Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are disconnecting from the Russian energy system and becoming fully dependent on the EU

On February 8, the Baltic states disconnected from the joint energy system with Russia. The withdrawal of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia from the international electric ring BRELL did not affect the parallel operation of the energy systems of Russia and Belarus and the functioning of the energy system in the Kaliningrad region, the press service of the system operator of the Unified Energy System (SO UES) said.