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Latvia completed a new high-voltage power line to Estonia on Monday in the latest step in aligning electricity grids in the Baltic states with European Union neighbours instead of Russia.
The three Baltic states of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, which were once under Soviet rule and are now all EU member states, are hoping to synchronise with the EU s grid in 2025.
But Baltic electricity and gas transmission networks are still linked mainly with Russia. Completion of the project is an important step in strengthening the energy independence of Latvia and the Baltic, Varis Boks, chairman of the state enterprise Augstsprieguma Tikls, which is responsible for the operation of high-voltage power lines in Latvia, said in statement.
(Latvian Public Broadcasting) Construction work on the 330 kilovolts (kV) power line from Estonia to Riga TEC-2 in Latvia has been completed, and the power line has been switched on, Latvian transmission operator Augstsprieguma tīkls said December 21.
The power line is scheduled to be commissioned by the middle of next year, but from January 1 the line will be taken into account when calculating the transmission capacity allocated to the electricity market.
Chairman of the Augstsprieguma tīkls board Varis Boks said that the completion of the project is an important step in strengthening the energy independence of Latvia and the Baltic on the way to synchronization of electricity networks with Europe in 2025.