> And why are the Baltic states pulling out of the Belorussian energy network? To protest the operation of the new power plant. Belarus has no reason to operat

> And why are the Baltic states pulling out of the Belorussian energy network? To protest the operation of the new power plant. Belarus has no reason to operate it in the first place if they don't have buyers for the electricity. They'll probably exchange with Kalinigrad and mainland Russia anyway and electricity from the Astravets NPP could end up in the Baltics via the Russian grid. It's just that they make it more expensive this way. Latvia wants to ask for origin certificates for Russian electricity, which is kind of silly. How does one discern between a Russian or a Belorussian megawatt? https://www.reuters.com/article/litgrid-belarus-idUSKBN27J2CA https://www.reuters.com/article/litgrid-belarus-idUSKBN27J2C... Also, this is a politically motivated move that actually reduces safety because if the NPP's somehow gets disconnected from the grid and the exchange with the Baltics is shut down as well, they have a loss of coolant accident on their hands. I really hope they have working diesel generators in good condition and good interconnects with Russia and Poland.