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…
European power grid network ENTSO-E would connect to the Baltic States’ grids within 24 hours if the three countries were disconnected by Russia, the Lithuanian power grid operator Litgrid said. “If Russia disconnects us, even today, we would be ready,” Litgrid CEO Rokas Masiulis told a news conference on July 13. When asked whether a…
A solar power plant has been installed in central Georgia’s Gori municipality to provide free-of-charge electricity to internally displaced persons in two villages in Georgia, with Lithuania’s Environment Ministry funding the initiative. Local media reports said the plant was expected to provide “free, ecologically clean and safe” electricity for families displaced from Georgia’s Russia-occupied regions,…
Lithuania’s state-owned energy group Ignitis said it was hit by “the biggest cyber attack in a decade” on July 9. Ignitis said it had experienced DDoS attacks, affecting the operation of its websites and digital services. However, the attacks were taken under control until noon the same day. “There were no recorded hacks into the…