Lithuania would have no difficulty meeting the European Commission’s recommendation to reduce its natural gas consumption if there is a shortage of gas this coming winter, Energy Minister Dainius Kreivys has said. Kreivys said Lithuania could replace gas used for heating in Vilnius with fuel oil, noting that businesses were cutting their gas use as…
The authorities of Lithuania’s western seaside resort of Palanga and the central government have reached an agreement on installing a wind farm in the Baltic Sea at least 30 km from the shore, not 9 km away as was considered before, Energy Minister Dainius Kreivys says. “In 2020, when the farm was being planned, the…
With gas prices skyrocketing, Lithuanian cities – in particular Vilnius – are desperately looking for ways to cut heating bills. Among the suggestions is burning mazut, a low quality and very polluting fuel oil, which has drawn criticism from environmentalists and politicians. Lithuania’s major cities assure that they can cope with the energy challenges and…
Lithuania would have no difficulty meeting the European Commission’s recommendation to reduce its natural gas consumption in case there are shortages in winter, Energy Minister Dainius Kreivys said on July 20. “The biggest discussion is about reducing gas use by 15%, but that reduction could only be required when there is an emergency,” he told…
Floating stations are being anchored in the Baltic Sea to carry out hydrometeorological measurements as Lithuania prepares to build its first offshore wind farm, the Lithuanian Energy Agency has said. The equipment, delivered and installed by Spain’s Eolos Floating Lidar Solutions, will provide data on wind speed and direction, atmospheric pressure, air temperature and relative…
When the new coalition reached an agreement on the electricity market reform, it did not decide how long the measure offering universal electricity service would remain in place, incoming Minister of Economic Affairs Riina Sikkut (SDE) saidon July 18. Sikkut believes the impacts of the measure should be assessed after the fact, and the reform…
The Lithuanian Energy Minister Dainius Kreivys signed an agreement between the US Department of Energy and the Lithuanian Ministry of Energy as Lithuania aims to achieve energy security and make its energy sector climate-neutral. According to the Energy Ministry, it’s the first memorandum of this kind, signed between the American and Lithuanian institutions in charge…