Andrus Ansip
Uncategorized

Estonians and Finns must decide on LNG terminal fast, EC vice-president says

European Commission Vice-President of the Digital Single Market Andrus Ansip said on Friday at a conference in Tallinn that Estonia and Finland have to move forward fast with the LNG terminal project, because there is prevailing investment drought in Europe and no one is going to wait until Estonia and Finland finish deliberating different solutions, Aripaev Online reports. […]

Rokas Masiulis
Energy

Lithuania’s energy minister concerned about gas market liberalization in Latvia

Lithuania is already in a position to supply gas to Latvia and Estonia, however, Latvia’s stance, which remains unclear, raises concerns about free supply of gas to the Baltic countries, energy minister has said, adding that Latvia has assured that it will guarantee the implementation of the European Union’s (EU) Third Energy Package. […]

LNG Terminal
Energy

Klaipėdos Nafta secures 34.8-million-euro loan from Nordic bank for LNG terminal

Klaipėdos Nafta (Klaipėda Oil), the developer of Lithuania’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal project, has signed a 20-year, 34.754-million-euro loan agreement with the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB). […]

LNG Terminal vessel "Independence"
Opinion

Opinion: Lithuania has become EU’s pupil star in energy policy, but…

With the launch of “Independence”, Lithuania’s long-and-hard-fought striving for energy diversity and independence has definitely seen a big boost. But behind the jubilant scene stands the avuncular European Union that has long been encouraging the member states to seek brave solutions in tackling energy security issues. Now time has come for Brussels to rejoice, too – EU energy policies are playing out well in Lithuania. […]

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Energy

Electricity price falls in Lithuania due to supply growth

In October the average electricity price in Nord Pool Spot power market Lithuania trading zone was LTL 0.186 (EUR 0.053) per kilowatt hour (kWh), 6.4 percent lower than in September. According to independent electricity supplier Energijos Tiekimas, year-on-year electricity price was 16 percent lower. […]

Algirdas Butkevičius
Energy

PM Butkevičius: Lithuania’s LNG terminal could supply gas beyond Baltic countries

Lithuania’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Klaipėda may supply gas not just to the Baltic countries but, if necessary, to other countries as well, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has said at the 10th Lithuania-Belarus economic forum in Mogilev. […]