New Baltic Sea Interconnector on Horizon as Lithuania, Latvia, and Germany Plan Cross-Border Link

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he energy ministers of the three countries signed a joint declaration of intent on 18 February, paving the way for the development of the Baltic-German PowerLink interconnector, which would, in addition to electricity trading and offshore wind capacity integration, also enable the expansion of onshore renewable energy capacity.

The Lithuanian, Latvian, and German transmission system operators (TSOs) – Litgrid, Augstsprieguma tīkls and 50Hertz – agreed to assess the feasibility of the hybrid electricity interconnection.

The Baltic-German PowerLink project concept developed by Litgrid, Augstsprieguma tīkls, and 50Hertz includes a 2 GW, approximately 600 kilometres long hybrid offshore connection, with the connection point in the Baltic States planned to be on the border between Lithuania and Latvia. The exact location is to be determined after technical studies.

Under the joint declaration, it was agreed that Lithuania, Latvia, and Germany would continue to support studies carried out by transmission system operators and other institutions, including cost-benefit analyses, the development of financing models, and technical solutions.

Source: Geographies of Cooperation Atlas