Renewable energy in Lithuania

Solar park in Žeimiai, Lithuania

Solar park in Kuršėnai with 5MW capacity in 2021

Wind turbines in Tauragė County, Lithuania

Renewable energy in Lithuania constitutes a growing source of energy in the country.

In 2023, renewable energy sources accounted for 76.4% of electricity generation in the country, up from 18.2% in 2010 and 1.4% in 1990.^[1]

Statistics

Renewable energy in Lithuania by type (as of 2022):^[2]

Renewable energy resources consumption structure % Solid biofuel   70.7% Wind energy   7.3% Biofuel   6.7% Ambient heat   4.7% Municipal and industrial waste   4.5% Biogas   2.3% Hydropower   2.2% Solar energy   1.6%

Biomass

Solid biofuel or biomass represents the most common source of renewable energy in Lithuania.^[2] Most commonly used are firewood and wood as well as agricultural waste.^[2] It is primarily used to produce heat, but is also used for electricity production.^[2]

Biofuel

Vilnius Biofuel Power Plant

Biofuels[3]
Consumption 2005 (GWh)	Consumption 2006 (GWh)			Consumption 2007 (GWh)
Total	Total	Biodiesel	Bioethanol	Total	Biodiesel	Bioethanol
97	226	162	64	612	477	135

Biogas

Year	2009	2010	2011
Capacity (million m3)	9.8	20.9	23.2

Hydroelectricity

Kruonis Pumped Storage Plant

• Kruonis Pumped Storage Plant, its main purpose is to provide a spinning reserve of the power system, to regulate the load curve of the power system 24 hours a day. Installed capacity of the pumped storage plant: 900 MW (4 units, 225 MW each).
• Kaunas Hydroelectric Power Plant, has a capacity of 100.8 MW.^[4]

Geothermal energy

• Klaipėda Geothermal Demonstration Plant, the first geothermal heating plant in the Baltic Sea region.^[5]

Solar power

Solar potential of Lithuania

In 2023, Lithuania had capacity of 1165 MW of solar power (compared to only 2.4 MWh power in 2010).^[6][7]

As of 2012, Lithuania has 1,580 small (from several kilowatts to 2,500 kW) solar power plants with a total installed capacity of 59.4 MW which produce electricity for the country, and has an uncounted number of private power plants which make electricity only for their owners.^[8]

Wind power

Installed wind power capacity in Lithuania and generation in recent years is shown in the table below:^{[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]}

Year	1998-2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Capacity (MW)	0	6	6	48	51	54	91	133	202	275	279	288	436	509	518	533	534	671	671	946	1287

See also

• Energy in Lithuania
• Renewable energy by country
• Lithuania portal

References

1. "Share of electricity production from renewables - Lithuania". Our World in Data. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
2. "Environment, Agriculture and Energy in Lithuania (edition 2023)". Statistics Lithuania. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
3. Biofuels barometer 2007 – EurObserv’ER Systèmes solaires Le journal des énergies renouvelables n° 179, s. 63–75, 5/2007
4. "Kauno Algirdo Brazausko hidroelektrinė". 15min. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
5. "Implementation Completion Report". The World Bank. 2005. p. 4. Retrieved 4 May 2008.
6. https://www.developmentaid.org/api/frontend/cms/file/2024/03/IRENA_RE_Capacity_Statistics_2024.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
7. "Energetikos statistika 2010 m. keitėsi šalies kuro ir energijos sąnaudų struktūra" (in Lithuanian). stat.gov.lt. 5 June 2011. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
8. "Suvilioti dosnių išmokų puolė statyti saulės jėgaines" (in Lithuanian). delfi.lt. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
9. "Wind in power - 2009 European statistics" (PDF). ewea.org. February 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
10. "Wind in power - 2010 European statistics" (PDF). ewea.org. February 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
11. "Wind in power - 2011 European statistics" (PDF). ewea.org. February 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
12. "Wind in power in Europe 1998-2009" (XLS). ewea.org. February 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
13. http://www.ewea.org/fileadmin/files/library/publications/statistics/Wind_in_power_annual_statistics_2012.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
14. "Vėjo energetika Lietuvoje".
15. https://www.irena.org/-/media/Files/IRENA/Agency/Publication/2020/Mar/IRENA_RE_Capacity_Statistics_2020.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
16. https://www.developmentaid.org/api/frontend/cms/file/2023/03/IRENA_RE_Capacity_Statistics_2023.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
17. https://www.developmentaid.org/api/frontend/cms/file/2024/03/IRENA_RE_Capacity_Statistics_2024.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

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