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The electricity systems of the Baltic States have been successfully disconnected from the Russia-controlled IPS/UPS system and are now operating independently in island mode. Elering, Augstsprieguma tīkls (AST), and Litgrid, the electricity transmission system operators of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are now conducting an…
On February 8 and 9, the planned disconnection of the Baltic energy system from Russia and synchronisation with the European energy system will take place in three stages.
In the first stage, all interconnections will be sequentially disconnected at the Königsberg (Kaliningrad)-Lithuania,…
With the Baltic States' disconnection from the BRELL interconnected power system (IPS), transmission system operators (TSOs) in the Baltics will now perform capacity calculations based on the new agreed methodology for calculating the coordinated day-ahead and intraday capacity (DA/ID CCM). This methodology has been agreed…
Litgrid, Augstsprieguma tīkls, and Elering, the Baltic States electricity transmission system operators (TSOs), have launched the Baltic balancing capacity market. The new market will ensure reserve capacity needed for system balancing and frequency management after Baltic States power systems disconnect from Russia…
AS "Augstsprieguma tīkls", Litgrid AB, Elering AS (Baltic TSOs) have jointly developed the necessary proposals for the establishment of the Baltic balancing capacity market and have already informed in advance about the intention to launch the Baltic balancing capacity market in February 2025.
The first auction of…
On 9 January 2025, exactly a month before the Baltic States join the European energy system (synchronisation), the first synchronous condenser station in Latvia was connected to the power transmission grid. It is one of one nine stations in the Baltics that will maintain a stable frequency to ensure the reliability of the…