Latvia Checks the Grid’s Gatekeepers
New security checks would follow electricity projects through their control systems and ownership chains, putting access to Latvia’s power network under closer scrutiny.
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Latvia’s cabinet approved proposed Electricity Market Law amendments on November 6, allowing transmission operator Augstsprieguma tīkls, or AST, to refuse connections presenting national-security risks or breaching cybersecurity requirements. The bill now goes to the Saeima, Latvia’s parliament.
Following the ownership cha…
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