Public consultation on the renewal of the standard terms and conditions of the electricity transmission service contract
Litgrid AB (hereinafter referred to as the Company), taking into account the Description of the Procedure for the Use of Electricity Transmission Networks (hereinafter referred to as the Description) amended by the Resolution No. O3E-819 of the State Energy Regulatory Council of 30 May 2025 and the amendments to the Law on Amendments to Articles 2 and 67 of the Law on Electricity No. VIII-1881, adopted on 16 December 2025 No. XV-687 (hereinafter referred to as the Amendments), has prepared the draft of the Standard Terms and Conditions of the Electricity Transmission Service Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the Agreement).
The following changes have been made to the Agreement:
\1. In accordance with Article 4 of the Amendments, the electricity transmission system operator has included in the terms and conditions of the Agreement new provisions related to the connection of a consumer implementing a major project (as defined in the Law on Investments of the Republic of Lithuania) to the transmission networks. It should be noted that Article 67 of the Law on Electricity (hereinafter referred to as LE) amended by the Amendments provides that consumers implementing major projects who have committed to the transmission system operator not to reduce the permitted usable capacity and to consume no less than the amount of electricity specified in the service contract for the connection of electrical equipment to the transmission networks for 10 years from the date of connection of the consumer's electrical equipment to the transmission networks shall pay 10 percent of the costs incurred by the transmission system operator for the connection of the consumer's electrical equipment to the transmission networks. The permitted usable capacity and the amount of electricity consumed provided for in the contract for the connection of electrical equipment to transmission networks must ensure that the costs of connecting electrical equipment of a consumer implementing a major project, incurred by the transmission system operator, are covered within a period of 10 years, with the consumer paying for the transmission service, excluding the purchase of additional services as part of the transmission service. The method, procedure and conditions for recalculating the amount of electricity that is obligated to be consumed are established in the contract for the transmission of electricity. In view of this, the following changes have been made:
1.1. The Special Conditions of the Contract, applicable to consumers implementing major projects and connected to transmission networks in accordance with the conditions of Article 67 of the LE, have been supplemented, providing for obligations not to reduce the permitted usable capacity and the amount of electricity consumed for 10 years.
1.2. The standard terms of the Agreement have been supplemented with an obligation to cover all costs incurred by the transmission system operator related to the connection of the consumer's electrical equipment to the transmission networks, if such obligations are specified in the special terms of the Agreement. It should be noted that the consumer, to whose connection the provisions of Article 67, paragraphs 61 and 81 of the LE apply, undertakes to cover the costs incurred by the transmission system operator in connecting such a consumer, by paying for the transmission service, excluding the purchase of additional services as part of the transmission service, and not reducing the permitted usable capacity and the amount of electricity consumed for 10 years.
1.3. The Agreement has been supplemented with a provision that if a consumer implementing a large project transfers the consumer's facility to another consumer, the obligations specified in this Agreement not to reduce the permitted usable capacity and to consume no less than the amount of electricity provided for in the contract for the connection of electrical equipment to the transmission networks service shall be transferred to the new consumer.
1.4. In the event that a consumer connected in accordance with Article 67, Part 61 or 81 of the LE, within 10 years from the date of connection of the consumer's electrical equipment to the transmission networks, reduces the permitted usable capacity and/or consumes less electricity than the amount of electricity consumption provided for in the contract for the connection of electrical equipment to the transmission networks service, and/or terminates the Contract, the paid portion of the connection costs shall be assessed and calculated in accordance with Annex 12 to the Contract, in proportion to the reduced permitted usable capacity and/or the remaining amount of electricity consumed by the obligated party.
1.5. Annex No. 5 to the Contract has been supplemented with a provision that the permitted usable capacity of a consumer connected to the transmission network in accordance with Article 67, Part 61 or 81 of the LE may be reduced only in accordance with the procedure and conditions set out in Annex 12 to the Contract.
1.6. A new Annex No. is added to the Contract 12, establishing the method, procedure and conditions for recalculating the committed permitted usable capacity and the amount of electricity consumed. This appendix applies to a consumer connected to the transmission network in accordance with Article 67, Part 61 or 81 of the LE, and to whom the obligations set out in Section 2.13 of the Special Conditions of the Agreement apply. The appendix establishes how the compensation paid by the consumer to the transmission system operator is calculated, ensuring coverage of the connection costs incurred by the operator: a) in the event of a reduction in permitted usable capacity; b) in the event of termination of the Agreement earlier than after 10 years.
Practical example in case a) according to the formula (1) of Annex No. 12: if the total costs incurred by the operator for connecting the user S = 1,000,000 EUR, the connection agreement commits to a permitted usable capacity of 10 MW, and the user reduces the permissible usable capacity to 7 MW after 4 years from the date of connection of the electrical equipment to the TSO transmission networks (2025-12-16), then L = (2035-12-16 – 2029-12-16 )/ (2035-12-16 – 2025-12-16) = 0.6, G = (10 MW - 7 MW) /10 MW = 0.3, then T = 1,000,000 EUR x 0.6 x 0.3 = 180,000 EUR.
