The governments of the three Baltic countries – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – have announced on Saturday their successful disconnection of the Russian Electrical System Brelll and to begin the process of incorporation into the European Energy Network, the so -called synchronous network of continental Europe or UCTE , in an initiative to protect, coincide with any Russian pressure maneuver through the energy supply.
“Today we disconnect from the Brell electrical system,” the Lithuania government announced, in what it described as “the most this is the most important step in the history of the country’s energy independence.”
“Synchronization with the European electrical system will guarantee energy safety, stability and reliability for Baltic countries. What a great day,” said the Lithuanian government.
The Prime Minister of Latvia, Evika Silina, has also confirmed the disconnection, which has occurred exactly at 09.09 this morning (an hour less in peninsular and the Balearic Islands) of the “energy supply system controlled by Russia.”
“This is an important step in our energy independence. The system is stable and safe, and now the path to the union to the European Energy Network continues,” Silina added on a process of incorporation to UCTE, which will take approximately 24 hours In finishing.
Finally, the Estonia Foreign Ministry has also celebrated what it understands as “another historic day towards European integration”, with the “disconnection of the Russian energy network” for the sake of “security” against “occupation legacy” from Moscow, “which uses energy as a weapon.”
