President Andrzej Duda announced that joining Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to the European energy network was a breakthrough. These countries together with Poland within the EU represent a full which ensures energy safety and sovereignty. As the president stressed, this is besides an crucial event in the context of cooperation within the Tri-Sea.
The Baltic countries were the last in the EU not connected to the CESA continental Europe transmission strategy and functioned in the framework of energy cooperation utilizing the russian infrastructure. On Saturday morning, it stopped all electricity flows on connections with Russia and Belarus, which means disconnecting from the IPS/UPS Council and controlling the frequency of the BRELL area in Moscow.
The decision to abandon this strategy was taken more than 10 years ago due to changes in political relations between the EU, the Baltic States and Russia. Russia's attack on Ukraine in February 2022 accelerated the implementation of this process. On Saturday at 8.09 a.m. the flow of energy of a method nature between Russia and Estonia ceased.
According to the Baltic operator data, the frequency remains normal. Transmission operators from the Baltic countries: Litgrid, AST and Elering took control of frequencies in the networks. This means that the Baltic countries are leaving the energy strategy related to Russia and Belarus.
President Andrzej Duda stressed that the necessity of independency and energy sovereignty had already been said before Russian aggression against Ukraine. This all began with the fact that we had obtained gas sovereignty – the LNG terminal in Świnoujście, but besides the terminal floating in Lithuania, Klaipeda, which had late become Lithuanian property.
In the context of energy cooperation, Poland and Lithuania cooperate within the Baltic Pipe, which aims to increase energy safety in the region. As the president stressed, this is an crucial event besides in the context of the energy marketplace in Europe.
According to Eurostat, in 2020, Poland was the largest energy consumer in the region, with a share of 23.4% in full energy consumption in the EU. Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are besides crucial energy consumers in the region, with 2.3%, 1.4% and 1.1% respectively in full energy consumption in the EU.
In 2020, the EU imported 53.8% of its energy needs, with natural gas accounting for 24.5% of imports and 44.1% of oil. Russia was the largest natural gas supplier to the EU, with a share of 44.1% in full natural gas imports.
In the context of energy policy priorities, the EU focuses on energy security, sovereignty and sustainable development. As the president stressed, this is besides an crucial event in the context of the future of Europe and the energy marketplace in Europe.
It is worth recalling that Poland and Lithuania cooperate within the Visegrad Group, which focuses on energy cooperation and safety in the region. As the president stressed, this is besides an crucial event in the context of the future of the region and the energy marketplace in Europe.
In this context, president Andrzej Duda announced that joining Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia with the EU energy network is an crucial step towards expanding energy safety in the region. As he stressed, this is besides an crucial event in the context of the future of Europe and the energy marketplace in Europe.
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Breakthrough in Europe: Baltic countries Join the EU Energy Network