Practical example in case b) according to the formula (2) of Annex No. 12: if the total costs incurred by the operator for connecting the user S = 1,000,000 EUR, the committed permitted capacity is 10 MW, and the committed consumption is within 10 years. quantity – 500,000 MWh, and the consumer terminates the Agreement 6 years after the connection date (2025-12-16) when the actual consumed quantity is 300,000 MWh, then L = (2035-12-16 - 2031-12-16) / (2035-12-16 - 2025-12-16) = 0.4, K = (500,000 MWh - 300,000 MWh)/500,000 MWh = 0.4, then T = 1,000,000 Eur x 0.4 + 1,000,000 Eur x 0.4 ) = 800,000 Eur.
In this Appendix No. 12 also establishes that the amount of electricity to be consumed is reviewed after 3, 6, 9 years from the date of connection of the consumer's equipment to the transmission networks, and, after assessing the actual payments of the consumer for the transmission service, may be recalculated at the initiative of the TSO or the consumer in order to ensure coverage of the costs incurred by the TSO when connecting the consumer in accordance with the provisions of Article 67, Paragraphs 61 or 81 of the LE.
1.7. The validity of the Agreement has been changed (Chapter 16 of the Standard Terms) by establishing that the Agreement enters into force on the date of its signing, unless another date of entry into force of the Agreement is specified, and is considered concluded for an indefinite period, unless the parties agree otherwise.
2. Annex No. 11 has been updated in accordance with the latest version of the Description:
2.1. The terms D-1 and real-time used in the Annex have been changed to Planning Phase and Real-time Phase.
2.2. In accordance with the Description, it has been adjusted that the causes of actual restrictions may be overloads of electrical equipment of the transmission network, system balance.
2.3. It has been clarified that restrictions are set by sending a command from the Company's dispatching control system.
2.4. It is no longer detailed how the safe generation limit is set and a reference to the Description is provided instead of this explanation.
2.5. The procedure for restrictions applied in the Real-Time phase is clarified.
2.6. The sharing of costs related to restrictions between the Company and the balance responsible party of the network user is clarified.
2.7. It is clarified that information about the restrictions performed will be published publicly, and not individually transmitted to each network user.
3. Section 9 of the Standard Terms and Conditions of the Agreement has been amended:
3.1. The explanation of the reasons for which the Company may impose restrictions has been deleted, as this information is provided in Appendix No. 11.
3.2. The stages at which the Company carries out control and management of electricity generation have been clarified.
4. The provision of Section 10 of the Standard Terms and Conditions of the Agreement has been supplemented, stating that the provisions of Section 10 of the Agreement shall be applied to hybrid power plants when assessing the generation and permitted generation capacity of each hybrid part individually.
5. The wording of Section 5.11 of the Agreement has been clarified, stating that in power plants (including hybrid power plants) connected to a single connection point, the accounting of electricity supplied to and consumed from the power grids is carried out according to the readings of the accounting devices of the common connection point. If production or consumption facilities of other legal entities are connected to the TN power grid, TN is responsible for their imbalance and mutual settlements for transmission and other services. The TSO calculates the transmitted and received amounts of electricity and its own needs, distributing the total amount of energy supplied to the network, recorded in common electricity metering devices, proportionally according to the readings of the technical metering devices of individual devices.
Theoretical example. Two power plants – solar and wind – are connected to one metering point. At the common connection point, a commercial metering device records the amount of electricity supplied to the network of 120 MWh. The technical meter records that the wind power plant produced 110 MWh, and the solar power plant – 20 MWh. In total, this would amount to 110+20=130 MWh. The proportional calculation would look like this:
-The part produced in the wind power plant and included in commercial accounting – 110/130x120=101.54 MWh;
-In the solar power plant – 20/130x120=18.46 MWh.
6. Section 12 of the Standard Terms and Conditions of the Agreement has been supplemented by providing for the obligation to obtain consent before transferring rights and obligations under the Agreement, and the obligation not to pose a threat to national security interests by one's actions during the performance of the Agreement.
7. Clause 4.7 of the Standard Terms and Conditions of the Agreement has been revised regarding payment for reactive energy when the active power is equal to 0 MW.
8. The provisions of Section 15 of the Standard Terms and Conditions of the Agreement regarding exemption from civil liability and the provisions of Sections 16 and 17 regarding the validity and termination of the Agreement have been adjusted.
9. In Annex 1 to the Agreement: the table for submitting data has been revised, it is indicated that factory test protocols must be submitted in free form.
10. In Annex No. 2 to the Agreement, templates for liability limit acts have been provided.
11. The structure of Annex No. 7 to the Agreement has been changed by providing a template table form for filling in contact information. The form ensures a clear scope of responsibilities of the contact person.
12. The wording of Section No. 7 of Annex No. 8 to the Agreement has been changed, arranging it in a structured manner according to the planning stages. There are no significant changes in the wording.
13. The template of Annex 9 to the Agreement has been updated.
14. It is clarified that the agreements between the DSO and the TSO on the management of power plants connected to the DSO electricity network are presented in Annex No. 10 to the Agreement.
15. Tables have been added to Annex 10 to the Agreement, which must provide the necessary information about the RAA and PA.
16. Other editorial changes.
Taking into account the above, in accordance with Article 23(5) of the LE, the Company submits the draft Agreement for public consultation for coordination.
Please submit your comments and suggestions in the attached coordination form by January 23, 2026, by e-mail [email protected]. The Company invites you to a remote presentation of the draft Agreement on January 19, 2026 at 10 a.m.
Please notify us of your planned participation by January 15, 2026 by filling out the survey form. We will send you a link to the MS Teams meeting via the contacts specified in the form.
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