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“Unfortunately, the operating culture of the Astrava nuclear power plant is below any level, the requirements for the implementation of the recommendations of the stress tests are completely ignored, the process is artificially accelerated at the expense of safety and in such circumstances talk about some normal contacts, “” the head of state told TV3 News on Friday.
On Friday, he also discussed the issue of the Astrava nuclear power plant with Latvian President Egils Levits.
According to the Presidency, the leaders of the two countries emphasized the importance of a common political consensus in the Baltic and the need for closer cooperation between the institutions to find the most effective means to prevent electricity from entering the Baltic market, as well as to speed up electricity synchronization with continental Europe.
On Friday, Lithuanian Energy Minister Dainius Kreivys also presented information on Belarusian electricity trading in the Baltic countries to Latvian Economy Minister Janis Vitemberg.
He said that he had invited the Latvians to reconsider the methodology of electricity trading with third countries.
Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis, discussing the issue with Latvian diplomatic chief Edgars Rinkevičius on Friday, said that neighbors still need to familiarize themselves with the information provided by Lithuania on Astravas’ electricity trading on the Stock Exchange of Riga.
E.Rinkevičius stated that he understood the Lithuanians’ concerns about the Astrava nuclear power plant and said the goal would be to find a mutually acceptable solution. He said he did not yet want to name deadlines for decisions to be made.
Lithuania claims that the third country trade methodology developed by the three Baltic states last year, but only approved unilaterally by Latvia and Estonia, does not prevent Belarusian electricity from entering the Baltic states. Therefore, Lithuania has not approved it and proposes a new methodology that is acceptable to all parties.
D.Kreivys previously stated that Lithuania had already paid around LTL 4 million for the electricity produced by the Astravas nuclear power plant. 120 million euros a year. if the trade between Russia and Latvia continues at the same level.
The electricity transmission system operator Litgrid announced on Wednesday that in January, when the Astravas nuclear power plant began pilot commercial production, the Baltic countries’ electricity trade with Russia, except for the Königsberg region, increased by 3, 5 times.
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