As the Baltic states move closer to synchronising their electricity grids with the continental European system next February, the Lithuanian government decided on Wednesday to remove power transmission lines with Russia and Belarus from the list of facilities and assets important to national security.
The cabinet approved the Energy Ministry’s proposal to remove seven 330-kilovolt interconnectors, which will no longer be needed once Lithuania integrates into the Western European electricity network, from the list.
According to the ministry, the governmental commission reviewing strategic company transactions has given the green light to dismantle these link
“The interconnectors with [...] Kaliningrad and Belarus will no longer be necessary for the Lithuanian system’s further operation,” the ministry said.
The Baltic power grids are scheduled to decouple from the Moscow-controlled post-Soviet electricity system and start to operate synchronously with the continental European system on February 9.
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