Baltic States: countries inform Moscow and Minsk of their exit from Russian power system

The Baltic power transmission system operators on July 16 notified Russia and Belarus of the non-extension of the so-called BRELL contract and their withdrawal from the Moscow-controlled post-Soviet electricity system as of February 2025. Lithuania’s Litgrid, Latvia’s AST and Estonia’s Elering “have notified Russian and Belarusian operators on the non-extension of the BRELL agreement, which…

Baltic States: operators will inform Moscow of their exit from Russian power system

The Baltic power transmission system operators plan to notify Russia and Belarus about their decision not to renew the so-called BRELL contract and to exit the Moscow-controlled post-Soviet electricity system until February 2025, the Lithuanian Energy Ministry reports. “In the coming weeks, the Baltic transmission system operators will inform the other parties of their joint…

Baltic States: grid synchronisation to slightly raise electricity prices

The Baltic States’ planned grid synchronisation with Western Europe in February 2025 will slightly raise electricity prices for consumers, says Lithuanian Energy Minister Dainius Kreivys, but higher production would help control prices. According to him, the Lithuanian grid operator Litgrid has done calculations, according to which “the synchronisation’s impact on prices is minimal, a few…