Power Grid Upgrade: Baltic States Seek Security, Reduced Dependence on Russia
Power Grid Upgrade: Baltic States Seek Security, Reduced Dependence on Russia

Author(s): Kinga Raś
Subject(s): Security and defense, Military policy, Geopolitics, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Baltic states; energetics; Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania; Russia
Summary/Abstract: Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, with the support of the European Commission, want to synchronise their power grids with European systems to reduce their dependence on Russia. A compromise reached on a connection via Poland does not specify the technical details and the Baltic States still have differences about what they want. Further support for integration of the electricity sector is in the interest of Poland but should be conditioned on the compliance of all three countries and funding from the European Union.

• Details
• Contents