Poland is standing firm on its position that Astravyets electricity cannot enter its market, Skvernelis said after meeting with his Polish counterpart, Mateusz Morawiecki, at the Kalvarija border crossing.
"If any steps by the Baltic states allows that electricity to enter the Polish market, it may threaten the successful implementation of the synchronization project," he told reporters.
When asked by BNS if the Baltic countries' failure to agree might cause Poland to change its position on the planned new submarine cable with Lithuania, Skvernelis said that "everything is possible".
"I think everything is possible, even though these decisions have been made and we are taking part in the project together," the Lithuanian prime minister said. "The aim of the project is to ensure that the synchronization takes place in 2025 and we no longer speak about the possibility of such electricity entering Poland.
"The interim period requires not only a technical solution, which is what our partners say, but also a political decision, because otherwise we may have to face various consequences," he added.
The Baltic grids are still part of the post-Soviet BRELL ring, which also includes Russia and Belarus, and remain dependent on the control center in Moscow and the Russian electricity system. Following lengthy internal discussions, the three Baltic nations confirmed last year their intention to synchronize their grids with the Continental European system via Poland.
Lithuania has so far failed to persuade neighboring Latvia to commit to boycotting electricity from the Astravyets plant before the synchronization project has been completed.
The Latvian government says it will switch to electricity trade with Russia for technical and economic reasons once Lithuania halts imports from Belarus. This may open up access for Astravyets electricity to the common Baltic market via Russia.
The synchronization project involves the construction of a HVDC sea cable, named the Harmony Link, between Lithuania and Poland.
