Lithuania will open applications on 7 February for a €102mn support scheme to develop high-capacity energy storage system, with projects operational by 2027, the Lithuanian energy ministry said. The additional funds from the Ministry of Energy were announced last week (18 July). Lithuania has announced a EUR 102 million ($ 105 million) energy storage tender in a bid to procure balancing services to the transmission system. . Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have seamlessly disconnected from the Soviet-era Russian electricity system and started operating in isolated mode and synchronized their electricity grids with Western Europe. Administered by the Environmental Project Management Agency (EPMA), the measure aims to install at least. . During the transition from the Russian power grid to the European continental power grid in the Baltic region, battery energy storage systems played a crucial role.