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Baltic States Achieve Historic Energy Independence by Synchronizing with Continental Europe

On February 9, 2025, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania completed a monumental step by disconnecting from the Russian and Belarusian BRELL grid and synchronizing their electricity systems with the Continental Europe Synchronous Area (CESA). This integration connects the Baltic to the largest synchronous power grid in Europe, serving over 400 million people with a combined capacity of about 1,000 GW.

Key Energy Details:

🔹Grid Synchronization: The Baltic grids now operate at the same frequency as 35 European countries, enabling seamless electricity exchange and enhanced operational stability.

🔹Infrastructure Investments: Over €1.6 billion invested, with 75% funded by the EU, for critical upgrades including synchronous compensators (3 each in Latvia and Estonia, 2+1 in Lithuania), new interconnectors (Estlink, NordBalt, LitPol Link), and advanced balancing technologies.

🔹Grid Stability & Security: The Baltics gain independent frequency control, eliminating Russian operational influence and data access, and enhancing resilience against outages or cyber threats.

🔹Renewable Integration: The synchronization supports higher penetration of renewables by enabling better balancing of intermittent wind and solar power, aided by new battery storage facilities totaling over 200 MWh across the three countries.

🔹Market Integration: Full access to the European electricity market allows the Baltic to participate in cross-border trading, frequency containment reserves, and automatic balancing markets, improving efficiency and reducing costs.

🔹Gas Independence: Complemented by Lithuania’s Klaipėda LNG terminal and new gas interconnectors (Balticconnector, GIPL), the Baltics have ended Russian gas imports since April 2022, further strengthening energy sovereignty.

🔹Emergency Preparedness: The Baltic TSOs have tested isolated operation capabilities to ensure grid stability even in contingency scenarios, reflecting robust system readiness.

This historic synchronization marks the end of decades-long energy dependence on Russia, reinforcing the Baltic states’ energy sovereignty, security, and commitment to a sustainable, integrated European energy future.

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