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Elering Launches Procurement to Ensure Island Operation Capability
Estonian energy system operator Elering is launching a public procurement for electricity producers and storage operators capable of providing controllable capacity, to acquire a service to ensure island operation capability. The goal is to guarantee the independent functioning of Estonia’s electricity system in exceptional circumstances. The key requirement of the procurement is that the service…
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Tetas Completes Record-Breaking 330 kV Project: Over 80 km of Overhead Line Designed
Lithuanian energy infrastructure development and maintenance company Tetas, commissioned by Litgrid, has completed the design works for one of the main 330 kV overhead transmission lines between Lithuania and Latvia – the Aizkraukle–Panevėžys line. Following the design stage, three construction permits were obtained. This project will enhance grid reliability, increase electricity transmission capacity between Lithuania…
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Lithuania Smashes It’s Own Renewable Energy Record
Lithuania just had its biggest month ever for green power. In September, 381 MW of new wind capacity was plugged into the grid – enough to power hundreds of thousands of homes. The new additions come from two big wind farms: LT Energija’s 285 MW Pagėgiai project and Enefit Green’s 96 MW Kelmė project, both now in test mode. With…
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Žygimantas Vaičiūnas Takes Office as Lithuanian Minister for Energy
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda signed a decree today approving the country’s new full cabinet. On 12 December, Žygimantas Vaičiūnas will take up his duties as Head of the Ministry of Energy, having been sworn in at the Seimas alongside the other members of the new Government. Žygimantas Vaičiūnas has more than 20 years of experience…
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Ignitis Group and Vilnius University Strengthen Collaboration to Drive AI Innovation in Energy
Ignitis Group has signed a collaboration agreement with Vilnius University (VU), marking the start of a partnership focused on innovation and the application of artificial intelligence in the energy sector. At the core of this cooperation is the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics (MIF), which brings strong expertise in AI, machine learning, and data analytics.…
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145 MW Stelpe Solar Farm in Latvia Reaches Full Commercial Operations
The 72.5 megawatt (MW) Stelpe solar farm II, developed in Latvia by Ignitis Renewables, an international green energy company, has reached the commercial operation date. The project is located in the southern part of Latvia, Bauska municipality. The solar farm, which covers 85 hectares, is equipped with 121 thousand solar panels. The investments in the…
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Baltic States TSOs to strengthen their resilience agains cyber and physical attacks.
After successfully coordinating the synchronisation of the Baltic States with the continental European network, the electricity transmission system operators of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland are now planning on strengthening the resilience of their power systems against hybrid security threats. To this end, the operators have submitted an application for European Union funding to support…
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Lithuanian capital to host major hydrogen conference
The future of clean energy will take centre stage this November as Hydrogen Horizons – Baltics Nordics CEE conference organised by The Voice of Renewables arrives in Vilnius on November 12, 2025, gathering key stakeholders across industry to accelerate the hydrogen economy across Northern and Central Europe. With the Baltics rapidly emerging as a key…
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Lithuanian wind power plants produced the most electricity last week
Lithuanian electricity TSO Litgrid reports that electricity prices fell 11 percent as wind speeds increased last week. After wind power generation tripled last week, wholesale electricity prices in the Baltics fell. The lowest electricity prices were not on the weekend, as usual, but on a particularly windy Thursday. Windy weather continues this week, with minimum…
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Deep Dive: Lithuania’s Hydrogen Ecosystem – Strategically Positioned for Exports and with Strong Political Support
At the heart of Lithuania’s hydrogen ambitions is the Lithuanian National Energy Independence Strategy, adopted in June 2024, foreseeing hydrogen sector as a cornerstone of renewables driven and export orientated energy system. It is strongly underpinned by existing industrial consumers and dynamically developing renewables generation capacities, dominated by onshore wind and solar projects, the generated electricity…
