{"id":3012,"date":"2025-02-18T13:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T10:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/factcheck.lt\/?p=3012"},"modified":"2025-02-24T01:05:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T22:05:44","slug":"","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/factcheck.lt\/eng\/news\/baltic_energy_price\/","title":{"rendered":"Factcheck: Is it true that the price of electricity in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia has increased by 300%?","raw":"Factcheck: Is it true that the price of electricity in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia has increased by 300%?"},"content":{"rendered":"

On February 17, 2025, a video was posted on the CTVBY YouTube channel with a clickbait title using Soviet terminology: “Prices in the Baltic States increased by 300%!”. The video garnered over 1.5 million views.<\/p>\n

The content of this story:<\/p>\n

The Baltic states continue to experience severe consequences of disconnection from the energy ring connecting Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Belarus, and Russia. Reality has exceeded even the most negative expert forecasts. Despite government assurances that disconnection from BRELL<\/a> would not lead to major price spikes, electricity costs in the Baltic republics have already increased by 300% in 10 days. And now it costs 600 euros per megawatt-hour due to the thoughtless decision of authorities to become dependent on European energy suppliers. Industrial enterprises are already paying for this.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Our verdict based on conducted analyses:<\/p>\n

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Verdict: Incorrect<\/h2>\n

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\nReasons:<\/p>\n