On May 1, Lithuania will celebrate its 20th anniversary in the European Union. On this occasion 15 minutes In a cycle of articles, the portal reviews how Lithuania has changed over the past two decades: from prices to salaries and pensions, from flights to energy independence.
Since 2004 Many transformations have taken place in the Lithuanian energy industry.
The Ignalina nuclear power plant (NPP) was closed, wind and solar energy were developed, we got rid of the monopoly of Russian gas with the Klaipėda liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, biofuel took hold in the country’s economy, and we connected electricity and gas networks with other countries.
Not all planned projects have been implemented – synchronization with Western networks is still planned, the Visaginas nuclear power plant project has shut down, we are still significantly dependent on electricity imports, and the construction of the important HarmonyLink electric cable is moving into the future.
Not to mention, even in completed projects, not everything goes smoothly – 15 minutes already wrote that Russian parts may have been illegally used in the gas connection between Lithuania and Poland (GIPL).
So what is the picture of Lithuanian energy in the last 20 years? We reviewed the most significant energy steps we have taken or planned to take in the last 20 years.
The essential merit is that we have become energetically Europe
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