On 8 December, during the visit to Vilnius by the Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenka, a memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed on the cooperation between Lithuania and Ukraine in the field of energy.  In the presence of the presidents of both countries, the memorandum was signed by the Ministers of Energy of both countries, namely, Žygimantas Vaičiūnas ...

The Government held a meeting today (November 29) to approve an updated draft of Lithuania’s national energy independence strategy (the Strategy). The draft Strategy will be submitted to the Seimas for consideration.

On November 28, the Lithuanian Minister of Energy Žygimantas Vaičiūnas took part in the 2017 WindEurope conference and exhibition in Amsterdam. In his speech delivered at the official opening of the event, the Lithuanian minister talked about the development of the Lithuanian wind energy sector. During the event ...

On 22 November 2017, State Nuclear Power Safety Inspectorate (VATESI) issued a licence to Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) for construction and operation of repository for short-lived low and intermediate level radioactive waste (project B25).

On November 9, the Lithuanian Energy Minister Žygimantas Vaičiūnas signed an order to adopt new electricity trading rules. The rules provide for the use of the Baltic Harmonised Imbalance Settlement Model from the start of 2018.

The Lithuanian Energy Vice-Minister Simonas Šatūnas has visited Brussels this week. He continued consultations with the officials of the European Commission (EC) and the members of the European Parliament (EP) concerning further EU funding for the decommissioning works of Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (NPP).

Minister of Energy Žygimantas Vaičiūnas is attending the Vilnius Energy Forum taking place on 7–8 November. Today, the minister presented a report on Lithuania’s achievements in energy and the work that lies ahead in the coming years; he also participated in a discussion on energy security.

Today, Minister of Energy Žygimantas Vaičiūnas met with Flemish Minister for Finance, Budget and Energy Bart Tommelein. The ministers discussed Lithuania’s strategic energy projects and relevant issues regarding practical cooperation in the field of liquefied natural gas.

On November 8, six partners – science institutions and businesses – set up an LNG platform. The platform is aimed at strengthening and developing the LNG market and relevant activities in Lithuania.

The provision of funding after 2020 for the decommissioning of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) was discussed at a meeting on the 2nd of November between Minister of Energy Žygimantas Vaičiūnas and European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources Günther Oettinger. ...

Today the memorandum of agreement regarding cooperation in the fields of renewable energy and energy saving has been signed between Lithuania and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to Žygimantas Vaičiūnas, the Minister of Energy, who has signed the memorandum, Lithuania, as a country producing advanced ...

Small-scale onshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) reloading station started operation in KN (Klaipėdos nafta, AB) on 27 October. Operation testing as well as commissioning and starting-up of the station will take place until the end of the year; ongoing activity will commence afterwards. LNG reloading station is designed to assure LNG market in the Baltic Sea region and encourage ...