Lithuania energy report

• The country targets a share of 45% of renewables in final consumption in 2030 and 80% in 2050.
• Ignitis is the main energy company through stakes in various power and gas companies.
• Most of the power supply is imported (82% in 2019).
• Energy prices are lower than the EU averages (by around 30% for motor fuel and by 50% and 40%, respectively, for electricity and gas prices for households).
• Total energy consumption has been increasing since 2015.
• Lithuania is strengthening its power and gas interconnections with Poland, Sweden, and Latvia.
• New capacities will be required to offset thermal plant decommissioning and to improve power independence.

• Institutions & Energy Policy

  The Ministry of Energy is responsible for the energy sector.

  An Energy Agency was created in 1993 to overcome the difficulties faced by the country in terms of energy: poor energy efficiency, few energy resources and a strong dependence on Russia for its energy supply (90%).

• Energy Companies

  Gas:

  National gas company Lietuvos Dujos was unbundled in 2013 through the creation of an independent gas transmission company, Amber Grid; two companies dedicated to gas supply (Lietuvos Dujos Tiekimas) and gas distribution (Lietuvos Dujos) were spun off and transferred to Lietuvos Energija in 2014.

• Energy Supply

  Oil:

  Apart from a marginal production of around 70 kt, Lithuania imports all its crude oil (9.6 Mt in 2019), mainly from Russia. It is refined at the Mazeikiai refinery which has a capacity of 15 Mt/year, and which operates at around 2/3 of its capacity. The country is a net exporter of oil products (7.4 Mt of exports for 0.9 Mt of imports in 2019).

• Energy Prices

  Oil:

  Gasoline and diesel prices are following international trends. They declined between 2013 and 2016 by an average of 7%/year. They both recovered slightly in 2017 and 2018 and started decreasing again from 2018 to 1.10€/l and 1.01€/l, respectively, in 2020. They are close to prices in Poland, Latvia, and Estonia, and much lower than the EU average (-33% for diesel and -30% for gasoline).

• Energy Consumption

  Total energy consumption per capita is 2.8 toe, and around 4000 kWh for electricity (2019); those consumption rates are 10% and 27% below the EU average, respectively.

  Graph: CONSUMPTION TRENDS BY ENERGY SOURCE (Mtoe)

  

• Issues & Prospects

  Electricity:

  According to Litgrid's forecasts, total electricity consumption should increase by an average 1%/year between 2016 and 2026, reaching 13 TWh. The capacity should decrease by 670 MW to 2.9 GW in 2026. More than 1 GW of thermal power plants should be decommissioned (600 MW at Elektrenai to be stopped in 2023, and nearly 480 MW at three CHP plants).

• GENERAL OVERVIEW
• INSTITUTIONS AND ENERGY POLICY
• ENERGY COMPANIES
• ENERGY SUPPLY
• ENERGY PRICES
• ENERGY CONSUMPTION
• ISSUES AND PROSPECTS
• DATA TABLES
• ABBREVIATIONS
• GLOSSARY

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Below is a list of the Lithuania energy market report graphs:

• GRAPH 1: CO₂-energy emissions (MtCO₂)
• GRAPH 2: Installed electric capacity by source (2019, %)
• GRAPH 3: Gross power production by source (TWh)
• GRAPH 4: Power generation by source (2019, %)
• GRAPH 5: Gasoline & diesel prices (€/l)
• GRAPH 6: Electricity prices for industry and households (€c/kWh)
• GRAPH 7: Gas prices for industry and households (€c/kWh GCV)
• GRAPH 8: Consumption trends by energy source (Mtoe)
• GRAPH 9: Total consumption market share by energy (2019, %)
• GRAPH 10: Final consumption market share by sector (2019, %)
• GRAPH 11: Oil consumption (Mt)
• GRAPH 12: Oil consumption breakdown by sector (2019, %)
• GRAPH 13: Electricity consumption (TWh)
• GRAPH 14: Electricity consumption breakdown by sector (2019,%)
• GRAPH 15: Natural gas consumption (bcm)
• GRAPH 16: Gas consumption breakdown by sector (2019, %)
• GRAPH 17: Coal consumption (Mt)
• GRAPH 18: Coal consumption breakdown by sector (2019, %)

In the Lithuania energy market report you will find the following tables:

• Economic Indicators: Annual historical data including population, GDP growth, imports and exports, inflation rate, energy security and efficiency indicators, CO₂ emissions.
• Supply Indicators: Historical data including oil and gas reserves, electric and refining capacity, energy production, power production and external trade. All are detailed by energy source.
• Demand Indicators: Historical data including consumption per inhabitant, consumption trends, total consumption by energy source, final consumption by energy source and sector, and electricity consumption by sector.
• Energy Balances: Single table displaying the overall energy industry balance per annum, also graphically displayed by energy sub-segment.
• Infrastructure Projects: Covers power plant projects by energy, technology, status and operator, gas plant projects by status and operator and LNG contracts.