Lithuania successfully tests power link to continental Europe, minister says (updated)
08/12/2021 09:05
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VILNIUS, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Lithuania last week successfully
tested a coupling of its power grid to the European continental
system, boosting the country's energy security, Energy Minister
Dainius Kreivys said on Wednesday.
Lithuania plans to fully decouple from Russia's electricity
grid by 2025, he added.
The test took place on Saturday, Lithuania's transmission
service operator Litgrid said.
"It can be said that on Sunday the three Baltic countries
woke up more safe than when they went to bed on Saturday
evening," Rokas Masiulis, Litgrid chief executive, told a news
conference.
(Reporting by Andrius Sytas, writing by Terje Solsvik, editing
by Gwladys Fouche)
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