section_path: Chronology/Withdrawal from BRELL
section_name: Withdrawal from BRELL
paragraph_text: Withdrawal from BRELL
  
  On 16 July 2024, the three Baltic states, represented by their transmission system operators Elering (Estonia), AST (Latvia) and Litgrid (Lithuania), formally notified Russia and Belarus of their decision to withdraw from the BRELL Agreement. In Vilnius, a 9-metre-tall (30 ft) clock began counting down on 1 November 2024. The agreement was set to legally expire on 7 February 2025 and the Baltic states were scheduled to technologically disconnect from IPS/UPS on 8 February 2025.