
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will disconnect their energy systems from Russia’s, thus desynchronization will occur. Although energy companies claim that this should never affect the everyday life of common people, many institutions have been warned about the possible disruption. Latvia also reported that they should be prepared for a longer power outage. A Balcia expert insurance explains what is important to know about this from the insurance point of view. Electricity Shutdown electricity. Illustrative
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February
2025,
10:52
Estonia, Latvia and
Lithuania will disconnect their energy systems from Russia’s, that is 10:52
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania this will desynchronize. Although energy companies claim that this should never affect the everyday life of common people, many institutions have been warned about the possible disruption. Latvia also reported that they should be prepared for a longer power outage. A Balcia insurance expert explains what is important to know about this from the insurance perspective.
“Potentially the most
uncertain time is the weekend, when the countries of the Baltics will already be disconnected from the Russian energy system, but while not already connected to continental Europe. Probability of connectionsbut, of course, no scenario can be ruled out. For example, in Latvia, the possible disconnections are more talked about than in Estonia, ” said Elizaveta Drizhiruk, head of products of housing insurance Balcia Eesti .
“If outages do always occur and cause any causes, then Balcia will consider this as a common insurance occurrence, Although everyone should check their insurance contract, as appropriate compensation may not be provided by all types of insurance. As a general rule, domestic appliances damaged by a outage of electricity or possible voltage surges are covered by housing insurance if the household property>is insured. Analogous similar similar losses are reimbursed, for example, for in yearly storms, when heat pumps could fail due to variations in voltage, refrigerators, televisions or, for example, grid-connected robotic lawnmowers,” Drizhyruk said.