Litgrid says Baltics can connect to European grid within 24h if Russia cuts power (updated)
13/07/2022 09:38
(Adds CEO quote, detail)
By Andrius Sytas
VILNIUS, July 13 (Reuters) - European power grid network
ENTSO-E will connect to the Baltic states' grids within 24 hours
if the countries were to be disconnected by Russia, Lithuanian
power grid operator Litgrid said.
"If Russia disconnects us, even today, we would be ready.
Our analysis shows that power supply would not be rationed, no
serious disruptions expected," Litgrid CEO Rokas Masiulis told a
news conference on Wednesday.
"Our agreement with European operators is that we get
synchronised within 24 hours," he said.
In June, sources told Reuters European grid operators were
ready to implement immediately a long-term plan to bring the
Baltic states, which rely on the Russian grid for electricity,
into the European Union system in the event Moscow cuts them
off. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2YH1I7
Masiulis said Lithuania was aiming to decouple the Baltic
States from the Russian power grid in early 2024, compared to a
previous plan for end-2025. He said discussions with Estonia and
Latvia on the matter had started, and that the European
Commission was also involved.
(Reporting by Andrius Sytas, writing by Stine Jacobsen, editing
by Anna Ringstrom)
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