CORPORATE
Millions for gas stops wind
Gas consumption in Lithuania is decreasing, but in order to maintain expensive infrastructure the state will have to encourage energy production from gas, regardless of price. […]
energy efficiency
CORPORATE
Over 1,000 apartment buildings got energy efficiency upgrades in five years
The number of apartment buildings renovated under the housing renovation program have reached the thousand mark this week, Housing Energy Saving Agency informs. “Along with the renovation, which is particularly useful for the population, the […]
CORPORATE
Lithuanian government to spend €1m on making homes energy efficient
The Lithuanian government is calling for applications from home owners who want to make their houses energy-efficient. The funding will be available to owners of one or two-household residences. They will be able to use […]
CORPORATE
More energy-efficient buildings popping up in Lithuania
Over the first quarter of this year, more energy-efficient buildings were registered than during the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Environment. Data provided by the Contrustion Production Certification Centre (SPSC) indicated […]
European Union
Energy union, the EU’s next revolution
Big changes often seem to move forward painfully slowly, while the most sweeping of them get triggered by steps no one thought very consequential. It is especially true of the policies of the European Union with its notoriously cumbersome decision-making procedures and contradictory interests. Could the energy union be its next big thing? […]
Economy
Nordic Investment Bank to provide long-term loan to Lithuania for buildings renovation
On Thursday, 23 April, the Board of Directors of the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) confirmed that the bank will issue a loan of EUR 100 million to Lithuania to finance its Public Sector Energy Efficiency and Housing Renovation programmes. According to the Ministry of Finance, the deal will be inked in the nearest future. […]
Economy
Lithuanian government sets up EUR 80m energy efficiency fund
The Lithuanian government on Wednesday established an energy efficiency fund with 80 million euros earmarked for renovation of public buildings and street lighting. […]
Energy
Lithuania’s LNG terminal: Less dependence on Russian gas, but more dependence on fossil fuel?
This Monday, Lithuania congratulated itself on finishing a seminal project in its energy independence policy and welcomed the floating liquefied natural gas terminal in the Baltic port of Klaipėda, from where it will open a second gas import line, an alternative to Russia’s gas giant Gazprom that had monopolized the Lithuanian gas market. […]