Energy in Lithuania

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Energy in Lithuania describes energy and electricity production, consumption and import in the Republic of Lithuania. Energy policy of Lithuania will describe the politics of Lithuania related to energy more in detail.

Lithuania is net energy importer. Primary energy use in Lithuania was 98 TWh and 29 TWh per million persons in 2009.[1]

Overview

Energy in Lithuania [2]
Capita Prim. energy Production Import Electricity CO2-emission
Million TWh TWh TWh TWh Mt
2004 3.44 106.5 60.6 49.1 10.8 12.7
2007 3.38 107.6 44.2 66.6 11.5 14.4
2008 3.36 106.8 44.8 62.2 12.0 14.2
2009 3.34 97.6 49.0 48.6 11.5 12.4
2012 3.20 84.8 17.8 69.1 10.7 13.2
2012R 2.99 85.8 18.1 68.7 10.8 13.3
2013 2.96 81.1 19.1 63.3 10.8 10.7
Change 2004-09 -2.9 % -8.4 % -19.2 % -0.9 % 6.0 % -2.3 %
Mtoe = 11.63 TWh, Prim. energy includes energy losses

2012R = CO2 calculation criteria changed, numbers updated

Business

Oil companies include Klaipėdos Nafta and ORLEN Lietuva. Natural gas companies include Lietuvos Dujos.

Electricity

Lithuania imports 70% of its power from Belarus, and the average price of electricity is among the highest in EU.[3][4][5] In 2015, transmission lines connected Lithuania to Sweden (700MW) and Poland (500MW).[6]

Renewable energy

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See also

References

  1. IEA Key energy statistics 2010 Page: Country specific indicator numbers from page 48
  2. IEA Key World Energy Statistics Statistics 2015, 2014 (2012R as in November 2015 + 2012 as in March 2014 is comparable to previous years statistical calculation criteria, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2006 IEA October, crude oil p.11, coal p. 13 gas p. 15
  3. Electricity and natural gas price statistics EuroStat, May 2015.
  4. Current electricity flows
  5. http://www.institutdelors.eu/media/balticstateseu-energypolicy-grigas-ne-jdi-july13.pdf?pdf=ok
  6. http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2015/12/13/electric-transmission-lines-are-about-to-undercut-russias-influence-in-baltic-region/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter