The government on Lithuania has approved proposals from the Ministry of Energy in the country that will create the conditions required for the development of offshore windfarms in its waters
Deputy Energy Minister Daiva Garbaliauskait said, “Exploiting the potential of the sea for renewable energy is a priority for the European Union and our country.
“Lithuania is still an importer of electricity. The 700-MW offshore wind power project proposed by the Ministry of Energy will provide our own, green electricity, which will meet up to a quarter of the country’s total demand. I am glad that the government has approved the proposals set out by the Ministry of Energy and this project is becoming a reality.”
The minister said that, if the Seimas, the legislative branch of government in Lithuania, adopts the necessary amendments in time, the first tender for offshore wind in the country could take place in 2023.
The government broadly supported all of the proposals of the Ministry of Energy, including plans for developers to build windfarms and connect them to the grid.
In 2020, Lithuania’s Cabinet of Ministers approved the selection of a 137.5 km2 area that has been designated for the development of 700 MW of offshore wind. In September 2020, the Ministry of Energy said it was minded to adopt a contract for difference regime for its first round of auctions for offshore wind energy.
At that time, it submitted to the Lithuanian Government a package of draft laws aimed at creating what it described as “a clear and transparent regulatory environment for the development of wind energy in the Baltic.”
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