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Electricity consumption highest in a quarter of a century

February 21, 2017 Lithuania Tribune 0

In 2016, the final electricity consumption in Lithuania totalled 10.47 kilowatt hours (or 10.47 terawatt hours, TWh). A record growth in the consumption was observed last year: residents, businesses, agriculture and transport used 4.5% more electricity compared to 2015. The growth rate in agriculture was as high as 8.4%, service sector 5.7%, residents 4.3%, and transport sector 4%. The lowest year-on-year growth rate (3.5%) was recorded in the industrial sector, Litgrid press office reported. […]

Lithuania strives for victory in race over Belarusian N-plant

February 10, 2017 BNS EN 0

Darius Degutis, Lithuania’s ambassador-at-large coordinating the country’s position and steps regarding the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant under construction in Belarus, says that his key mission is to achieve that the plant is built safely or its construction is stopped completely, and to show the real situation in Astravyets to EU partners. […]

Rail Baltica – the key facts

January 31, 2017 BNS EN 0

The Prime Ministers of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are signing an agreement on the development of the European railway Rail Baltica on Tuesday. Smooth implementation of the project is expected by 2025. […]

Presidents Dalia Grybauskaitė and Andrzej Duda

Will the promised relations’ “reset” with Poland occur?

January 11, 2017 LT Daily 0

Already prior to the Seimas elections, the leaders of the new government promised to “reset” Lithuanian-Polish relations. Both Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and the Seimas have rhetorically committed to this a number of times. On […]

Electricity price drops by 13% due to NordBalt and LitPol Link

January 4, 2017 Lithuania Tribune 0

In 2016, the average price for electricity in the Lithuanian bidding area of Nord Pool was the lowest in the history of the exchange: EUR 36.5 per megawatt hour (MWh). The price was 13% lower compared to 2015 and 25% lower than in 2014 and 2013, LitGrid AB informed in its press release today. […]

Litgrid and NATO Energy Security Centre to enhance cooperation

October 31, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

The Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator Litgrid and NATO Energy Security Centre for Excellence have signed a cooperation agreement. The two parties have undertaken to exchange experience in ensuring and strengthening Lithuania’s energy security. […]

First scheduled maintenance of LitPol Link finalised

September 20, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

The maintenance works of the LitPol Link interconnection were accomplished on Saturday afternoon. It was the first annual disconnection of the power link with Poland for the maintenance. After the works were performed, the interconnection was again put into operation on September 18, Litgrid communications department informed. […]

Poland says energy throttle complaints are Russian interference

June 15, 2016 BNS 0

A representative of the Polish power transmission operator PSE has dismissed criticism about limiting of the Lithuania-Poland electricity link and the statements about Poland impeding the synchronization of the Baltic power networks with Western Europe.

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NordBalt power connection down for fourth time this year

April 15, 2016 LT Daily 0

On Thursday, the NordBalt electrical connections between Lithuania and Sweden shut down for the fourth time this year. The price of electricity for the next day shot up by 49.06%. The cause of the NordBalt […]

Gazprom ‘tried to undermine Lithuanian LNG terminal’

March 31, 2016 LT Daily 0

Russian energy company Gazprom tried to undermine Lithuania’s liquefied natural gas terminal (LNG) at Klaipeda and attempted to put pressure on some of Lithuania’s major gas consumers, the State Security Department (VSD) claimed in a threat to national security assessment released on Wednesday. […]

Lithuania’s NordBalt electricity connection with Sweden fixed

March 30, 2016 LT Daily 0

NordBalt electricity connection with Sweden has been fixed. However, there is no information on when the connection will resume the supply of electricity. […]

Synching electrical system with Europe now Litgrid’s key objective

January 14, 2016 LT Daily 0

Building the infrastructure and systems necessary to integrate Lithuania’s electricity systems with Western Europe is the key objective of Lithuanian grid operator, Litgrid, over the next two years. […]

Lithuania’s energy accomplishments in 2015

December 29, 2015 ELTA EN 0

2015 was an intense year full of changes in Lithuania’s energy sector. The Ministry of Energy compiled a list of the ten most important events that have affected the energy sector and consumers the most. […]

Inauguration ceremony for LitPol Link and NordBalt

Baltic States’ failure to cooperate blocking Lithuanian energy security

December 21, 2015 LT Daily 0

A failure to coordinate energy policies with Latvia and Estonia may prove to be the biggest obstacle to improving Lithuania’s energy security and increasing its independence from Russia. […]

Grybauskaitė to discuss energy, border protection and UK’s reforms with EU council

December 17, 2015 ELTA EN 0

On Thursday, 17 December, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė will travel to Brussels to attend a European Council meeting and discuss additional measures to manage the migration crisis, including the setting up of a European Border and Coast Guard. European leaders will also exchange views on how to strengthen the EU’s energy union and will address EU reforms proposed by the United Kingdom, the presidency said. […]