On Sunday, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania announced the successful synchronization of their electricity systems with the European continental power grid. This milestone comes after the three Baltic nations severed their energy ties with Russia and Belarus, marking a significant step towards enhancing energy security and closer integration with the European Union.
The switch, which had been planned for years, involved disconnecting from the IPS/UPS network established by the Soviet Union in the 1950s and now operated by Russia. The Baltic nations celebrated the achievement by cutting cross-border high-voltage transmission lines in eastern Latvia, near the Russian border, and distributing pieces of wire as keepsakes to onlookers.
