Lithuania’s energy innovation plan approved for an advanced energy sector

In order to achieve the goals established in the National Energy Strategy, Minister of Energy Žygimantas Vaičiūnas has signed an order approving an action plan for strengthening the Lithuanian energy innovation ecosystem. This plan sets out more than 50 measures to develop and strengthen the energy innovation ecosystem in the areas of infrastructure,...

Regulatory environment is being created for the development of offshore wind energy in the Baltic Sea

The Ministry of Energy has prepared and is submitting to the Government a package of draft law aimed at creating a clear and transparent regulatory environment for the development of wind energy in the Baltic Sea. The draft law foresees that the offshore wind energy auction will take place in 2023.

Halfway almost reached in the implementation of the GIPL project which will connect the Baltic region and Europe

Today Minister of Energy Žygimantas Vaičiūnas visited a construction site of the gas pipeline link GIPL – the energy project of strategic importance for Lithuania and the Baltic region – in Alytus district, where the most complicated project works have been nearing completion. Almost 50 per cent of...

Another step towards membership of the International Energy Agency

The International Energy Agency (IEA) is conducting joint emergency response and in-depth energy review in Lithuania on August 31 until September 11. This is one of the key conditions for Lithuania’s accession to the IEA.