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Lithuanian president calls on government to continue ongoing energy projects
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Wednesday that the government has to give priority to completing ongoing energy projects, rather than thinking about new ones. […]
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Klaipėda transformer substation prepared for connection with NordBalt
Residents of the western part of Lithuania will now be able to enjoy a more reliable supply of electricity thanks to the reconstructed transformer substation in Klaipėda which will also ensure more secure transmission of electricity. […]
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Lithuania’s power interconnections with Poland and Sweden to be launched within year
The construction of high voltage interconnections LitPol Link and NordBalt to connect Lithuania with Poland and Sweden is moving ahead: two thirds of NordBalt and half of LitPol Link works have been completed since last spring. LitPol Link and NordBalt will be put into operation after twelve months, at the end of 2015, Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator Litgrid said in a statement. […]
Cooperation with Sweden is Lithuania’s key priority – ForMin Linkevičius
On 20 November in Vilnius, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius met with Speaker of the Swedish Parliament (Riksdag) Urban Ahlin and discussed bilateral and international policy issues, the ministry reports. […]
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Lithuanian Foreign Minister: Sweden important partner in ensuring regional security
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says that Sweden is a very important partner in ensuring regional security, the ministry said. […]
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New high voltage power line launched in Lithuania
A newly-built high voltage power line between Klaipėda and Telšiai has been put into operation. It is the first 330 kV overhead power line built after the restoration of Lithuania’s independence. The power line will transmit electricity from Northern Europe to Lithuania when the NordBalt power link begins to operate, energy company Litgrid announced in a statement. […]
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Minesweepers brought in to assist in NordBalt power link construction
Artillery shells, mines and grenades are only a small part of dangerous explosives that prevented the work of laying the submarine power link from Lithuania to Sweden. Explosives were found in the Lithuanian territory during the work on the project. These explosives were neutralised by explosive ordnance disposal personnel of the Lithuanian Armed Forces. However, experts predict that more explosives might be discovered. […]
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Government asks to ratify Lithuanian-Swedish sea border treaty
Lithuania’s government has decided to ask the president to submit the Lithuanian-Swedish maritime boundary treaty to the Seimas (parliament) for ratification. […]