The high-level group on synchronising the Baltic States’ electricity grid with the continental European system met on 14 September.
On 28 June this year, a political roadmap for synchronisation of the Baltic States’ electricity grid with the continental European electricity networks by 2025 had been signed by Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and the heads of state and government of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland (see EUROPE 12051).
On 14 September, the high-level group welcomed the results of the latest dynamic and frequency stability study presented by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E). According to a Commission press release, the findings of the study show that the synchronisation solution chosen by the political leaders in June – i.e. the existing double-circuit alternating current (AC) line between Poland and Lithuania (LitPol Link) complemented by the construction of a new offshore high voltage direct current (HVDC) link between Poland and Lithuania – is technically feasible at reasonable cost.
The high-level group supported the analysis whereby the chosen option will guarantee the safe operation of the Baltic States’ electricity grid at the same level as in the continental European electricity networks, provided that the technical measures identified in the study are implemented. It also gave the green light to formally launch the synchronisation process and to meet during the first quarter of 2019 to endorse the “connection agreement”. (Original version in French by Lionel Changeur)