Lithuania: 5-fold increase of solar energy producers expected

Over 10,000 residents in Lithuania will produce solar energy by the end of next year, according to state-controlled holding company, Lietuvos Energija (Lithuanian Energy). The 5-fold increase is influenced by law changes, allowing remote solar power plants. Energy produced off-site can then be “virtually” transferred to be used in private apartments. Residents and multiple stakeholders…

Latvia: Belarus’ nuclear energy not to be bought

Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas, says Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins has reassured him that his country does not intend to purchase electricity from Belarus’ Astravyets nuclear plant under construction close to the Lithuanian border. “I met with the Latvian president, the chairwoman of the Saeima and the prime minister in Aglona…