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Danish solar energy company Nordic Solar is expanding its presence in Lithuania, building its second solar park in the country.

Ignitis Group signed an agreement at the Research Council of Lithuania to launch the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) International Science and Technology Initiatives programme in Lithuania. 

In Lithuania, the number of EVs has surged 5.5 times over the past four years and the number of public charging stations has grown almost fivefold, reported the Ministry of Energy.

A total of 5.66 million euros has been allocated to biomethane production projects in Lithuania. This funding will support the construction of two biomethane production facilities.

In the first half of this year, solar and wind power plants generated nearly 70 per cent more electricity in Lithuania than during the same period last year and double the amount produced in 2022. According to preliminary data, these power plants produced 2.31 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of electricity in 2024, compared to 1.36 GWh in […]

Lithuania’s government adopted the updated National Energy Independence Strategy, which aims to make Lithuania a fully energy-independent country by 2050 that produces energy for its own needs and exports it. “This Strategy is the most important document outlining the development of the energy sector for the coming decades,” said Dainius Kreivys, Minister of Energy. “It […]

The US expressed its readiness to support the further goals of Lithuania and the other Baltic States in achieving energy independence through the project of grid synchronisation.

The renewable energy company Green Genius has installed its first wind turbine in the Jurbarkas district, Lithuania.

The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and UAB LT Energija have signed a 100 million euro loan for a 264 MW wind farm in Lithuania to produce green hydrogen and then green ammonia.

Recent fluctuating weather conditions in Lithuania led to high average wind turbine production, but due to cold weather and increased electricity consumption, thermal power plants also maintained high generation.

During the morning peak hours on Monday, electricity consumption in Lithuania reached a new record, Litgrid reported on Monday.

EIB announced on Thursday that it has signed a financing agreement together with Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and Ignitis Group's UAB VVP Investment for the Mažeikiai onshore wind farm in Lithuania.

Lithuania is preparing for the second offshore wind auction, after the Ministry of Energy, held a public consultation together with offshore wind park developers and those interested in offshore wind park development, to discuss the preparations for the auction.

Ignitis Renewables, an international green energy company, together with its strategic partner, Ocean Winds, will develop the first offshore wind project in Lithuania.

Lithuania will need to install 60 thousand public and private charging stations by 2030 as the number of electric vehicles is expected to amount to 262 thousand by the end of the decade. The government announced new measures to support the uptake of e-mobility.

The first wind farm, built independently in Lithuania by the international green energy company Ignitis Renewables in the Mažeikiai district, has reached the start of its commercial operation.

Green Genius has signed a service contract with Nordex Group for 11 wind turbines supply. Simultaneously, the company is starting the construction of its Jurbarkas wind farm in Lithuania.

Lithuania’s Government has approved the requirements for developers of offshore wind farms without State aid

Amber Grid has started the reconstruction of sections of the Vilnius-Kaunas gas pipeline, one of the most important gas transmission arteries of Lithuania.

The initial testing of the Energy Cells energy storage system that will strengthen Lithuania’s energy independence was completed.