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.

Statistics

Renewable energy in Lithuania by type (as of 2022):

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. Most commonly used are firewood and wood as well as agricultural waste. It is primarily used to produce heat, but is also used for electricity production.

Biofuel

Vilnius Biofuel Power Plant

Biogas

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.

Geothermal energy

Solar power

Solar potential of Lithuania

In 2024, Lithuania had capacity of 2,567 MW of solar power (compared to only 2.4 MWh power in 2010).

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.

Wind power

Installed wind power capacity in Lithuania and generation in recent years is shown in the table below:

See also

References

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