In response to the recent changes in oil markets, the Member Countries of the International Energy Agency (IEA) have agreed to take collective action, including the decision to release part of their oil reserves to the market.

The Baltic electricity transmission network operators have unanimously decided to reduce commercial electricity imports through existing connections with Russia.

“Since the restoration of its independence, Lithuania has consistently followed the path of strengthening energy independence. The war in Ukraine only proves once again that energy independence is a security issue for all European countries,” said Minister Kreivys, ...

Minister Kreivys met with Polish Minister of Climate and Environment Anna Moskwa and Government Plenipotentiary for Strategic Energy Infrastructure Piotr Naimski in Warsaw on Thursday to discuss the energy security situation in the region, progress on synchronisation of the Baltic States with the continental European ...

“Ukraine is currently fighting for democracy and for the security of us all. We must help Ukraine in every way possible, including linking Ukraine to the European power system as soon as possible,” – this was Lithuania’s position expressed at the extraordinary Energy Council meeting held in Brussels.

The construction of the 508 km length pipeline which connects Polish and Lithuanian transmission systems is coming to an end. The Polish and Lithuanian Transmission System Operators (TSOs), i.e. respectively OGP GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. and AB Amber Grid decided  that the partial capacity of GIPL pipeline will be available from 1 May 2022. ...

“The year 2021 will undoubtedly go down in the history of Lithuanian energy as a turning point in the implementation of strategic projects to strengthen energy independence,” says Minister of Energy Dainius Kreivys, assessing his first year of work at the Ministry of Energy.

Litgrid and PSE, the operators of the Lithuanian and Polish electricity transmission systems, carried out the emergency support test on the Polish-Lithuanian interconnection.

Energy cells, the operator of the storage facilities that will provide Lithuania with an instantaneous electricity reserve, will start installing a portfolio of energy storage facilities of 200 megawatts (MW) and 200 megawatt-hours (MWh) capacity in total in Vilnius, Šiauliai, Alytus, and Utena and will start to provide services ensuring the ...

One of the most crucial synchronisation projects is already implemented: Litgrid, the Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator, has successfully completed the expansion of LitPol Link, the interconnection between Lithuania and Poland.

Following construction of the Gas Interconnection Poland-Lithuania (GIPL) on both sides of the Polish-Lithuanian border, a symbolic Gold Weld was welded, marking the physical connection of the gas transmission systems of the two European Union countries. Welding the gold weld is one of the key milestones in the installation of ...

On 22–24 September, Minister of Energy Dainius Kreivys participated in the High-Level Meeting of the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy Cooperation (the so-called P-TEC cooperation format). It is already the third High-Level P-TEC meeting – this time organised in Warsaw, Poland – attended by high-level delegations, including the delegation ...