The biggest challenge in developing the engineering infrastructure is to find a suitable place for it so that the infrastructure is acceptable to people living in its vicinity, adapted to the existing infrastructure and environmentally-friendly.
2016 October 31
Baltic TSOs launch a coordinated exchange of balancing energy
As of November 1st, the transmission system operators (TSOs) of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania introduce standard manually activated frequency restoration reserves (mFRR) products.
2016 October 28
Cooperation between Litgrid and NATO Centre to ensure energy security
The Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator Litgrid and NATO Energy Security Centre for Excellence have signed a cooperation agreement. The two parties have undertaken to exchange experience in ensuring and strengthening Lithuania’s energy security.
2016 October 20
New power line to enhance the power transmission grid
The construction of a new power transmission line stretching from Alytus to Kruonis Pumped Storage Power Plant will start in mid-November. The first permits for the line’s construction were issued this week. This will be the second 330 kV new construction power line built in Lithuania since the restoration of the country’s independence. The first one was built between Klaipėda and Telšiai in 2014.
2016 October 19
Litgrid encourages company managers to put focus on occupational safety
Electricity transmission system operator Litgrid notes that occupational safety is not a business priority at Lithuanian companies. Litgrid, which organises contractor inspections on a regular basis, points out that the situation is not in essence changing in implementing work safety measures: during the 84 contractor workplace inspections that were carried out over the course of nine months this year, 51 violations were found that were directly related to occupational safety. However, changes in this area depend on the attitude of the company’s manager.
2016 October 19
Litgrid: everyone wins if more consumers use the grid
More consumers would mean proportionately lower electricity tariff.
2016 October 10
The summary of the public consultation on the Baltic balancing market elements published
The Baltic transmission system operators Augstsprieguma tīkls, Elering and Litgrid would like to thank all the stakeholders who responded on invitation to participate in the public consultation about Baltic CoBA development elements. The public consultation lasted from June 27th to August 15th 2016, 15 response letters were received.
2016 September 23
Power market design requires regional agreement
In order for Baltic countries to further develop a single electricity market, they must first and foremost agree on its development directions on the political level. It is particularly important when addressing the issues of trade in electricity with third countries. This was pointed out by Aistė Krasauskienė, Head of Market Development at Litgrid, in a round-table discussion organised by the World Energy Council and the National Lithuanian Electricity Association.
2016 September 20
Lithuania’s experience in energy projects will benefit Energy Union vision
Experience gained by Lithuanian electricity specialists in the fields of system control, connection of electricity markets and infrastructure will be of use while seeking the vision of European energy integration. The Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator Litgrid presented these opportunities to Dominique Ristori, Director General for Energy of the European Commission (EC), who visited the Lithuanian energy company.
2016 September 19
First scheduled maintenance of LitPol Link finalised
The maintenance works of the LitPol Link interconnection were accomplished on Saturday afternoon. It was the first annual disconnection of the power link with Poland for the maintenance. After the works were performed, the interconnection was again put into operation on Sunday.
