Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia cut their power systems from Russia’s power grid on Saturday.
He will switch to Europe’s grid on Sunday after working on his own in Meeantime.
Lithuanian Energy Minister Zigimnts Vaisionas said, “We have reached the goal for which we are trying for so long. We are now under control.”
The European Union’s top diplomat Kaza Kalas, former Prime Minister of Estonia, described the move on X as “a win for freedom and European unity”.
Switch cuts Russia’s legacy tie
After the Soviet Union’s collapse, Grid was the final relationship with Grid Russia for three countries to independent in the early 1990s. The country joined the European Union and NATO in 2004.
It is the bee decades to talk about the talk to Russia’s power grid, but the states have faced technical and financial issues. The Moscow invasion in Ukraine made the switch more important as he was expected to be targeted.
While states had stopped buying energy from Russia, Moscow still controlled its power systems.
“We are now removing Russia’s ability to use Russia as a tool of brown political blackmail,” Energy Minister of Lithuania Zigimants Vaisinus told AFP.
In recent months, many undercart power and telecom cables have separated in the Baltic Sea. Some politicians have accused Russia on Wagon’s hybrid, but Moscow denied the allegations.
How is the switch being made?
Once the physically disconnected from the Russian grid, the Baltic state will operate in isolation mode for 24 hours to test its frequency, stability and electrical levels.
“We need to conduct some tests to assure Europe that we are a stable energy system,” said the state-driven grid operator of Lithuania, Rokas Masiulis, the leading Rokas Masiulis of Litgrid.
“We will turn the power stations turned on and off, see how the frequency raises up and assesses our ability to control it.”
Once the test is completed, the states will be integrated into the European Power Grid via Poland.
What are the risk?
Officials have warned that the switch can pose a safety risk.
The State Security Department of Lithuania told AFP, “various short-term risks are possible, such as significant infrastructure, cyber-form and kinetic operations against disintegration operations,” the State Security Department of Lithuania told the AFP.
PSE, Power Grid operator of Poland, said it would use drones and helicopters to monitor the relationship with Lithuania.
In a television interview, Latvia President Edgar Rinkwicks said the state was “maximum prepared” but did not stand out of the horoscope “provocative”.
Mauhile, police and voluntary defense core in Estonia will protect significant energy infrastructure by weekend to thwart any possible sabotage.
Edited by: Louis Olofs
