Region is part of the electric ring of Belarus, Russia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania (BRALL). Four new power plants have been built in the region to ensure energy security in case any country leaves the BRLL
On June 25, the Kaliningrad Region will test the operation of the power system in an isolated mode, Kaliningrad reports.Ru» with reference to the press service of the regional government. Testing will take place from 09:00 to 18:00 local time (08:00 – 17:00 Moscow time).
Inter RAO Electric Generation, Rosseti Yantar, regional executive authorities and the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia, territorial network companies and telecom operators will take part in the tests.
The authorities noted that before the tests, they conducted emergency training of the personnel of the power grid facilities of the region, the Baltic Regional Dispatching Department, as well as telecom operators and electric power industry entities to work out interaction; checking the operation of backup power supply sources.
The regional government warned that short-term power outages are possible during the tests.
Tests of the power system of the region in an isolated mode have already taken place in 2019 and were recognized as successful. They were held against the background of the possible exit of the Baltic states from the unified energy system of BRALL (the electric ring of Belarus, Russia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania), which could leave the Russian region without electricity.
To ensure the energy security of the region, four new thermal power plants (TPPs) with a total capacity of 1 GW were put into operation. In 2018, the Mayakovskaya TPP in Gusev and Talakhovskaya TPP in Sovetsk were opened, in 2019 the Pregolskaya TPP in Kaliningrad, in 2020 the Primorskaya TPP in Svetly. As Putin noted, the launch of these four stations provided a doubling of power generation capacity in the region.
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The Kaliningrad Region, which is an exclave, is dependent on the Baltic countries that separate it from Russia, not only in the energy sector, but also in transport. Since June 18, Lithuania has announced a ban on transit between the Kaliningrad Region and the rest of Russia of sanctioned goods, including wood, metals, cement and other products. Moscow protested to Vilnius and demanded that the restrictions be lifted immediately. After that, Lithuania stated that it was ready for retaliatory measures from Russia, including the possible disconnection of Lithuania from the BRLL.
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