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 fuels and by 50% and 40%, respectively, for electricity and gas for households.
• Total energy consumption has been slowly 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

  The Lithuanian energy sector has been fully reshaped since 2001 with the division of Lietuvos Energija (renamed Ignitis in 2019), the former public national company, into 5 independent entities.

• Energy Supply

  Gas:

  Lithuania imports all its natural gas (3.1 bcm in 20120 by pipe and, since 2014, as LNG through a 4 bcm/year FSRU.

  The gas is imported from Russia by pipe (1.3 bcm in 2020) and from Norway as LNG (1 bcm), as well as 0.6 bcm from the United States and 0.2 bcm from Russia in 2020. LNG imports have been decreasing from a peak of 1.36 bcm in 2016 to 0.06 bcm in 2020.

• Energy Prices

  Electricity:

  Electricity prices increased by 22% for households between 2018 and 2021 (13.6€c/kWh), after declining by around 4%/year for households; they are around half of EU average prices. Industrial prices have declined by 4.7%/year between 2013 and 2020 and are around 10% lower than the EU average.

  Graph: ELECTRICITY PRICES FOR INDUSTRY AND HOUSEHOLDS (€c/kWh)

• 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

  Gas:

  In 2020, NERC approved Amber Grid's ten-year gas transmission network development plan; investments are expected to reach €229m between 2020 and 2025.

• 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.