Public consultation on standard terms of the guarantee of origin service agreement
AB LITGRID (hereinafter – the Company), seeking to ensure that the standard terms of the Guarantee of Origin Service Agreement (hereinafter – the Agreement) comply with the amendments to the Rules for the Issuance, Transfer and Withdrawal of Guarantees of Origin for Electricity Produced from Renewable Energy Sources, and for Supervision and Control of the Use of Guarantees of Origin, and for the Recognition of Guarantees of Origin Issued by Other Member States and Third Countries in the Republic of Lithuania (hereinafter – the Rules), which were approved by the Minister of Energy on 10 October 2025 by Order No. 1-236, is initiating amendments to the Agreement. Accordingly, an updated draft of the Agreement has been prepared, which includes the following key changes:
1) Update of statuses for market participants eligible to conclude Agreements. New statuses have been added – intermediary and person managing storage facilities – along with documents required for concluding the Agreement. It is clarified that all market participants must submit a technical inspection certificate issued by the National Energy Regulatory Council together with the application to conclude the Agreement.
2) Responsibilities and obligations of market participants. The obligation to provide information within 5 business days is detailed in cases where representatives of the market participant change, the operation of the production facility no longer matches the submitted information, and/or information specified in the activity permit and/or license changes (e.g., changes in production permit details, replacement of development permit with production permit, changes in ownership of the production facility). Failure to provide the required information on time will result in a fine equal to the portion of the annual account fee corresponding to the delay period. The market participant must also cover the costs incurred by the guarantee of origin system administrator due to incorrect information provided and/or incorrect actions performed in the system.
3) Pricing changes. The annual administration fee (if applicable) is paid for the first time after concluding the Agreement by the end of the current year and thereafter every 12 months with the January invoice. The Designated Entity has the right not to issue a VAT invoice until the total value of guarantees of origin Transaction Services exceeds 10 EUR. The annual administration fee does not apply to persons managing storage facilities (as with producers). The fee for recognizing 1 MWh of guarantees of origin used for export/import to/from other countries outside the issuing bodies association members is increased from EUR 0.022/MWh to EUR 0.024/MWh.
4) Changes in production data declaration. For the first time, production data may be declared for the entire calendar month in which the Agreement was concluded or from the start of operation of the production facility if later than the Agreement date.
5) Use of guarantees of origin for household consumers. Use for household consumers may be carried out by grouping them into a common usage group. Such usage cannot later be split by individual household consumers.
6) Automatic transfer function for guarantees of origin. A new option is introduced for market participants to set up automatic transfers of guarantees of origin from the producer’s account to a specified account or to provide all necessary information to the Designated Entity to perform such transfers and notify them about changes.
7) Other editorial adjustments. Definitions of terms have been supplemented with new concepts, and Agreement clauses have been updated to align with the amended Rules.
In view of the above, the Company submits the draft Agreement for public consultation. Please provide comments and suggestions using the attached consultation form by 20 January 2026 via email: [email protected].
The Company invites you to a remote presentation of the draft Agreement on 14 January 2026 at 10:00 AM.
Please confirm your planned participation in the registration form by 12 January 2026. A link to join the MS Teams meeting will be sent to the contacts provided in the form.
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