Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas has expressed his perception that the disconnection of the three Baltic states from the Russiaʼs power system strengthens power safety and ensures stability.

Supply: Gintautas Paluckas on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda

Quote from Gintautas Paluckas: "A stronger, extra resilient power future is now in our arms. This morning, Lithuania, along with Latvia and Estonia, took a serious step in the direction of power independence by disconnecting from the Russia-controlled electrical energy grid. This transfer strengthens our power safety, deepens integration with Europe and ensures a secure, dependable energy provide."

Background:

• On 8 February, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania formally disconnected from the Russian power system.
• Again in July 2024, power ministers from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania confirmed their plans to synchronise with the continental European power system ENTSO-E and disconnect from Russia by February 2025.
• Till now, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, together with Russia and Belarus, have operated inside a shared electrical energy provide system managed centrally from Moscow. Nevertheless, the Baltic States totally stopped importing electrical energy from Russia in Might 2022.

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